0 Zoological Institute, St.Petersburg, 1996

Type spemimens of described by LR. Meyer-Diir

LM. Kerzhner

Kerzhner, I.M. 1996. Type specimens of Heteroptera described by LR. Meyer-Dtir. ZoosystemalicaRossica, 4(2), 1995:267-269. A list of L.R. Meyer-DiUr's extant type specimens of European and Argentinian Nabidaein the American Museum of Natural History is given. Lectotypes are designated for 15 nominal species. Previous lectotype designations for Psalms argyroirichus Fieber and dilutus Fieber are considered invalid. A new synonymy is established: Psallus Iaematodes (Gmelin, 1790) -Plagiognathus decolor Lindberg, 1934. t' I.M. Kerzhner, ZoologicalInstitute, RussianAcademy ofSciences, Unversitetskaya nab. 1, St.Petersburg 199034, Russia.

Introduction in the end of 60's to beginningof 70's. Apparently such cards and triangles were used in that period. L.R. Meyer-Dur (1812-1885), eminent Swiss ento- (4) Cards with a transverse red or black line. Such mologist, published 4 papers (1841, 1843, 1870a, cards apparently were used for material collected out- 1870b) containing descriptions of new species of Het- side , because most species do not occur in eroptera. His collection was long kept in the Harvard Switzerland and some specimens are labelled "Carcas- University, USA, and some years ago was gifted to the sone, Gavoy". American Museum of Natural History, New York, Specimens on cards and triangles of the first type are where it was included in the general collection of Het- considered as the only which may belong to the type eroptera. All specimens of Meyer-DEicollection have a series of the species described in 1841 and 1843. Of the small printed label "Meyer-DUr Collection", which is 23newspecies described by Meyer-Durin these works, not mentioned in the later text. Types of four species six were described from specimens collected by other described in 1870 are adequately labelled and easily persons. For none of them types are found, apparently recognizable. Recognition of types for species de- they were returned to the owners. For remaining spe- scribed in 1841 and 1843 is much more difficult. Cer- cies, except Capsuspabulinusvar, alpestris and Capsus tainly, in some species the original material was lost parallelus, Meyer-Dtirhad materialcollected by himat and thelater collected materialadded. With few excep- Burgdorf. Lectotype designations in respective cases tions, specimens from Meyer-Diir collection have no are considered also as restrictions of the type locality collecting labels; identification labels (all in Meyer- to Burgdorf. All designated lectotypes agree with the Dir's handwriting) are placed under thefirst specimen current interpretation of respective species. and judging from the used synonymy are written after All species described by Meyer-Dur are listed in al- 1860. phabetic order of their original names; the species Most specimens are glued on cards and triangles of whoe type specimens are found are marked with an four main types. asterisk. All labels are in Meyer-Dur's handwriting (if (1) Cards and triangles of dull thin cardboard. They not stated otherwise). are apparently the oldest judging from their appear- ance and especially from the case of Capsus (now Pachytomella) parallela Meyer-Dur, in which speci- Family MIRIDAE mens differing in preparation certainly do not belong to the type series. Capsus atomarius Meyer-Dtir, 1843: 73. Described of from one specimen collected by Meyer-Dfir at (2) Triangles dull thick cardboard. Some speci- Ramisberg and onecollected by Imhoffat Basel. Types mens on such triangles have hand-written labels on apparently lost. The only specimen in Meyer-Dtir col- green or yellow paper indicating day and month of lection is a female labelled "Hadrodema atomaria, collecting and locality ("Schafmt.", `Suitisbch.") and Vosges" (Puton's handwriting). Currently PinaUtus some are labelled "Jura". Apparently these specimens atomarius (Meyer-Dilr, 1843). belong to later collected material. * Capsus avelranae Meyer-DUr, 1841: 83. Described (3) Cards and triangles of shining thin cardboard. from Burgdod. Lecotype. 