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Zootaxa, Dec 31, 2009

FIGURES 1–9. Types (dorsal and ventral views) and labels of jewel bugs described by S. Matsumura.... more FIGURES 1–9. Types (dorsal and ventral views) and labels of jewel bugs described by S. Matsumura. 1–3, Chrysophara formosana, lectotype (male); 4–6, Lamprocoris giranensis, holotype (female); 7–9, Poecilocoris watanabei, holotype (male). Scales in mm; photos of labels not to scale.

FIGURES 41 – 43. Thunbergia cf. marginata (Thunberg, 1822), phallus. Fig. 41, lateral view; aspec... more FIGURES 41 – 43. Thunbergia cf. marginata (Thunberg, 1822), phallus. Fig. 41, lateral view; aspects of Figs. 42 and 43 are shown by arrows in Fig. 41. Lettering as in Figs. 16 – 17. Scales in mm.

FIGURES 50 – 59. Haematoloecha nigrorubra conspicua ssp. nov., genitalia. 50 – 55, right paramere... more FIGURES 50 – 59. Haematoloecha nigrorubra conspicua ssp. nov., genitalia. 50 – 55, right paramere, six different aspects; 56, phallus, dorsal view; 57, same, lateral view; 58, dorsal sclerotized plate of phallotheca; 59, female genitalia, posterior view. Arrow in Fig. 57 shows aspect of Fig. 58. Scales in mm.

FIGURES 1 – 3. Haematoloecha spp. 1, H. curta sp. nov., holotype; 2, H. puetzi (Kerzhner & Gu... more FIGURES 1 – 3. Haematoloecha spp. 1, H. curta sp. nov., holotype; 2, H. puetzi (Kerzhner & Gunther), holotype, with labels; 3, H. pusilla sp. nov., holotype. Scale in mm; labels not to scale. (Fig. 2: © ZMAS, photographed by D. A. Gapon, published with permission.)

FIGURES 32 – 40. External male genitalia of Arocatus nanus (Breddin, 1900) (Figs. 32 – 36) and Th... more FIGURES 32 – 40. External male genitalia of Arocatus nanus (Breddin, 1900) (Figs. 32 – 36) and Thunbergia cf. marginata (Thunberg, 1822) (Figs. 37 – 40). Figs. 32 and 37, genital capsules, posterior view; Figs. 33 – 36 and 38 – 40, left parameres, different aspects. Lettering: cs = cuplike sclerite. Scales in mm.

Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, May 1, 2010

Page 1. A survey of the emesine assassin bugs of the tribes Collartidini, Leistarchini, Emesini, ... more Page 1. A survey of the emesine assassin bugs of the tribes Collartidini, Leistarchini, Emesini, and Metapterini of Taiwan (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Reduviidae) D vid R dei*, 1 and Jing-Fu Tsai2 1 Hungarian Natural History Museum ...

Zootaxa, Jan 18, 2022

The genus Scutellera Lamarck, 1801 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae: Scutellerinae: Scutell... more The genus Scutellera Lamarck, 1801 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae: Scutellerinae: Scutellerini) is revised. Three species are recognized: Scutellera nepalensis (Westwood, 1837), with two subspecies, S. nepalensis nepalensis and S. nepalensis amethystina (Germar, 1839), stat. nov.; S. perplexa (Westwood, 1837); and S. spilogastra (Walker, 1867), comb. nov. (=S. brevirostris Breddin, 1909, syn. nov.). The included species are redescribed, illustrated, keyed, their bionomics and distribution are reviewed. Lectotypes are designated for Tectocoris nepalensis Westwood, 1837, Calliphara amethystina Germar, 1839, S. lanius Stl, 1854, and Callidea spilogastra Walker, 1867. Scutellera perplexa is recorded for the first time from Nepal, Vietnam and Laos. Scutellera holosericea Dohrn, 1863, is removed from Scutellera and transferred to Procilia Stl, [1865], resulting in a formal combination Procilia holosericea (Dohrn, 1863), comb. nov.; the species is potentially a junior subjective synonym of the Afrotropical P. morgani (White, 1839); its type locality, Java, is considered as erroneous.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Dec 31, 2012

