© Zoological Institute, St.Petersburg, 2003 Type specimens of Coreoidea and Pentatomoidea described by F.A. Kolenati (Heteroptera) I.M. Kerzhner Kerzhner, I.M. 2003. Type specimens of Coreoidea and Pentatomoidea described by F.A. Kolenati (Heteroptera). Zoosystematica Rossica, 12(1): 93-98. Lectotypes are designated for 23 Kolenati’s species and varieties in the Museum of Natu- ral History, Vienna. The synonymies of Rhabdocoris arcuata Kolenati, 1845 with Lepto- corisa acuta (Thunberg, 1783) and of Eurydema armeniacum Kolenati, 1846 with E. fieberi Fieber, 1837 are restored. The following new synonymies are established: Liorhyssus hyalinus (Fabricius, 1794) = Corizus rubescens Kolenati, 1845; Sehirus luctuosus Mulsant & Rey, 1866, nomen protectum = Cydnus affinis var. ibericus Kolenati, 1846, nomen oblitum; Geotomus elongatus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1840) = Cydnus caucasicus Kolenati, 1846 (G. ciliatitylus Signoret, 1881 is a good species, not synonymous with C. caucasicus); Eurygaster integriceps Puton, 1881, nomen protectum = E. hottentotta var. obliqua Kolenati, 1846, nomen oblitum. I.M. Kerzhner, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, St.Petersburg 199034, Russia. E-mail: [email protected] Introduction Kolenati published results of study of Cauca- sian insects, together with some other entomo- F.A. Kolenati (1812-1864), outstanding Czech logical studies, in the series “Meletemata Ento- zoologist, made a trip to Transcaucasia (1842- mologica”. The first five parts of this series were 1844), where he collected an extensive material published separately in St.Petersburg by the Rus- of animals (about 400 specimens of vertebrates, sian Academy of Sciences in 1845-1846; the next some molluscs and about 32 000 specimens of three parts (the last of them subdivided into 5 insects), many plants (about 12 000 specimens) sections and not finished) appeared as papers in and minerals (Flasar, 1965). The trip was finan- the “Bulletin de la Société impériale des natural- cially supported by the Russian Academy of Sci- istes de Moscou” (1857-1859). Heteroptera were ences. According to a report by Brandt (1845), considered in 3 parts of this series (1845, 1846a, Kolenati donated many of the collected animals 1857). It has long been known that Kolenati de- (47 specimens of mammals, 69 of birds, 48 of scribed or recorded from the Caucasus, along with amphibians, 3 of crustaceans, 12 600 of insects, true Caucasian species of Heteroptera, several 48 of molluscs), including all the unique speci- dozens of species not occurring there. They origi- mens, to the Zoological Museum of the Russian nated from Brazil (collected by Langsdorff), Si- Academy of Sciences, St.Petersburg. He worked beria (Gebler and others), Estonia (Obert), etc., in this museum as assistant during about two or were collected by Kolenati or his friends in years. In St.Petersburg, he made acquaintance environs of St.Petersburg. In some cases, Kolenati with local amateur entomologists and exchanged cited for such species both the true data on the specimens with them (Simashko, 1861). When locality and collector and false data on its col- returning to Prague, Kolenati apparently took lecting in the Caucasus, but in many cases he in- almost all his Caucasian collection with him, at dicated only a false Caucasian record, sometimes least only very few of his Heteroptera (some of with citation of “exact” Caucasian locality and them received with Kuschakewitsch’s collection) host plant. are now found in St.Petersburg. He took also Kolenati’s specimens in the Naturhostorisches some specimens of Heteroptera from the collec- Museum in Wien bear narrow labels with short tion of the St.Petersburg Museum, especially text (one word). They are easily recognizable. those from Brazil and Siberia. Soon after return During my work in this museum, I was able to to Prague, Kolenati has sold his Caucasian col- examine the collection and have found type speci- lection together with specimens taken from mens of most of the species and varieties of St.Petersburg to the Museum of Natural History Coreoidea and Pentatomoidea described by in Vienna (Naturhistorisches Museum in Wien). Kolenati. Their lectotypes are designated below. 