9, glued on triangle, labelled Some specimens onsuchcardsand triangles havelabels "coryli L. pallipes Hihn.." There are also 3 d and 1 9 indicating theircapture at Burgdorfand otherlocalities glued on shiningcards. JuniorsynonymofPhyluscoryli in Switzerland in 1869 and 1870. Specimens on such (Linnaeus, 1758). cards and triangles are common in material exchanged Capsus brevicollis Meyer-Duir, 1843: 47. Described by Meyer-DUr to colleagues (Fieber, Puton, Jakovlev) fromone specimen collected by Buess in Geneva. In the collection under label "chenopodii P1." there are 3 ZOOSYST. ROSSICA Vol. 4 * 1.M. Kerzhner: Heteroptera described byMeyer-Diir 268 specimens (1 d, 1 9, 1 without abdomen). It. is im- totypes: 2 9- glued on triangles and 1 d pinned, all possible to conclude whether one of them is the holo- without labels. Currently Lygocoris lucorum (Meyer- type, it is assumed that all of them belong to later Dur, 1843). collected material. Junior synonym of Adelphocoris 0 Capsus mall Meyer-Dtr, 1843: 63. Described from lineolatus (Goeze, 1778). several specimens from Burgdorf. Leetolype: , glued * Capsus brunnipennis Meyer-Dur, 1843: 66. De- on triangle, without labels. In the collection there are scribed from Burgdorf. Lectotype: 9, glued on card, also 3 females glued on shining cards. Currently Atrac- labelled "arbustorum F. et var. hortensis MD., brun- totomus mal (Meyer-Diir, 1843). nipennis MD". (label transferred by me from the pin of Capsus modestus Meyer-Dur, 1843: 69. Described a specimen labelled "6.V7II. Siltisbch"); fitting well from two specimens collected in environs of Burgdorf. original description except orange colour of cuneus in- Absent from the collection. Currently Phoenicocoris distinct. Paralectotype: 9, glued on card, no labels, mnodestus (Meyer-Dfur, 1843). teneral specimen with dorsal surface brownish yellow Capsus nitidus Meyer-Duir, 1843: 113. Described and hind margin of head paler. Junior synonym of from one specimen collected by Heer from Alp Ur- Plkgiognathus arbustlorum (Fabricius, 1794). schein in Unterengadin. In thecollection thereare only Capsus coccineus Meyer-Dilr, 1843: 75. Described 2 9 at one card labelled "Orthocephalus nitidus, Htes from one specimen (female, judging from figure) col- Alpes". Currently Euryopicoris nitidus (Meyer-Diir, lected by Ougspurger near Berm. In the collection there 1843). are 1 9 and I specimen without abdomen on shining * Capsus pabulinus var. alpestris Meyer-Dur, 1843: triangles labelled "coccineus Westh.". Neither of the 50. Described from specimens collected by Meyer-Dur specimens seems to be theholotype. Currently Pseudo- near Solothurn and by Imhoff in two other places. loxops coccmneus:(Meyer-Dur, 1843). Lectotype: 9, pinned, with damaged abdomen, labelled * Capsus curvipes Meyer-Dur, 1843: 98. Described "alpestris Meyer". Paralectotypes: I 6, 2 9, same pre- from several localities in Switzerland. Lectotype: d, paration, without labels. Currently Calocoris alpestris pinned, labelled "thoracica Fil., 6 curvipes Meyer". (Meyer-Dos, 1843). There are also in the collection 1 c on shining card *.Capsus parallelus Meyer-Dfir, 1843:57. Described without labels and specimens labelled "Hyeres" and from males collected in several localities in Switzer- "Lille, Puton".Junior synonym ofHarpocera tioracica land. Lectotype: 6, glued on card, labelled "minor (Faildtn, 1807). Costa, d paraUelus Meyer" (label transferred by me Capsus decoratus Meyer-Diir, 1843: 88. Described from a badly damaged male and intact female on one from three localities in Switzerland from specimens pin labelled "Puton" (Puton's handwriting)). Paralec- collected by other persons. There are 1 d and 29 glued tolypes: 265, glued on one card, without labels. Other on thick triangles, all of them teneral and reddish speamens in thecollectionarelabelled "Hyeres" (1d), brown (not black as indicated in the original descrip- "Carcassone, Gavoy" (I 6) and "Puton" (1d, 19, see tion). Apparently these specimens are not syntypes. above) and obviously do not belong to types. Currently Junior synonym of Globiceps sphaeguformzs (Rossi, Pahytomellaparallela (Meyer-Dur, 1843). 