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The Identity of the Spinola Collection Corixidae (Heteroptera) The identity of the Spinola Collection Corixidae (Heteroptera) Antti Jansson Jansson, A. 1992: The identity of the Spinola Collection Corixidae (Heteroptera).-Entomol. Fennica 3:1 73- 175. In a catalogue prepared on the Hentiptera of the Massimiliano Spinola Collection in the Torino Museum, Italy, 16 species were placed under the generic name Corixa, and two under the generic name Sigara. In ten of the taxa, the author was claimed to have been Spinola himself. However, only two valid taxa have been generally accepted, and the rest are either synonymic or only collection names. The present paper reveals the true identity of all the species of the Corixidae in the Spinola Collection. Antti Jansson, Zoological Museum, University of Helsinki, P. Rautatiekatu 13, SF-00100 Helsinki, Finland Casale (1981) published a catalogue on the 1d' of Sigara striata (Linnaeus, 1758) with no Hemiptera of the Massimiliano Spinola Collection label data affixed. preserved in Torino Museum, Italy. This cata­ undulata, 391, 202, 20, 2 = Sahlberg [correct logue included altogether 18 taxa of Corixidae, author is Fallen], Sweden, Dahlbom, 2 exx.: lQ 16 of which were placed under the generic name Sigara nigrolineata nigrolineata (Fieber, 1848) Corixa, and two under Sigara. Since the list in­ and ld' S. semistriata (Fieber, 1848) with no la­ cluded several previously unpublished names, I bel data affixed. - Note: Sigara undulata Fallen, decided to investigate the material to find out the 1814 is a synonym of S. striata (Linnaeus, 1758) identity of the taxa. In the following, the taxa are (Jansson 1986b:72). listed in the order given by Casale (1981): each a/biceps, 1, 53, 1, 1 = Spinola, Cap Bonne entry is as it appears in the catalogue with the Esperance (= Cape of Good Hope), Buquet, 1 code numbers followed by explanations of the ex.: 1d' of Sigara wahlbergi Lundblad, 1928, with codes (= the author of the taxon, collecting lo­ head, pronotum and fore legs ntissing, no label cality, origin of the material, and the number of data affixed. -Note: C. a/biceps is a collection specimens, i.e. data from the collection boxes, name, description never published. not necessarily affixed to pins of the specimens). griseola, 1, 53 , l , 4 = Spinola, Cap Bonne Separated by a colon, the true identity of each Esperance (= Cape of Good Hope), Buquet, 4 taxon follows with possible data affixed to the exx.: 3d'd' (one without abdomen and one with pins. Notes on synonymy, taxonomic status and genital capsule glued separately on card) and l Q other possible information are given at the end of of Micronecta scutellaris pubescens Hutchinson, the entries. 1940, with no label data affixed. - Note: C. griseola is a collection name, description never published. Micronecta griseola Horvath, 1899, is Genus Corixa a completely different and valid species. carinata, 391, 202, 20, 1 = Sahlberg, Swe­ fossarum, 44, 147, 20, 1 = Zetterstedt [cor­ den, Dahlbom, 1 ex.: 1d' of Arctocorisa germari rect author is Leach], Lapponia, Dahlbom, 1 ex.: (Fieber, 1848) with no label data affixed; speci- 174 Jansson: The Spinola Collection Corixidae • ENTOMOL. FENNICA Vol. 3 men mostly eaten up by dermestids, but abdo­ (Kirkaldy, 1898), right hemelytron missing and men with genitali a remaining allow positive no label data affixed. - Note: C. immaculata is identification. a collection name, description never published. foveiceps [sic!], 1, 52, 32, 1 = Spinola 5-fasciata, 1, 44, 23, 1: Spinola, Bombay, ( 1852:234 ), Chile, Gay, 1 ex.: Sigara forciceps Dupont, 1 ex.: 1Q Sigara indica (Hutchinson, (Spinola), holotype male (described from a single 1940) with no label data affixed. - Note: C. specimen) with no label data affixed. - Note: quinquefasciata is a collection name, description Redescribed as Sigara rehi Jaczewski, 1930:147 never published. and as Sigara argentiniensis chichinal Bachmann, dorsimaculata, 1, 154, 23, 1 = Spinola, 1960:38 (synonyms by Bachmann 1986:33). Mexico, Dupont, 1 ex.: 10 Corisella mercenaria hieroglyphica, 52, 208, 24, 5 and 52, 23, 95, (Say, 1832) with no label data. - Note: C. 1 =Dufour, S. Sever, Dufour, 5 exx. and Dufour, dorsimaculata is a collection name, description Egypt, Waltl, 1 ex.: 10' 4QQ of Corixa punctata never published. (Illiger, 1807), one of the females carrying minuta, 59, 125/33, 40, 5 =Fabricius, Bavaria/ handwritten labels "134 ?"and "Geoffroyi Fall. Italy, Gribodo, 5 exx.: 10' Sigara limitata limitata Suecia D. Dlbm" (= geoffroyi sensu Fallen from (Fieber, 1848) with hand-written label "Corixa Sweden donated by Dahlbom) and 10' of Corixa regularis H.Sch. Germania", and 30'0' 1Q Sigara affinis Leach, 1817 with no label data affixed. - lateralis (Leach, 1817) with no label data. - Note: