Oplomus lineatus, (Oplomus), 2012

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 : 51

lineatus (Oplomus) Walker 1867a: 122. [ Fig. 98 ]

Original data: “ a. Abyssinia. Presented by the Secretary for Indian Affairs.” [holotype]

HOLOTYPE ♀: red-margined holotype disc; red-margined type disc; green-margined type disc; “Abyss”; “5 19 [sic!]”; “20. OPLOMUS LINEATUS .” “ PERILLUS near CONFLUENS (H.-S.) Det. V. Gapud 1972”; “NHMUK 010592423”. Second to fifth right antennomeres, fourth and fifth left antennomeres, left middle leg, and posterior legs missing ( Fig. 98 ).

Current status: Perillus confluens (Herrich-Schäffer, 1840) (synonymised by Thomas 1992: 70).

Notes: Walker (1867a: 122) had noted: “It differs much in aspect from the American species of the genus.” and indeed the specimen was found not to belong in Oplomus . The data label was found glued onto a card. The Accessions Register number that was on the reverse of the label has been erroneously reproduced on the card, next to it; it should not read “5 19” but “61 9”.

Figures

FIGURES 97–104. Type specimens deposited in NHMUK. 97, Picromerus lewisi; 98, Oplomus lineatus; 99, Cimex luridus; 100, Glypsus luridus; 101–102, Sesha manifesta; 103, Tynacantha marginata; 104, Canthecona marginella. Scale bars: 4 mm.