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Issue: Vol. 2923 No. 1: 20 Jun. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-06-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2923.1.1
Page range: 1–26
Abstract views: 129
PDF downloaded: 2

A review of the moss bug genus Xenophyes (Hemiptera: Coleorrhyncha: Peloridiidae) from New Zealand: systematics and biogeography

Naturhistorisches Museum, Augustinergasse 2, CH-4001 Basel, Switzerland
Länggasse 59c, CH-3600 Thun, Switzerland
Laboratory of Molecular Systematics, Botanical Garden and Museum, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Sølvgade 83 Opg. S, 1307 Copenhagen K, Denmark
School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University, PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand
Museum für Naturkunde—Leibnitz Institute of Evolution and Biodiversity Research at the Humboldt University Berlin, Invalidenstrasse 43, 10115 Berlin, Germany
New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, Private Bag 92 170, Auckland, New Zealand
Natur-Museum Luzern, Kasernenplatz 6, CH-6003 Luzern, Switzerland
Naturhistorisches Museum, Augustinergasse 2, CH-4001 Basel, Switzerland
Hemiptera Coleorrhyncha Peloridiidae moss New Zealand taxonomy multivariate analysis distribution

Abstract

The moss bug genus Xenophyes from New Zealand is revised. Six species are recognised, four of which are described as new: X. adelphus, X. goniomus, X. metoponcus, and X. rhachilophus. The synonymy of Xenophyes forsteri with X. cascus is confirmed. Illustrated descriptions and identification keys are provided for the adult and the last instar. The male aedeagus is recognised as the most important structure to diagnose species. Other useful morphological characters include body shape, head, pronotum, and tegmina expressed as length and width measurements. The Principal Component Analysis (PCA) shows that five species are well separated from each other, but X. goniomus greatly overlaps with X. cascus, X. kinlochensis, and X. rhachilophus. There is also broad morphometric overlap between North Island and South Island specimens of X. cascus, confirming their conspecificity. Results from a Canonical Variate Analysis (CVA) determined which morphometric characters are most suitable for use in keys and descriptions. X. cascus is the only species occurring on both the North and South Islands. Other species are restricted to the South Island.

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