The label on the female from Sweden re­ Note: Sigara minuta Fabricius, 1794, is con­ veals that Casale ( 1981) had incorrect information specific with Micronecta griseola Horvath, 1899, about the collecting locality of this specimen. but has been rejected as an unused senior synonym Corixa geoffroyi Leach, 1817 is a rejected and (Jansson 1986a, Opinion 149111988). Corixa synonymic name for C. punctata (Illiger, 1807) regularis Herrich-Schaffer, 1853, is a junior (Opinion 281), while Corisa hieroglyphica synonym of Hesperocorixa linnaei (Fieber, 1848) Dufour, 1833 is a synonym of Sigm·a (Vermi­ (Westhoff 1880, Jaczewski 1939). corixa) latera/is (Leach, 1817) (China 1938). hellensis [sic!], 391, 33, 78, 2 = Sahlberg, striata, 1, 51125 , 0, 4 = Spinola (1837:57 Bavaria, Sturm, 2 exx.: 1Q of Sigara hellensii (C. [1840:57]), Germany/Italy, origin unknown, 4 Sahlberg, 1819) and 10' of S. semistriata (Fieber, exx.: 10' 1Q of Hesperocorixa sahlbergi (Fieber, 1848) with no label data on either specimen. 1848) on one pin labeled "Suecia"; 10' and 1Q of coleoptrata, 59, 33, 78/40, 4 =Fabricius, Ba­ H. sahlbergi on separate pins labeled "Alle­ varia, Sturm/Gribodo, 4 exx.: 10' and 3QQ magne" and "Italie"; 10' of H. linnaei without Cymatia coleoptrata (Fabricius, 1777), one of label data. - Note: Altogether five specimens, the females with the label "Suecia", others with­ which is one more than Casale (1981) listed, and out label data. - Note: Collecting locality (at also the collecting data (partly Sweden) differ least one specimen from Sweden) differs from from that given by Casale. Junior secondary that given by Casale (1981). homonym of Notonecta striata Linnaeus, 1758, antillarum, 1, 27, 22, 3 = Spinola, Antilles, no further action needed (Jansson 1986b). Deyrolles, 3 exx.: 20'0' and 1Q Centrocorisa schellembergii [sic!], 1, 125, 0, 2 = Spinola nigripennis (Fabricius, 1803) without label data. (1837:57 [1840:57]), Italy, origin unknown, 2 -Note: C. antillarum is a collection name, de­ exx.: 1Q Arctocorisa sp. (damaged) and 1Q scription never published. Callicorixa praeusta (Fieber, 1848) without label data.- Note: Spinola gave a replacement name to "Sigara striata Fabr." sensu Schellenberg Genus Sigara (1800), which was conspecific with S. distincta (Fieber, 1848) (Jansson 1986b); the name was minutissima, 144, 207, 0, 2 = Linnaeus, Sar­ rejected as an unused senior synonym (Jansson dinia, origin unknown, 2 exx.: 10' 1Q of Micro­ 1987, Opinion 152411989). necta scholtzi (Fieber, 1860) without label data. immaculata, 1, 233, 35, 1: Spinola, Mada­ leucocephala, 1, 207, 36, 2: Spinola (1837:59 gascar, Goudot, 1 ex.: 1Q Agraptocorixa gestroi [1840: 59]), Sardinia, Gene, 2 exx.: Micronecta ENTOMOL. FENNICA Vol. 3 • Jansson: The Spinola Collection Corixidae 175 leucocephala (Spinola, 1837) lectotype and - 1939: Notes on Corixidae. XV-XXIII. - Ann. Mus. paralectotype (Jansson 1986b: 14 ), both brachy­ Zoo!. Polon. 13:269-302. pterous females with type status designation labels Jansson, A. 1986a: Micronecta griseola Horvath, 1899 but no further data. (Insecta, Heteroptera, Corixidae): Proposed conserva­ tion by the suppression of Sigara minuta Fabricius, Acknowledgements. I wish to thank Dr. P.M. Giachino 1794 and Sigara lemana Fieber, 1860.- Bull. Zool. for mailing the Spinola Collection specimens to me for Nom. 45: 165- 166. in vestigation. l986b: The Corixidae (Heteroptera) of Europe and some adjacent regions. - Acta Entomol. Fennica 47:1-94. 1987: Corisa cli stincta Fieber, 1848 (currently Sigm·a References (Subsigara) cli stincta; Insecta, Hemiptera): proposed conservation of the specific name. - Bull. Zool. Nom. 44: 101 - 102. Bachmann, A. 0. 1960 ( 1959 issue): Notas sobre Corixidae. Kirkalcly, G. W. 1898: Note sopra alcuni rincoti acquatici - Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argentina 22:34-40. africani dell Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di 1986 ( 1985 issue): Notas sobre Corixidae (Hetero­ Genova. - Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Giacomo Doria ptera) (Quinta serie). - Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argentina 39:144- 145. 44:33-36. Leach, W. E. 18 17 : On the classification of the natural Casale, A. 1981: Cataloghi II - Collezione Emitterologica tribe of in sects Notonecticles, with descriptions of Bri­ di Massimiliano Spinola. - Museo Regionale di tish species.- Trans. Linn. Soc. London 12: I 0- 18. Scienze Naturali, Torino, 120 pp. Linnaeus, C. 1758: Systema Nature, lOth eel. - Holmiae, China, W. E. 1938: Notes on the nomenclature of British 823 pp. Corixidae. - Entomol. Mon. Mag. 74:34- 39. Lundblad, 0. 1928: Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Corixiden. Dufom, L. 1833: Recherches anatomiques et physiologiques - Entomol. 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