The species of the assassin bug genus Haematoloecha Stal, 1874 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviida... more The species of the assassin bug genus Haematoloecha Stal, 1874 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Ectrichodiinae)occurring in Taiwan are surveyed. Five species are recognized, two of them, Haematoloecha curta sp. nov. and H. pusilla sp. nov. are described as new. Haematoloecha adachii Tachikawa, 1968 and H. nigrorubra Distant, 1919 are recorded forthe first time from Taiwan. Haematoloecha nigrorubra is recognized as having disjunct East Himalayan–Formosan dis-tribution pattern; a new subspecies, H. nigrorubra conspicua ssp. nov. is described for members of the Taiwanese popu-lation. A revised diagnosis of Haematoloecha is provided, species known to occur in Taiwan are keyed. The synonymyof H. nigriventris (Fallou, 1887) with H. nigrorufa (Stal, 1867) is confirmed. The colour variability of H. nigrorufa is dis-cussed. The following taxonomic changes are proposed: Haematoloecha puetzi (Kerzhner & Gunther, 2004), comb. nov. (transferred from Parascadra Miller, 1954); H. nigrorubra Distant, 1919 = H. yunnana Hsiao & Ren, 1981, syn. nov.; H. rubescens Distant, 1883 = H. laeta Breddin, 1913, syn. nov. = H. laeta var. ardens Breddin, 1913, syn. nov. Lectotypes are designated for H. nigriventris, H. nigrorubra, H. nigrorufa and H. rubescens.

Zootaxa, May 5, 2023

New taxa are proposed and described for several large-sized or uniquely-shaped mirine plant bugs ... more New taxa are proposed and described for several large-sized or uniquely-shaped mirine plant bugs from Taiwan or the northeastern Oriental Region. Two new genera, Rhopalimiris n. gen. and Taiwanocapsus n. gen. are described to accommodate three new species, Rhopalimiris amplissimus n. sp., R. gagai n. sp. and Taiwanocapsus luteocordatus n. sp., which are diagnosed and described. In addition, new species of Eocalocoris Miyamoto & Yasunaga and Eurystylus Stål, namely Eo. gotohi n. sp. and Eu. yixuanae n. sp., are also described. An updated checklist of the Taiwanese Mirini is also provided.

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The fauna of plant bug subfamily Isometopinae in Taiwan and Japanese Southwest (Nansei) Islands i... more The fauna of plant bug subfamily Isometopinae in Taiwan and Japanese Southwest (Nansei) Islands is reviewed. Twenty-five species are recognized, including two new species of Myiomma Puton, M. austroccidens sp. nov. and M. kentingense sp. nov., which are herein diagnosed and described. In addition, Isometopus yehi Lin, 2004 is synonymized with I. bipunctatus Lin; Isometopidea yangi Lin is transferred to Kohnometopus; and a substitute name, Alcecoris linyangorum, is proposed for A. formosanus (Lin & Yang) (= a junior secondary homonym of Alcecoris formosanus Lin). An annotated checklist, with updated distributional record and biological information, is provided for all treated taxa. A new tribe Sophianini is proposed for two genera, Alcecoris and Sophianus, characterized principally by the conspicuously modified antennal structures. An additional new species, Alcecoris cochlearatus sp. nov., found during examination of related Oriental specimens, is described from the Malay Peninsula.

FIGURES 71–72. Geographical distribution of Scutellera spp. Fig. 71: S. perplexa (Westwood, 1837)... more FIGURES 71–72. Geographical distribution of Scutellera spp. Fig. 71: S. perplexa (Westwood, 1837). Fig. 72: Circles = S. nepalensis nepalensis (Westwood, 1837); squares = S. nepalensis amethystina (Germar, 1839); triangles = S. spilogastra (Walker, 1867). Solid markers represent specimens examined during the present study, empty markers unverified literature data.

FIGURES 48–52. Scutellera spp., phallus. Figs. 4, S. nepalensis (Westwood, 1837), distal portion,... more FIGURES 48–52. Scutellera spp., phallus. Figs. 4, S. nepalensis (Westwood, 1837), distal portion, ventral view; Fig. 49, S. perplexa (Westwood, 1837), inflated, lateral view; Fig. 50, same, posteroventral view; Fig. 51, same, distal portion, ventral view; Fig. 52, S. spilogastra (Walker, 1867), distal portion, ventral view. Abbreviations as in Figs. 42 and 43. Arrow in Figs. 49 shows aspect of Fig. 50. Scales in mm. Fig. 48 after Tsai et al. (2011).

