Amyotea micans, (Asopus)

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 : 56

micans (Asopus) Distant 1888: 476. [ Fig. 112 ]

Original data: “ Received from Baron von M̧ller, and collected by Mr. Sayer in New Guinea during Mr. Cuthbertson’s Expedition.” [syntype (s)]

SYNTYPE ♀: blue-margined syntype disc; red-margined type [H. T.] disc; “L 1 N. GUINEA COLL. SAYER”; “ micans Dist. [Distant’s handwriting]”; “Distant Coll. 1911–383”; “NHMUK 010592382”. Left antenna and left posterior leg missing ( Fig. 112 ) .

Current status: Amyotea micans ( Distant, 1888) (see Schouteden 1907: 54; Thomas 1994: 157).

Notes: Thomas (1994: 158) mentioned: “Distant’s type specimen was examined in BM(NH)”. We do not deem that Thomas (1994) gave enough detail to recognise the specimen and do not consider his having mentioned examining “Distant’s type specimen” as a valid lectotype designation. The heading reading “SCUTELLERINAE” above Asopus micans ( Distant 1888: 476) is clearly a typographical error and it is duplicated on the same page.

Figures

FIGURES 105–112. Type specimens deposited in NHMUK. 105–107, Zicrona marginella; 108, Canthecona marmorata; 109, Mecosoma marshalli; 110, Strachia megaspila; 111, Hoploxys megaspilus; 112, Asopus micans. Scale bars: 4 mm.