Tylospilus megaspilus, (Hoploxys)

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

megaspilus (Hoploxys) Walker 1867a: 141. [ Fig. 111 ]

Original data: “ a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates’ collection.” [holotype]

HOLOTYPE ♁: red-margined holotype disc; green-margined type disc; “Santarem / 53 72”; “2. HOPLOXYS MEGASPILUS .”; “NHMUK 010592365”. Specimen well preserved ( Fig. 111 ).

Current status: Tylospilus megaspilus (Walker, 1867) (see Distant 1900a: 59).

Note: Walker (1867a: 141) had noted: “This species will form a distinct section in the genus.”, Distant (1900a: 59) transferred it to Tylospilus Stål, 1870 .

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.