Raphigaster perfectus, (Rhaphigaster)

Roell, Talita, Lemaître, Valérie A., Webb, Michael D. & Campos, Luiz A., 2023, An annotated and illustrated Type Catalogue of the predacious Shieldbugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae) in the Collection of the Natural History Museum, London, Zootaxa 5232 (1), pp. 1-105 : 69

perfectus (Rhaphigaster) Walker 1867b: 371. [ Figs 153–156 ]

Original data: “ a, b. Australia. From Mr. Damel’s collection. c. Moreton Bay . From Mr. Diggles’ collection. d. New Zealand. Presented by Col. Bolton. ” [four syntypes]

SYNTYPE ♀: blue-margined syntype disc; green-margined type disc; “Moretn Bay / 57 130”; “83. Raphigaster perfectus .”; “NHMUK 010592341”. Right antenna, fourth and fifth left antennomeres, and posterior legs missing ( Fig. 153 ) .

SYNTYPE ♀: blue-margined syntype disc; “N. Zeal. 54.4.”; “ Rhaphigaster perfectus Walker’s catal.”; “NHMUK 010592479”. Fourth and fifth right antennomeres, and left middle and posterior legs missing ( Fig. 154 ).

SYNTYPE ♀: blue-margined syntype disc; “58-124 Australia ”; “ Rhaphigaster perfectus Walker’s catal.”; “NHMUK 010592480”. Fourth and fifth right antennomeres, and fifth left antennomere missing. Wings opened ( Fig. 155 ) .

SYNTYPE ♁: blue-margined syntype disc; “ Cazira Rhaphigaster perfectus [Distant’s handwriting] Walker’s catal.”; “58. 124 Australia.”; “NHMUK 010937718”. Wings opened, left hemelytron missing ( Fig. 156 ) .

Current status: Oechalia schellenbergii (Guérin-Méneville, 1831) (synonymised by Butler 1874: 25, to Oechalia consocialis (Boisduval) ; see Usinger 1941: 74; Woodward 1953: 317; Woodward 1956: 429–430, with O. s chellembergii (Guérin-Méneville) as the valid name).

Notes: Thomas (1994: 189) did not mention any type in the material examined. Woodward (1956: 429– 430) demonstrated the priority of Oechalia schellembergii (Guérin-Méneville) over Oechalia consocialis (Boisduval) and noted that the specific epithet should certainly be schellenbergi although he retained the spelling schellembergii . It was ultimately changed to schellenbergi (see Thomas 1994: 189; Aldrich et al. 1996; Cassis & Gross 2002: 436, 648; Rider 2015, as schellenbergii ).

Figures

FIGURES 153–160. Type specimens deposited in NHMUK. 153–156, Raphigaster perfectus; 157, Rhaphigaster perornatus; 158–160, Cecyrina platyrhinoides. Scale bars: 4 mm.