1790). Capsus pyri Meyer-Dtir, 1841: 87. A nomen oblitum. Capsus elgntulus Meyer-Dur, 1843: 86. Described The species was later renamed by Meyer-Dtir C. mali from one specimen found at Burgdorf. The only speci- and the latter specific name was consistently and men in thecollection is a male labelled "Sumpf 25 Sept. widely used. 69". It is surely not the holotype. Junior synonym of Capsus solitarius Meyer-D-ir, 1843: 83. Described Cylorhinus carites (Fallden, 1807). from 29collected near Burgdorf. In thecollection there * Capsus fasciatus Meyer-Duir, 1841: 86. Described are 29 on shining triangles, one of them labelled "soli- from specimens collected at Burgdorf. Lectotype: 9, tarius M. (seladonicus K.)", and I 6 on thick triangle glued on card, labelled "montanus Schill. fasciatus without labels. As all specimens probably belong to Meyer". Paralectotype: 9, same preparation, without latercollected material, I abstained from type designa- labels. There are in the collection also 1 d and I 9 on tion. Currently Macrotylus solitarius (Meyer-Dfir, shining triangles and 2 9 on thick triangles on one pin 1843). labelled "3.VIII Sedrun" (Meyer-Duirsaid hecollected * Capsus spinolae Meyer-Dur, 1841: 86. Described the species from May to July!). Junior synonym of from several specimens collected at Burgdorf. Leclo- montanus (Schilling, 1837). type: 9, glued on card, labelled "spinolae MD". Para- Capsus hortensis Meyer-Dfir, 1843: 65. Described lectotype: 9, same preparation, without labels. In the from Switzerland (localities not indicated). No suitable collection there are additional I d and 2 9 differing in specimens found in the collection. Junior synonym of preparation, of whichonefemaleis labelled "B" (Burg- Plagiognathus arbustorum (Fabricius, 1794). dord?) and the other belongs to L lucorum. Currently * Capsus hortulanus Meyer-Dfir, 1843: 77. Described Lygocoris spinolae (Meyer-Diir, 1841). from Burgdorfas a common species. Lectotype: d, glued Capsus ticinensis Meyer-DUr, 1843: 100. Described on card, labelled "hortulanus Meyer". Paralectotypes: from one specimen collected at Lugano by Heer. No 2 d, 2 9, same preparation, no labels. According to specimens in the collection. Currently Adelphocoris Lindberg (1951), two additional paralectotypes are in ticinensis (Meyer-Dur, 1843). O.M. Reuter's collection, Zoological Museum, Helsinki. * Capsus verbasci Meyer-Dur, 1843: 70. Described Currently Tnicephaiushortuianus (Meyer-Dfir, 1843). from specimens collected by Meyer-Dur at Burgdorf * Capsus lucorum Meyer-Diir, 1843: 46. Described and additional specimens from other localities. Lecto- from Burgdorf and additional specimens from Schaff- type: d (the left of two, marked by red point), glued on hausen and Champel. Lectotype: 9, glued on triangle, card, labelled "verbasci HS.". Paralectotypes: 1 6 and labelled "lucorum MD, contaminatus Kbm.". Paralec- 2 9 on the same card plus genitalia of one additional 2926M.. Kerzhner: Heteroptera described by Meyer-Dir - ZOOSYST. ROSSICA Vol. 4 male in preparation on the same pin (the specimen is Thus a new synonymy is established: Psalus haem a- lost); 2 d on one card, similar preparation, without todes (melim 1 ) Plagiognathus decolor tn ,- labels. Currently Campylomma verbasci (Meyer-Dir, 9,t4, syn. n. 1843). us lu~Tieber, 1861. Described as "P. dilutus * Lygus putoni Meyer-Duir, 1870b: 207. Described Mey." from male(s) collected "in der Schweiz um from a single male collected in Marseille by Puton. Morges" by Forelandapparently received from Meyer- Holotype: 9 [sic! 1, glued on triangle, labelled "Put.n", Duir. Meyer-Dtr collection contains 5 females of which "spinolae Marseille" (both in Puton's handwriting), 3, including one with Meyer-Dtr's label "dilutus "L putoni MD n. sp.". Junior synonym of Taylorilygus Fieb.", belong to PlAiognathus chrysanthemi (Wolff), apicalis (Fieber, 1861). one to Europiella alpina (Reuter) and one (certainly * Orthotylus patlidus Meyer-Dfir, 1870b: 209. De- misplaced) toOrthops campestris (nnaeus). Wagner scribed from unstated number of specimens from St. (1961) examined this material and later (Wagner, Tropez sent by A. Puton. Lectotype: 9, -glued on tri- 1963b) designated the specimen with Meyer-D-Ur's angle, labelled "Puton", "x. St. Tropez" (both in label (misinterpreted by him as Fieber's) as lectotype, Puton's handwriting), "paiidus MD". Junior syn- thus placing Psalus dilutus in synonymy with Plagiog- onym of Icodema infuscata (Fieber, 1861). nathus chrysanthemi. The specimen does not corre- * dirgens Meyer-Diur, 1841: 87. De- spond to the original description in sex and some char- scribed from Burgdorf. Lectotype: d, glued on card, acters (dorsal side with black hairs, not pale hairs as labelled "divergens Mey. longicornis WIf.". Paralecto- stated in the original description). Surely, Wagner's types: 3 d, same preparation, without labels. Junior lectotypedesignation is invalid and the identityofPsal- synonym of Phytocoris ulmi (Linnaeus, 1758). lus dilutus should be re-investigated. Family NABlDAE Acknowledgements