94 I.M. Kerzhner: Kolenati’s Coreoidea and Pentatomoidea • ZOOSYST. ROSSICA Vol. 12 Recognition of Kolenati’s specimens in the Centrocoris lehmannii Kolenati, 1857: 496 collection of Zoological Institute, St.Petersburg (“in desertis Kirghisorum, praecipue deserto is more difficult. Specimens labelled “Caucasus” Kisil-Kum … (Lehmann!) (Coll. Acad. sc. and “Kolenati” are found for Jalla anthracina Petropol.)”). Type specimens are found neither (lectotype) and Carpocoris bilunulata (para- in NHMW nor in ZIN. Kolenati cited in syn- lectotype), the latter with a handwritten label. The onymy “Syromastes Corallinus. Mus. Berolin. same handwriting is revealed in labels of exem- Syromastes damietta. Mart.” If a specimen la- plars of Centrocoris variegata listed by Kiritshen- belled “Syromastes corallinus” is present in the ko (1916) as Kolenati’s specimens, the lectotype Museum of Natural History, Humboldt Univer- of Corizus caucasicus, and a specimen of Alydus sity, Berlin, it can be considered a syntype. Cur- tragacanthae. They have the identification label rent name: Cercinthus lehmannii (Kolenati, only, and their belonging to the Kolenati’s speci- 1857). mens is therefore more or less problematic. In Coreus (Palethrocoris) disciger Kolenati, addition, the same handwriting is found in a la- 1845: 49, pl. 7, fig. 4 (“in … Karabagh”). bel “Raphigaster Germarii Kolenati an virens Lectotype (present designation; NHMW): F, Klug” under a male of Brachynema germarii Karabach/ Kolenati/ 4 [figure number]/ Enoplops from Samarkand collected by Lehmann. The lat- disciger Kol. [handwritten by Fieber]. Current ter was possibly identified by Kolenati, who par- name: Enoplops disciger (Kolenati, 1845). ticipated in identification of Lehmann’s insects. Hebecerus persicus Kolenati, 1845: 66, pl. 8, In the paper, information on the type localities fig. 9 (“Karabagh, in confinio Persiae”). from the original descriptions is cited in brack- Lectotype (present designation; NHMW): M, ets. Labels are separated by oblique stroke; those Karabagh/ Kolenati/ Hebeceris Persicus Kole- not stated as handwritten are the printed ones. nati, patria false. Mel. [handwritten]. Current The following abbreviations are used: NHMW, name: Merocoris tristis Perty, 1833. – Note. This Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien; ZIN, Zoologi- is a Neotropical species. cal Institute, St.Petersburg. Coreus (Gonocerus) marginatus var. inermis Kolenati, 1845: 52. No Kolenati’s specimens are Family COREIDAE found. Current name: Coreus marginatus (Lin- naeus, 1758). Centrocoris westwoodii Kolenati, 1845: 46, pl. 7, fig. 1 (“in … provinciae … Karabagh et in Family ALYDIDAE confinio Persiae”). Lectotype (designated by Dolling, 1977; NHMW): F, Kolenati/ Karabach/ Alydus hirsutus Kolenati, 1845: 64, pl. 8, fig. Westwoodi det. Kolenati [handwritten]/ Lecto- 8 (“prope Elisabethopolin et in provincia Kara- type/ Lectotype Centrocoris westwoodi Kol. det. bagh, nec non in provinciis Caspicis”). Lecto- W.R. Dolling, 1972. Current name: Vilga west- type (present designation; NHMW): M, Cauc. occ. woodii (Kolenati, 1845). – Note. It is a Neotro- / Kolenati/ Alydus hirsutus Kol. [handwritten by pical species. F.X. Fieber made to this species a Fieber]. Current name: Alydus calcaratus (Lin- note in the copy of Kolenatis’s work from the naeus, 1758). library of the Vienna Museum: “Habitat in Alydus tragacanthae Kolenati, 1845: 65, pl. Brasilia, rapacit in Museo imp.” (Distributed in 8, fig. 7 (“in Astragalo Caucasico (Pall.) etiam Brazil, stolen from the Imperial Museum [in Transcaucasiae et in confinio Turciae, prope St.Petersburg]). Dolling (1977) incorrectly stated Alexandrapol”). Lectotype (present designation; that the LT is in ZIN; it is actually in NHMW. NHMW): M, Karabach / Kolenati/ 7 [figure num- Centrocoris variegata Kolenati, 1845: 46, pl. ber]/ Camptopus tragacanthae [handwritten by 7, fig. 2 (“in … provinciae Elisabethopoleos”). Fieber]. Paralectotype (NHMW): M, Kolenati/ Lectotype (present designation; NHMW): F, Karabach. Current name: Camptopus traga- Elisabethop/ Kolenati. Current name: C. va- canthae (Kolenati, 1845). – Note. In the ZIN riegatus Kolenati, 1845. – Note. The lectotype collection, there is a female labelled “Alydus Tra- is clearly the specimen figured. In ZIN, there are gacanthae Kolenati N 20 fig. 7”; the handwrit- 3 specimens (on one pin) labelled “Centrocoris ing is the same as in the lectotype of Corizus Klti variegata” [handwritten]; they are listed by caucasicus and specimens of Centrocoris va- Kiritshenko (1916) as Kolenati’s specimens, but riegatus ascribed to Kolenati by Kiritshenko I cannot confirm or refute this attribution. (1916). Centrocoris pallescens Kolenati, 1845: 47, pl. Rhabdocoris arcuata Kolenati, 1845: 68, pl. 7, fig. 3 (“in … provinciae Karabagh”). Lectotype 8, fig. 11 (“in … montis Ssalwat, Caucasi (present designation; NHMW): F, Karabach/ Lhesgici”). Lectotype (present designation; Kolenati/ 3 [figure number]. Current name: C. NHMW): M (genitalia examined), Ssalwat/ spiniger (Fabricius, 1781). Kolenati/ Rabdocoris [sic] Arcuata [handwrit- ZOOSYST. ROSSICA Vol. 12 • I.M. Kerzhner: Kolenati’s Coreoidea and Pentatomoidea 95 ten]. Current name: Leptocorisa acuta (Thunberg, naeus, 1761). In NHMW, there is a female of 1783) = Rhabdocoris arcuata Kolenati, 1845, Sehirus