Zootaxa: Nomenclatorial Changes in Oriental Lygaeinae Seed Bugs

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Zootaxa: Nomenclatorial Changes in Oriental Lygaeinae Seed Bugs

Zootaxa 1383: 45–56 (2006) ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ ZOOTAXA 1383 Copyright © 2006 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) Nomenclatorial changes in Oriental Lygaeinae seed bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeidae) ELŐD KONDOROSY*, CHRISTOPHER HENRY COUTTS LYAL & MICHAEL DONALD WEBB Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK *Corresponding author: Department of Zoology, Pannon University, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary Abstract Based on the type material of Oriental Lygaeinae seed bugs in The Natural History Museum, London and elsewhere, the following taxonomic changes are made. New combinations: Aspilocoryphus dixoni (Distant, 1903), comb. nov. (from Graptostethus); Aspilocoryphus orientalis (Distant, 1903), comb. nov. (from Lygaeosoma); Lygaeosoma sordidum (Distant, 1918a) comb. nov. (from Melanotelus); Hormopleurus modestus (Distant, 1909), comb. nov. (from Lygaeosoma). New synonyms: Aspilocoryphus fraternus Distant, 1918a, a junior synonym of Aspilocoryphus orientalis (Distant, 1903) (Lygaeosoma), syn nov., Epibomius pusa Distant, 1909, a junior synonym of Lygaeosoma pusillum (Dallas, 1852) (Arocatus), syn. nov., Pyrrhobaphus (Graptostethus) collaris Breddin, 1907 a junior synonym of Graptostethus quadrisignatus Distant, 1879, syn. nov., Graptostethus diffusus Walker, 1872 a junior synonym of Graptostethus incomptus (Herrich-Schaffer, 1847) (Lygaeus), syn. nov., Graptostethus trisignatus Distant, 1879 a junior synonym of Graptostethus incertus (Walker, 1872) (Lygaeus), syn. nov. , Lygaeus degeni Distant, 1918b, a junior synonym of Cosmopleurus fulvipes (Dallas, 1852) (Lygaeus), syn. nov., Lygaeus simla Distant, 1909, a junior synonym of Tropidothorax leucopterus (Goeze, 1778) (Cimex), syn. nov., Lygaeus tonkinensis Distant, 1918b, a junior synonym of Tropidothorax maculatus (Dallas, 1852) (Lygaeus), syn. nov., Tropidothorax concisus Walker, 1872, a junior synonym of Tropidothorax fimbriatus (Dallas, 1852) (Lygaeus), syn. nov. Key words: Lygaeinae, synonymy, generic changes, Oriental Region, The Natural History Museum London Introduction and background Lygaeidae (sensu lato) is one of the largest terrestrial hemipteran families. Its members frequent soil or leaf-litter where they feed on seeds, hence their common names of ground or seed bugs. In addition, a few species of the genus Blissus, commonly known as chinch Accepted by C. Schaefer: 4 Oct. 2006; published: 18 Dec. 2006 45.

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