FIGURES 11–17. Lectotypes of Calliphara amethystina Germar, 1839 and Scutellera lanius Stål, 1854... more FIGURES 11–17. Lectotypes of Calliphara amethystina Germar, 1839 and Scutellera lanius Stål, 1854 and their labels. Fig. 11, C. amethystina, dorsal view; Fig. 12, same, lateral view; Fig. 13, same, ventral view; Fig. 14, same, labels; Fig. 15, S. lanius, dorsal view; Fig. 16, same, ventral view; Fig. 17, labels. Scales in mm. © ZMHB (Figs. 11–14), © NHRS, courtesy of G. Lindberg (Figs. 15–17).

FIGURES 1–10. Lectotypes of Tectocoris nepalensis Westwood, 1837, Callidea spilogastra Walker, 18... more FIGURES 1–10. Lectotypes of Tectocoris nepalensis Westwood, 1837, Callidea spilogastra Walker, 1867, and Scutellera brevirostris Breddin, 1909, with their labels. Figs. 1, T. nepalensis, dorsal view; Fig. 2, same, lateral view; Fig. 3, same, ventral view; Fig. 4, same, labels; Fig. 5, C. spilogastra, dorsal view; Fig. 6, same, ventral view; Fig. 7, same, labels; Fig. 8, S. brevirostris, dorsal view; Fig. 9, same, ventral view; Fig. 10, same, labels. Scales in mm. © OXUM (Figs. 1–4), © BMNH (Figs. 5–7), © SDEI (Figs. 8–10).

Sophianus Distant, 1904 Sophianus kerzhneri Lin, 2009 — Tai... more Sophianus Distant, 1904 Sophianus kerzhneri Lin, 2009 — Taiwan (Pingtung, Taitung)—Unknown.

Graptophara reynaudii (Guérin-Méneville, 1834) Figs. 1–8, 15–20, 29–30, 34–37,... more Graptophara reynaudii (Guérin-Méneville, 1834) Figs. 1–8, 15–20, 29–30, 34–37, 42–45 Scutellera reynaudii Guérin-Méneville, 1834: 497. Syntype(s): [Indonesia:] Java; MNHN? Callidea pulchra Westwood, 1837: 4, 16. Syntype(s): [Indonesia:] Java; OXUM! Synonymized by Stål (1873: 22) and Distant (1900: 822). Scutellera reynaudii: Germar (1839: 136) (redescription, distribution). Callidea reynaudii: Dallas (1851: 27) (records), Herrich-Schäffer (1853: 28) (listed, distribution), Vollenhoven (1863: 15, 22) (in key, redescription, variability, records, distribution), Walker (1867: 32) (records). Graptophara reynaudii: Stål (1873: 22) (listed, records, distribution), Kirkaldy (1909: 301) (catalogue, distribution). Callidea reynaudi [incorrect subsequent spelling]: Dohrn (1859: 3) (catalogue, distribution). Graptophara reynaudi [incorrect subsequent spelling]: Mayr (1866: 18) (generic placement), Lethierry & Severin (1893: 29) (catalogue, distribution), Breddin (1900: 281) (diagnosis, records), Schouteden (1904: 27) (catalogue, habitus, distribution). Graptophora [incorrect subsequent spelling] reynaudi [incorrect subsequent spelling]: Distant (1903: 227) (records, distribution). Calliphara pulchra: Germar (1839: 127) (reproduction of original description, distribution), Herrich-Schäffer (1853: 30) (listed, distribution). Callidea pulchra: Herrich-Schäffer (1853: 29) (listed, distribution). Diagnosis. Easily differentiated from its only congener, G. anomala, by its bright orange to reddish scutellum (Figs. 5–8) and the lack of any globose swelling on the pronotum. Redescription. Colour. Head and thorax iridescent metallic blue-green, occasionally with purple lustre; base of scape pale yellow, distal third to fourth and remaining segments of antenna dark brown, with more or less strong metallic blue-green iridescence on distal annulus of scape and on basipedicellite; labium yellow, labiomeres III–IV gradually [...]

