New taxa of the Largidae and Pyrrhocoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Oriental Region
Stehlík Jaroslav L., Jindra Zdeněk
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 48(2): 611-648, 2008
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Abstract: The following new taxa are described in the Largidae and Pyrrhocoridae:
Largidae – Delacampius alboarcuatus sp. nov. (Indonesia: Bali), D. parvulus
sp. nov. (Thailand), D. siberutensis sp. nov. (Indonesia: Siberut), Iphita
fasciata sp. nov. (India: Maharastra), I. fuscorubra sp. nov. (India:
Maharastra), I. heissi sp. nov. (Indonesia: Sumatra), I. rubricata albolutea
subsp. nov. (Malaysia: Sabah), I. varians rubra subsp. nov. (Indonesia: Nias),
Physopelta kotheae sp. nov. (Indonesia: Sumatra, Java), Ph. melanopyga rufifemur
subsp. nov. (Indonesia: Seram), and Ph. trimaculata sp. nov. (India:
Maharastra); Pyrrhocoridae – Arma- tillus sulawesiensis sp. nov. (Indonesia:
Sulawesi), Brancucciana (Rubriascopus) orientalis sp. nov. (Indonesia: Alor,
Sumatra, Timor, Yamdena; Philippines: Mindanao), Dindymus (Dindymus) baliensis
sp. nov. (Indonesia: Bali), D. (Din- dymus) sundaensis sp. nov. (Indonesia:
Alor), D. (Pseudodindymus) albicornis siberutensis subsp. nov. (Indonesia:
Siberut, Nias), D. (Pseudodindymus) stysi sp. nov. (Indonesia: Butung Island),
Dysdercus (Paradysdercus) transversalis castaneus subsp. nov. (Indonesia:
Yamdena, Banda Islands), Ectatops riedeli sp. nov. (Indonesia: Sulawesi), E.
schoenitzeri sp. nov. (Indonesia: Sulawesi), and Eu- scopus tristis sp. nov.
(India: Kerala). Two new combinations within the Largidae are established:
Iphita fimbriata (Stål, 1863) comb. nov. (originally Physopelta fimbriata) and
Tauberella hirta (Blöte, 1933), comb. nov. (originally Delacampius hirtus).
Armatillus orthocephaloides (Breddin, 1912) is recorded from Malaysia: Sarawak,
for the first time. The stridulatory organs of the Physopeltinae (Largidae) are
reported for the first time.
Key words: Heteroptera, Largidae, Pyrrhocoridae, taxonomy, new taxa, new combinations, morphology, stridulatory organs, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Phi- lippines, Thailand, Australia