* Nabis argentinus Meyer-Dfir, 1870a: 177. De- The author's travel to the USA and his work in the scribed from Argentina. Lectotype: macropterous 9, American Museum of Natural History were supported labelled "Buenos Ayres", "Type 14392 (printed, ex- by Dr. R.T. Schuh (New York) with his grant from the cept number), "Nabis argentinus M.D.". Paralecto- NationalScience Foundation. Theauthoris alsothank- types: 2 macropterous and 2 brachypterous d, 2 ful to Dr. L Huld6n (Helsinki) for sending the type brachypterous 9, all labelled "B. A. [Buenos Aires I" specimens of Plagiognatus decolor for study. and "Type 14392", of them one macropterous male with an additional label "stimmt gut mit N. punctipen- References nis Blanch. Fauna Chili 161, P1. II, f. 7". * Nabis elongatus Meyer-Dur, 1870a: 178. Described Lindberg, H. 1951. Verzeichnis der Typen in O.M. from Argentina. Lectotype: 9, labelled "B. A. [Buenos Reuters paliarktischer Heteropterensammlung. Aires I", "Type 14391" (printed, except number), Comment. bioL, 12(14): 1-34. "Nabis elongatus M. D.". Junior synonym of Nabis Meyer-[Dirl, L.R. 1841. Identi6tundSeparationeiniger capsiformis Germar, 1838. Rhynchoten. Stt. eniomoL Zt&, 2(6): 82-89. Meyer-[Dirj, L.R. 1843. Verzeichnis der in der On two lectotypes from Meyer-Duir collection Schweiz einheimischen Rhynchoten ( designated by Wagner Linn.). Erstes Heft. Die Familie der Capsini: I-x, 11-116, i-iv. Jent & Gassmann, Solothurn. Specimens collected by Meyer-Dfr in Switzerland, Meyer-Diir, L.R. 187Qa. Entomologishe Parallelen Corsica and Spain were used by F.X. Fieber, G.A.W. zwischen den Faunen von Central-Europa und der Herrich-Schaeffer and some other of contemporaries stidamerikanischen Provinz Buenos-Ayres. Mitt for description of many dozens of new species. It seems schweiz. entomot Ges., 3(4): 175-178. that these authors did not return respective specimens Meyer-Diir, L.R. 1870b. Hemipterologisches. Zwei to Meyer-Dtr, at least no specimens labelled by these neue Capsiden nebstBemerkungen uber die Gruppe authors were found in the collection and most of these der griinen Lygus-Arten. Mitt schweiz. entomoL species are absent from Meyer-DV3's collection or rep- Ges., 3(4): 206-210. resented by the opposite sex, e. g. Atomoscelis onustus Schuh, R.T., Lindsko, P. & Kerzhner, I.M. 1985. Fieber is represented by a male, although described Europiella Reuter (Heteroptera: Miridae): recogni- from female(s). In this connection the situation with tion as a Holarctic group, notes on synonymy, and lectotypesoftwo Fieber's species ofMiridaedesignated description of a new species, Europiekla carvalhoi, by E. Wagner should be discussed. from North America. Proc. entomoL Soc. Wash., Psallus argyrotrichus Fieber, 1861. As already indi- 97(2): 379-395. cated (Schuh & al., 1995), specimens of Meyer-Dlir Wagner, E 1961. Was ist Psallus dilutus :Fieber 1858? collection considered by Wagner (1963a) as types of (Hem. Het. Miridae). Mit deuisch. entomoL Ges., this species do not belong to the type series and refer to 20: 74-78. Compsidoloncrotchi (Scott, 1870). Wagner's lectotype Wagner, E. 1963a. Wasist Psallus argyrotrichus Fieber designation is invalid. Wagner also placed Plagiogna- 1861 (Hem. Het. Miridae)?MisceL Zool, 1(5):4144. thus decolor Lindberg, 1934 in synonymy with Wagner, E. 1963b. Zur Systematik des Psafius-Kom- "Plagiognathus argrotrichus Fieber". The types ofP. plex (lem. Het. Miridae). Mitt. Mfiithn. entomoL decolor are 4 9 kept in the Zoological Museum, Hel- Ges., 53: 150-163. sinki. Judgingfrom the dark spots on hind femora they belong to the pale extreme of Psallus haematodes. Received I August 1995 0 Zoological Institute, St.Petersburg, 1996

Type specimens of Miridae described by O.M. Reuter in the Zoological Museum of the Moscow University (Heteroptera)

I.M. KerAhner & Yu.A. Popov

Kerzhner, I.M. & Popov, Yu.A. 1996. Type specimens of Miridae described by O.M. Reuter in the Zoological Museum of the Moscow University (Heteroptera). Zoosystema- tica Rossica, 4(2), 1995: 270-272.

