Glypsus erubescens, (Glypsus), 1890

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 : 38

erubescens (Glypsus) Distant 1890c: Lv. [ Figs 59–60 ]

Original data: “ Hab. Niam-Niam (Bohndorff).”; “ National Museum of Brussels ”. [syntypes] PARALECTOTYPE ♀: blue-margined paralectotype disc; “Niam-Niam Bohndorff”; “Distant Coll. 1911– 383.”; “NHMUK 010592305”. Third to fifth right antennomeres, fourth and fifth left antennomeres, and right anterior leg missing ( Fig. 59 ) .

PARALECTOTYPE ♀: blue-margined paralectotype disc; red-margined type disc; “Niam-Niam Bohndorff”; “ erubescens Dist. [Distant’s handwriting]”; “Distant Coll. 1911–383.”; “Distant Coll. 1911–383.”; “NHMUK 010592306”. Fourth and fifth right antennomeres, left anterior leg, and right posterior leg missing ( Fig. 60 ).

Current status: Glypsus erubescens Distant, 1890 .

Notes: Clearly, having identified and named the specimens from “the National Museum of Brussels ” (IRSNB), Distant was able to retain some specimens for his own collection (Indeed, Cambefort (2006) explained that it was customary to give a renowned entomologist a third of the specimens in exchange for their identifications.). These, in turn, were received by NHMUK as the first of the instalments from Distant’s collection (presented in late October 1911, despite the fact that the register mentions only moths and Cicadidae in this instalment). Synave (1969: 10) recorded two further typical specimens in IRSNB (the lectotype —marked as such by one of Linnavuori’s determination labels, but not yet designated in a publication—and a paratype [sic!]). Although Linnavuori (1975: 125) formally designated the lectotype, Synave (1969: 10) had actually published the designation first ( ICZN 1999: Art. 74.5 and 74.1.1.); all other typical specimens are to be considered paralectotypes.

Figures

FIGURES 57–64. Type specimens deposited in NHMUK. 57, Coryzorhaphis egeri; 58, Oplomus equestris; 59–60, Glypsus erubescens; 61, Strachia erythromela; 62, Podisus falcatus; 63, Oplomus festivus; 64, Strachia frontalis. Scale bars: 4 mm.