A new mirine plant bug genus (Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae: Mirini), with two confirmed species from Nepal and Taiwan

A new mirine plant bug genus Gotoshinomiris is proposed to accommodate two Asian representatives, G. formosacolus , herein described from Taiwan as new to science, and G. ptilophallus (Yasunaga & Duwal) known from Nepal and transferred from Mahania Poppius as a new combination. This intriguing new genus, at first reminiscent of Mahania , appears most closely related to Orientocapsus Yasunaga & Schwartz based on the genitalic structures. A hypothesis is presented that places Gotoshinomiris in an intermediate phylogenetic position between the Orientocapsus lineage (including Philostephanus Distant) and the Mahania lineage (with Castanopsides Yasunaga and Liocapsus Poppius). A key is provided to aid in identification of the six related genera.

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