The Fedtshenko's collection from Middle Asia kept in the Zoological Museum of the Moscow University was examined. Alist of type specimens of Miridaedescribed by O.M. Reuter and kept in this collection is given. Lectotypes of 22 species-group taxa are designated. L.M. Kerzhner, Zoological Institute, Russian AcademyofSciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, St.Petersburg 199034, Russia

Yu.A. Popov, Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy ofSciences, Profsoyuznaya ut 123, Moscow 117647, Russia

Thefamous Russian naturalist and travellerA.P. Fedt- orange- September); presenceand position ofcrossing shenko collected in 1869-1871 a rich material of Het- line indicates the year (not crossed - 1869, crossed on eroptera in deserts and mountains of S Kazakhstan, underside - 1870, crossed on upperside - 1871). For Uzbekistan, Kirgizia and N Tadjikistan (for the list of example, printed "2." on yellow square crossed on localities see Fedtshenko, 1900). Miridae from his uppersideindicatesJuly2, 1871. Inthetextbelowthese samples were identified by O.M. Reuter who desribed code labels are deciphered and replaced by indication from them 42 new species and varieties and several new of the date of collecting. In some cases discrepancy genera. Informationon exactlocalities, dates andnum- between dates on labels and dates indicated by Reuter not in the (1887) are noticed; probably these may be explained ber of specimens, often indicated original by inadvertant errors. The second (locality) label is descriptions, was precised in the comprehensive paper here given in English transliteration (or translation). on Fedtshenko's Miridae published by Reuter (1887) In each species one specimen is provided with a third, in Russian. identification label written byReuter; judging from the Typespecimens ofall species werereturned byReuter names in some of these labels, they are written several tothe Moscow University. When twoor more specimens years after the original publications of the new taxa. of one species were present, Reuter retained some of Type labels added by the authors of this paper are not them. These specimens are now in the collection of the mentioned below. In some species the collection in- Finnish Zoological Museum, Helsinki and partly in cludes specimens notlisted by Reuter (1887); we donot other museums. For 9 species lectotypes were desig- consider them syntypes and usually do not mention in nated from the Helsinki collection (Wagner, 1955, this paper. Lectotypes of 23 species-group taxa are 1969; Kerzhner & Muminov, 1964; Kerzhner, 1970; designated in this paper. Their names are marked with Bykov, 1971; Rinne, 1989; Linnavuori, 1990, 1995). asterisk (*). The paper is published in connection with Type specimens of Myrmecophyes, apparently in con- preparation of the Miridae part for "The Catalogue of nection with the revision of the genus by G. Horvath, the Palaearctic Heteroptera". were donated from the Moscow University to the Zoo- Abbreviations used in the text: HT - holotype, LT - logical Institute, St.Petersburg and are now kept here. lectotype, PLT - paralectotype(s), MZHF - Finnish Fedtshenko's collection is preserved in the Zoological Zoological Museum, Helsinki, ZMAS - Zoological In- Museum of the Moscow University separately. Miridae stitute, St.Petersbur, ZMUM -Zoolgic Museum, Mos- are in two boxes. The specimens are pinned (rarely cow University. Labelsareseparated by oblique stroke. micropinned) and, with a few exceptions, have two *alaensis Reuter, 1883: 361 (Orthotylus). LT: 9, labels: a square of colour paper with printed figure 21LVII.1871/ AMay! Orthotylus alakensis Reut. PLT: 2 (from 1 to 31) and printed label with a name of locality 9, 21.VII.1871/ Alay. in Russian. The first label refers to the date of collect- alba Reuter, 1879a: 290 (Atomophora). PLT: I 9, ing: the printed figure indicates the day; the colour of 27.IV.1871/ Chardara/ Atamoplhra alba Reut.; I d, the squareindicates the month (e. g., green- April, rosa 27.IV.1871/ Chardara. LT (iUnnavuori, 1990: 54): 9 - May, blue - June, yellow - July, dark blue - August, from Chardara in MZHF. Currently Camptolyfidea id. ZOOSYST. ROSSICA Vol. 4 I.M. Kerzhner& Yu.A. Popov Mitndae types in MSU2271. annulcornis Reuter, 1879a: 298 (Plagiognathus?). 