Graptophara anomala, new species Figs. 9–14, 21–28, 31–33, 38–41, 46–50 <b&... more Graptophara anomala, new species Figs. 9–14, 21–28, 31–33, 38–41, 46–50 Type material. Holotype: &male;, "(S. INDIA) \ Anamalai Hills \ Cinchona \ 3,500ft alt. \ V.1976 \ T.R.S. Nathan " [pr], "NSMT-I- \ He 43086" [pr]; pinned, distiflagellum of left antenna lacking (NSMT). Paratypes (2 &male;&male; 1 &female;): same locality label as holotype, "NSMT-I- \ He 43087" [pr] (1 &male;, male genitalia dissected for this study, NSMT); " Museum Leiden \ S. INDIA, Madras State \ Anamalai Hills \ Kadamparai, 3500 ft. \ V.1963 \ P. Susai Nathan " [pr] (1 &male; RMNH); "S-India: Karnataka \ Ablathi, ca 800 m \ 12.17 N 76.05 E \ W. LORENZ, X. 1984 " [hw] (1 &female; ZSMC). Diagnosis. Easily differentiated from its only congener, G. reynaudii by the uniformly metallic blue-green ground colour of the dorsum (Figs. 9–14); the presence of a conspicuous globose swelling on the pronotum between the cicatrices (Figs. 10, 13, 21: arrow) is a unique character of this species within Scutelleridae. Redescription. Colour. Dorsum shining metallic blue-green; distal third of scape, basipedicellite, and basal third of distipedicellite as of ground colour of dorsum, remaining portion of distipedicellite and flagellum dull black, basal two-thirds of scape dull, bright yellow to dark brown; labiomeres I, II, and base of labiomere III yellow, remaining portions blackish brown; posterior lobe of pronotum with a pair of small, rounded sublateral spots and a very small, posteriorly narrowing median spot before its middle, scutellum with two pairs of spots arranged transversely anteriad to middle and a pair of spots posteriad of middle; thoracic pleura as general colour of dorsum, posterior margin of proepimeroid narrowly yellow, most of mesepimeron, peritreme, and ventral portions of pro-, meso- and metathoracic supracoxal lobes extensively yellow, sternites dark brown, with a broad yellow vitta along midline of mesothorax continuing in yellow mesofurcasternum; coxae, tro [...]

Alphocoris naso Rédei & Tsai, sp. nov. Figs. 7–12, 22–24, 30–31, 37–40... more Alphocoris naso Rédei & Tsai, sp. nov. Figs. 7–12, 22–24, 30–31, 37–40, 45, 47–48, 55–56, 63–64 Type material. Holotype: &male;, " India, Molem, Goa, \ 120 m " [hw], "No.116. netted \ 21.II.1980. \ leg. Topál" [hw]; mounted on card, intact (HNHM). Paratypes: labels as in holotype (1 &female; NMNS); " INDIA Molem, \ Goa, 120m " [pr], "No.116. netted \ 21.II.1980. \ leg. Topál" [hw] (1 &male; 2 &female;&female; HNHM). Diagnosis. Similar to A. asper sp. nov. in size and habitus, but it can be distinguished from the latter species by the less coarse punctation of the dorsum (Figs. 7, 10) and the straight lateral margins of the posterior third of scutellum (Fig. 7). The male genitalia (Figs. 30–31, 37–40, 45, 47–48) and female terminalia (Figs. 55–56) offer seVeral diagnostic characters for separation of the two species. Description. Colour, integument and vestiture. Ground colour of dorsum stramineous with contrasting black markings on head and with more or less distinct dark longitudinal Vittae on scutellum formed by dark punctures, dull to weakly shining; head stramineous to yellow, with black markings on anterior and lateral part of clypeus, margins of mandibular plate, submedially between eyes, postocular portion, and Ventral surface of head more or less as in A. caudatus; antenna rather uniformly stramineous; labium stramineous, segments III and IV suffused with dark brown; pronotum, scutellum, and exposed portions of fore wings stramineous, with two pairs of more or less distinct, broad, longitudinal bands on pronotum as well as a pair of discal and a pair of marginal bands on scutellum formed by dark but not confluent punctures, punctures forming these bands are confluent and form dark patches immediately mesad and laterad of cicatrices on pronotum and bilaterally before apex of scutellum; dark punctures forming aboVe described longitudinal bands large, rather coarse, greatly confluent in male, smaller and isolated in female [...]

