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Title	Pinalitus Kelton (Heteroptera, Miridae) and its allied genera of Japan, with descriptions of new genera.

Book/Journal	Japanese Journal of Entomology.

Author	Tomohide Yasunaga

Edition		Volume	62	Number	(1)	Page	115-131

Publisher	Entomological Society of Japan
Publisher	Entomological Society of Japan

Year	1992	Month	3

ISBN		ISSN	0013-8770

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Remarks	The genus Pinalitus KELTON and its allied genera of Japan are diagnosed, including descriptions of the new taxa : Yamatolygus, Pachylygus gen. nov. and Y. pilosus, Y. insulanus spp. nov., and redescriptions of known species : Pinalitus nigriceps KERZHNER, 1988, Yamatolygus flavigenis (HORVATH, 1905), comb. nov., Pachylygus japonicus (KERZHNER, 1977), comb. nov. and P. nigrescens (KERZHNER, 1977), comb. nov. The genus Salignus KELTON, which is regarded as a relative of Pinalitus, is also diagnosed and a known Japanese taxon, Salignus duplicatus medius KERZHNER, 1979, is redescribed. A key to the genera and Japanese species is provided. A Far East Russian species, Orthops festivus KERZHNER, 1977, is transferred to Pachylygus.

Remarks

The genus Pinalitus KELTON and its allied genera of Japan are diagnosed, including descriptions of the new taxa : Yamatolygus, Pachylygus gen. nov. and Y. pilosus, Y. insulanus spp. nov., and redescriptions of known species : Pinalitus nigriceps KERZHNER, 1988, Yamatolygus flavigenis (HORVATH, 1905), comb. nov., Pachylygus japonicus (KERZHNER, 1977), comb. nov. and P. nigrescens (KERZHNER, 1977), comb. nov. The genus Salignus KELTON, which is regarded as a relative of Pinalitus, is also diagnosed and a known Japanese taxon, Salignus duplicatus medius KERZHNER, 1979, is redescribed. A key to the genera and Japanese species is provided. A Far East Russian species, Orthops festivus KERZHNER, 1977, is transferred to Pachylygus.

Taxon	Yamatolygus pilosus Yasunaga, 1994

Voucher specimen(s)	HET-005