17.V.1871/ Bayrakum; 2 9, 21.VII.1871/ Alay; 1 6, HT: 9, 13.V.1871/ Kizilkum/ Plagiognathus annuli- 27.V.1871/ Tashkent. Junior synonym ofAdelphcoris cornis Rt. Currently Badezorus id. seticornis (Fabricius, 1775). argyrotrichus Renter, 1879c: 206 (Nasocoris). PLT: limbatus Reuter, 1879b: 172 (Diplacus). No speci- 1 9, 26.VI.1871/ Chiburgan/ Nasocoris argrotrichus mens in ZMUM. LT (Bykov, 1971: 879): 9 from Var- Reut.; 4 6, 3g, 26.VI.1871/ Chiburgan. LT (Kerzhner, zaminorin MZHF. PLT: I 9from Karakuzuk inZMAS, 1970:641:6 from Chiburgan in MZHF. belongs to another species. Currently Myrmecophyes id. *basalis Reuter, 1878: 59 (Neocoris). LT: d, 20.V1. longicolie Reuter, 1879a: 260 (Leucopterum). HT 1871/ Vorukh/ Neocoris basalisReut. PLT: 29, 2. and (see Reuter, 1887: 29): d (abdomen, antennae, and 5.VII.1871/ Shagimardan. Currently Salicarus (Lo- legs missing), 7.V.1871/ Karak/ Leucopterum longi- bicris) id. coile Reut. 'bipunctatus Reuter, 1879c: 205 (Megalobasis). LT: 'nebulosus Reuter, 1878: 142 (PsaUus). LT: 6, 16. 6, 25.IV.1871/ Chardara/ Camptnyhio6s bipwatus Reut. VII.1871/ Uch-Kurgan. PLT:9, 18.VI.1871/ Kokansk Currently Camptotylus id. kh. [Kokand Khanate nr Isfara I/ Psallus nebulosus tbreviceps Reuter, 1878: 82 (PWhgonathus?). LT: 9, Reut.; 1 d, 9.IX.1870/ Kostarach. Currently Compsi- 2.YI.1871 121-23.VII in Reuter, 18871/ Alay [there dolon id. is discrepance between date and locality; 2.V11.1871 ndgerReuter, 1879c:53, 165,166 (Ortmcephalus). LT: Fedtshenkocollectedat Shagimardan 1/ Plagognailus 6, 9.VI.1870/ Varzaminor/ Ortdcephalus ngerReut. brevicepsReut. PLT?:9, 28.VII.1871/ Kchi-Alay [only nigripes Reuter, 1879b: 172 (Diplacus). No speci- Alay mentioned in Reuter, 1887 1. Currently Eume- mensin ZMUM. LT (Bykov, 1971: 881):d fromYagnob cotarsus id. Pass in ZMAS. PLT: 3 d and 29 from the same locality brevicornis Reuter, 1879c: 201 (Poeciloscytus). PLT: in ZMAS and MZHF. Currently Myrmecophyes id. 1 6, 27.V.1871/ Tashkent/ Poeciloscytus brevicornis *nigronasuta Reuter, 1878:53 (Campylomma). LT: 9 Reut.; 1 9, 12.YV11.1870 [11.VIII in Reuter, 18871/ (without abdomen), 19.VII.1870/ Dzhyuzak/ Campy- Tashkent; 1 9, 22.IV.1871/ Keles. LT (Rinne, 1989: lomma nigronasuta Reut. 93): d from Tashkent in MZHF. Currently Polymerus id. 'orientalis Reuter, 1879c: 203 (Dicyphus). LT: 9, 1. brevipennis Reuter, 1879c: 203 (L;abops (Pachyto- IV.1871/ Tashkent. PLT: 29, 20.VI.1871/ Vorukh; I ma)). LT (Medvedeva, 1975: 818): 6, 10.VII.1871/ 9, 25.VI.1871/ Dzhiptyk; I 9, 26.VI.1871/ Chibur- Karkazuk/ Scirtetellus breWpennis Reut. Currently gan/ Dicyphus orienalis Reut.; I 6 without labels. Scirteteilus id. *pachycnenis Reuter, 1879c: 200 (Lygus). LT: , *brevirostre Reuter, 1879c: 200 (Megacoelum). LT: 9.VI.1870/ Varzaminor. PLT: 3 6, I 9, 21.VI.1870/ 9, 3.V.1871/ Sutkent/ Megacoelum breirostre Reut. Yagnob; I 9, 8.VIII.1871/ Taka; 2 6, 28.VII.1871/ 'decolorReuter, 1887:7 (Brachycoleus sciptusvar.). Kchi Alay; I 6, 2 9, "120" (respectively "121" and LT: 9, 27.V.1871/ Tashkent. PLT: I 6? (remnants of "124") hand-written on white square/ Turkest[an I pronotum and one fore wing), 20.V.1871/ steppe be- Terr itory J,ofthem I9with "Lyuspachynemis:Reut". tween S.d. lSyrdarya land T lashkent 1/ Brachycoleus Note: Specimens from Taka and Kchi Alay are much scriptus F. v. decolor Reut.; I 6, 20.V.1871/ steppe paler and probably not conspecific with the LT. between S.d and T. Currently B. decolor. pallida Reuter, 1878: 17, 174 (Tuponia). LT: 6, 29. desertorum Reuter, 1879a: 277 (Onscotylus). LT: d, IV.1871 [26.IV in Reuter, 1887 1/ Kizilknm/ Tuponia 13.V.1871/ Kizilkum. PLT: 1 9, 7.V.1871/ Karak/ pailidaReut. PLT: 1d, 29.IV.1871/ Kizilkum; 1 9and Oncotylus desertorum Reut. 1 specimen withoutabdomen, 30.IV.1871/ Kizilkum; I diversicornis Reuter, 1878:55 (Campylomma). LT: 6, no date label, Kizilkum. Currently Voruchiaid. 