Alphocoris lixoides Germar, 1839 Figs. 65–72 Alphocoris lixoides</... more Alphocoris lixoides Germar, 1839 Figs. 65–72 Alphocoris lixoides Germar, 1839: 59. Syntypes: Senegallia [= Senegal]; ZMHB! Alphocoris lixoides: Amyot & Serville (1843: 44) (diagnosis, distribution), Dohrn (1859: 4) (catalogue, distribution), Stål (1873: 26) (in key, diagnostic characters, distribution), Lethierry & Severin (1893: 40) (catalogue, distribution), Schouteden (1903: 81) (in key, redescription, distribution), Schouteden (1904: 83) (catalogue, distribution), Schouteden (1905: 6) (record), Kirkaldy (1909: 269) (catalogue, distribution), Villiers (1952: 59) (diagnosis, distribution), Schouteden (1963: 397) (listed), Gillon (1972: 286, 296, 304) (in key, redescription and figures of adult and larva), Gillon (1974: 218) (ecology), Linnavuori (1982: 15) (records, distribution, bionomics), Czaja (2007: 308) (figure, wing venation), Czaja (2013b: 102) (figure, fore wing), Czaja (2016a: 366) (listed, habitus). Alphocoris lixoidea [inadvertent error]: Herrich-Schäffer (1853: 8) (listed, distribution). Type material examined. Syntype #1: &male;, 'Senegal \ Buq' [blue, hw], 'Cat. N o \ 121' [hw], 'Alphocoris \ lixoides Germ' [hw], 'Alphocoris \ lixoides \ Germ.*' [hw], 'Type' [red]; pinned, tarsus of left hind leg lacking (ZMHB) (Figs. 65–68). Syntype #2: &female;, 'Seneg. Dup.' [green, hw], '121', 'Zoolog. Museum \ Berlin', 'Alphocoris [hw] \ lixoides [hw] \ * Germ. [hw] \ F. Schumacher det. [pr] reV. [hw]' ['det.' crossed out by hw], 'Alphocoris \ lixoides Germ. \ C.H.C. Lyal 1973 \ LECTOTYPE' [red, hw], ' Typus ' [red]; pinned, tarsus of left fore leg lacking (ZMHB) (Figs. 69–72). Remarks. Alphocoris lixoides is the type species of the genus Alphocoris. It was described based on an unspecified number of but more than one specimen from "Senegallia" [= Senegal] (Germar 1839), and subsequently recorded from India (Dallas 1851, Walker 1867, Atkinson 1884, Atkinson 1887, Distant 1902, Maxwell-Lefroy 1909, ParVeen et al. 2014 [...]

Arocatus nanus (Breddin, 1900) (Figs. 19, 26–27, 32–36) Microcaenocor... more Arocatus nanus (Breddin, 1900) (Figs. 19, 26–27, 32–36) Microcaenocoris nanus Breddin, 1900: 171. Lectotype (Gaedike 1971: 118): &male;, [Indonesia:] Sumbawa; SDEI. Arocatus aurantium Zou & Zheng in Zheng & Zou (1981: 17). Holotype: &female;, China: Yunnan, Xishuangbanna, Ganlanba; IZAS (examined). Synonymized by Gao et al. (2013: 693). A bibliography was provided by Gao et al. (2013: 693). Material examined. TAIWAN. Hsinchu Co.: Maopu, 1.x.1981, leg. T.C. Hsu (1 &male; NTU); Miaoli Co.: Taian, 16.vii.1980, leg. Y.I. Chu (1 &male; NTU); Nantou Co.: Sungkang, 2100 m, x.1985, Malaise trap, leg. K.S. Lin (1 &male; TARI); Pingtung Co.: Koshun [= Hengchun], 19.xi.1932, leg. R. Takahashi (1 &female; NTU). Diagnosis. This species is readily recognized within the genus Arocatus by its almost uniformly red dorsum lacking contrasting dark markings (Figs. 26–27). It was thoroughly redescribed and illustrated by Deckert (1991) and Gao et al. (2013). External male genitalia. Genital capsule (Fig. 32) with dense, short, semierect and adpressed hairs all over its surface and scattered, long, erect hairs ventrally; lateral extension of ventral rim provided with a pair of hook-like lateral protrusions surrounding paramere sockets dorsally; cuplike sclerite (Fig. 32: cs) with a distinct longitudinal ridge fused with ventral rim. Paramere as in Figs. 33–36. Phallus (Fig. 19) with a losely wrinkled helicoid complex, two coils of penisfilum continued in a long, transparent filament distally which is somewhat longer than half of penisfilum. Distribution. India (Tamil Nadu); Cambodia; Thailand; Laos; China (Yunnan, Hainan); Indonesia (Sumbawa) (Gao et al. 2013); Taiwan (new record).

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Dec 31, 2012

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Sophianus Distant, 1904 Sophianus kerzhneri Lin, 2009 — Tai... more Sophianus Distant, 1904 Sophianus kerzhneri Lin, 2009 — Taiwan (Pingtung, Taitung)—Unknown.