6, 29.VIHI.1870/ Murzarabat/ Cinpylomma diversi- pantherinaReuter, 1879a: 289 (Atomqphra). PLT: I cornisReut. PLT: 4 6, 29.V1II.1870/ Mnrzarabat; 16, 6, I 9, 30.IV.1871/ Kizilkum. There is in the collection 19, 1 specimen without abdomen, 8.VIII.1870/ Tash- also a pin with remnants of a specimen (one hind wing) kent; I d, 12.IX.1871 / Tashkent. labelled 8.V.1871/ Kizilkum/ Atomophora pantherina. eximia Reuter, 1879a: 288 (Abomophora). HT (see LT (Linnavuori, 1990: 52): d from Kizilkum in MZHF. Reuter, 1887: 30), dfrom Taka, absentfrom thecollec- pilipes Reuter, 1879c: 201 (Camptobrochls). Syn- tion, only the bottom label remained and a pin hole types: 1 specimen without abdomen, 18.VII.1870/ close to it. Dzhyuzak; 1 badly damaged specimen, lefthemelytron fedtschenkoi Reuter, 1879c: 199 (Calocoris). PLT: I and hind legs glued separately, 8.VIII.1870/ Tash- 9, 9.V1.1870/ Varzaminor/ Cakloris FedtswenkoiReut.; kent/ Campbobrochis pilipes Reut. Currently Deraee- 16, 9.VI.1870/ Varzaminor. LT (Kerzhner & Mumi- coils id. - Note: Several well-preserved syntypes are nov, 1964: 45): 6 from Varzaminor in MZHF. Junior kept in other collections. synonym of Calocoris samajedorum J. Sahlberg, 1878. punctipenne Reuter, 1879a: 254 (Malthacosoma). fnscicornis Renter, 1878: 168 (Byrsoptera). LT: d LT: 6, 9.VII.1871/ Karakaznk/ Malthacosoma punc- (without abdomen), 27.VI.1871/ SAcW/ Byrsoptera tipenne Reut. fuscicornis Reut. PLT: 1 , 26.VI.1871/ Chiburgan. *punctipes Reuter, 1879a: 296 (Tuponia prasina Currently Orthonotus id. var.). LT: 6, 25.IV.1871/ Chardara/ Tuponia punc- instabilis Reuter, 1878: 28 (Maurodactylus). LT: 6, tipes Reut. PLT: I 9, 1 specimen without abdomen, 30.1V.1871/ Kizilkum. PLT: 2 9, as LT; 1 , l.V.1871 25.IV.1871/ Chardara; 1 6, 30.IV.1871/ Kizilkum; I 113.V in Reuter, 1887 1/ Kizilkum! Maurodactylus in- 6, 1.V.1871/ Uzunata. Junior synonym of T. brevcor- stabilisReut.; 19, 6.V.1871/ Karak; I 9without labels. nis (Reuter, 1879). Currently Lepidargyrus id. roseipennis Reuter, 1878: 21, 174 (Tuponia). HT jlakovleffi Reuter, 1877: 28 (Calocoris). LT: , 17.V. (seeReuter, 1887: 39):g, 22.VII.1871/ Alay/ Tuponia 1871/ Bayrakum/ CalocorisiakowleffiReut. PLT: I 9, roseipennis Reut. 2722.M. Kerzhner & Yu.A. Popov: Miridae types in MSU*ZOOSYST. ROSSICA Vol. 4 sangvinoentus Reuter, 1879c: 200 (Lygus (Orth- Tien-Shan and Pamiro-Alai. EntomoI Obozrenie, ops)). PLT: I d, 23.VI.1870/ Fan/ Lygus sangvino- 50: 870-881. (In Russian). lentus Reut.; I 9, 16.VI.1870/ Iskander; I d, 28.VII. Fedtshenko, A. 119001. Spisokc mestnostei, pose- 1871/ Kchi Atay. LT (Wagner, 1955: 151): 9 (locality shchennykh Turkestanskoi UchenoiEkspeditsleilm- not stated) in MZHF. Currently Orthops id. peratorskago Obshchestva Lyubitelei Estestvozna- sinuaticollis Reuter, 1879c: 202 (Pilophorus). PLT: 1 niya, Antropologti i EtnogrqVii, 1869-1871 [List of 9, 4.V11.1869/ Samarkand; I 9, no date label, Syr- localities visited by the Turkestan Scientific Expedi- darya. The collection includes also 1 6, 2.VIII.1871/ tion of the Imperial Society of Lowers of Natural Osh/ PilophorussinuaticolfsReut.; Osh was not listed History, Anthrpologyand Ethnography, 1869-1871 1. among the type localities. LT (Wagner, 1969: 281):'3 9 p. [Moscow I (In Russian). from Iskander [Iskander-Kul' Lake I in MZHF. Kerzhner, LM. 1970. New and little known capsid bugs testaceus Reuter, 1879c: 204 (Dzcyphus). Syntype: (Hemiptera, Miridae) from the USSR and Mongolia. remnants (onemiddlelegand partofhind wing), 7.VII. Entormol. Oboorenie, 49: 634-645. (In Russian). 1871/ Shagimardan. Note: the collection includes also Kerhner, I.M. & Muminov, N.N. 1964. On some little I 9and I dfrom Tashkent collected 25. and 28.V.1871; known capsid bugs (Heteroptera, Miridae) from Reuter's label " Dicyphus testaceus Reut." is under the Middle Asia. lzv. Akad. Nauk tadzhik. SSR, Otld. first of these specimens. They cannot be considered bioL Nauk, 1964(2): 45-49. (In Russian). syntypes because the species was described from two Linnavuod, R.E. 1990. Revision of the Atontophora females collected at Shagimardan (see Reuter, 1887). complex (Heteroptera, Miridae) of the Eremian Apparently, the second syntype is in MZHF and more subregion. Entomologicafenn., 1:45-64. suitable for LT designation. Linnavuori, R.E. 1995. Revision of the genus Boopido- *thoracicus Reuter, 1879c: 204 (Dicyphus). LT: 3, coris Reuter (Heteroptera: Miridae, ). En- 1.IV.1871/ Tashkent. PLT: 19, 3.IV.1871/ Tashkent/ tomologica scand., 26: 475-479. Dicyphus thoracicusReut.; I 9and 2 specimens without Medvedevi, N.D. 1975. Revision of Scirtetellus Reut. abdomen, 9.VI.1870/ Varzaminor. (Heteroptera, Miridae). EntomoL Obozreiue, 54: turanicum Reuter, 1904: 4, 11 (Stenodema). In the 814-826. (In Russian). original description, Reuter referred to S. turanicum Reuter, O.M. 1877. Neue Phytocorarien diagnostisch specimens from MiddleAsia formerly identified by him beschrieben. Dt. entomol. Z., 21: 25-32. (Reuter, 1887) as S. virens L. The collection of ZMUM Reuter, O.M. 1878. Hemiptera Gymnocerata Europae. includes such specimens from Shakhimardan, Pend- Hemiptbres Gymnocdrates d', du bassin de zhikent and Gul'cha, but under the label "Stenodema In MWditerrande et de l'Asie Russe. I. Acta Soc. Sci. virens". We prefer therefore to designate the LT from fenn., 13: 1-187. the specimens in MZHF. Reuter, O.M. 1879a. Hemiptera Gynnocerata Europae. *turanicus Reuter, 1883: 362 (Orthotylus). LT: 9, HWmipteres Gymnoce'rates d'Europe, du bassin de 23.VII.1871/ Alay. There is in the collection also a pin la Mditerrande et del'Asie Russe. II. Aca Soc. Sci. with remnants of hind wing labelled 22.VII.1871/ fenn., 13:189-312. Alay/ Ortholylus turanicus Reut. Reuter, O.M. 1879b. Till kinnedomen om mimiska undulatus Reuter, 1877: 26 (Phytocoris). HT (see Hemiptera och deras lefnadshistoria. Ofv. finska Reuter, 1887: 3): d (only one fore wing and both hind Vet. Soc. Firh., 21:141-198. wings remained), &8V.1871/ Kizilkum/ Phytocoris un- Reuter, O.M. 1879c. Capsidae Turkestanae. Diagnoser dulatus Reut. ofver nya Capsider fran Turkestan. 0fv. finska Vet vitticeps Reuter, 1879a: 276 (Oncotylus). HT (see Soc. Frh., 21: 199-206. Reuter, 1887: 25) lost, only the pin with labels 28. Reuter, O.M. 1883. Hemiptera Gymnocerata Europae. VI.1871/ Sokh/ Oncotylus vitticeps Reut. HRmiptbres Gynmnodrates d'Europe, du bassin de vitticolis Reuter, 1879c: 202 (Boopidocoris). PLT: 1 laMdditefranee etdel'AsieRusse. III.ActaSoc. Sci. 6, 11.V.1871/ Kizilkum; 1 9, I1.V.1871/ Kizilkumn/ fenn., 13: 313-496. Boopidocaris vtticolls Reut. LT (Linnavuori, 1995: Reuter, O.M. 1887. Trips to Turkestan by charter 475, 476, as HT): '3from Kizilkum in MZHF. member A.P. Fedtschenko No 19 (vol. 2. Zoogeo- *itfigera Reuter, 1879a: 252 (Voruchla). LT: 9, 19. graphical investigations. Part 5). Hemiptera (part VI.1871/ Vorukh/ Voruchia vitigera Reut. PLT?: 1 1). Izv. imperat. Obshch. Lyubit. Estestvozn. An- damaged specimen without labels. tropoL Etnogr., 34(4): 1-39. (In Russian). Reuter, O.M. 1904. Uebersicht der paliarktisch Steno- Acknowledgements dema-Arten. Ofvfmnska Vet Soc. F&Ih, 46 (15): 1-21. Rinne, V. 1989. Review of the European Polymerus The preparation of this paper is supported in part by subgenus Poeciloscytus (Heteroptera, Miridae), a grant from the International Association for the Pro- with two new species and special reference to the motion of Co-operation with Scientists from the Inde- Finnish fauna. Ann. entomol. fenn., 55: 89-101. pendent States of the former Soviet Union (INTAS) to Wagner, E. 1955. Neuer Beitrag zur Systematik der the first author. The authors are thankful to A.L. Oze- Gattung Lygus Hhn. (Hem. Het. Miridae.). Acda en- rov and A.I. Shatalkin (Moscow) for their help in tomoL Mus. natL Pragae, 29 (1954): 149-158. various respect. Wagner, E. 1969. Pilophorus ponderosas Linnavuori, 1962, ein Synonym des P. gallicus Remane, 1954 References (Heteroptera, Miridae).Notulaeentomol., 49: 279-281. Bykov, A.A. 1971. The bugs of the genus Myrmneco- phyes Fieb. (Heteroptera, Miridae) in the fauna of Received 25 Januay 1996