Strachia pyrophila, (Strachia)

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 : 74-75

pyrophila (Strachia) Walker 1867b: 340. [ Fig. 167 ]

Original data: “ a. Batchian. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq.” [holotype]

HOLOTYPE ♀:red-margined holotype disc; green-margined type disc; “Bac”;“ ASOPUS PYROPHILUS. ”;“Saunders 65. 13.; “NHMUK 010592374”. Fourth and fifth right antennomeres missing ( Fig. 167 ).

Current status: Amyotea erythromela (Walker, 1867) (synonymised by Schouteden 1907: 54, as a variety).

Notes: Walker (1867b: 340) had noted: “Very closely allied to the preceding species [ Strachia praecipua Walker, 1867 ].” Indeed, Schouteden later synonymised both Strachia praecipua and Strachia pyrophila to Strachia erythromela Walker, 1867 , while as well placing them in the genus Amyotea . The long label from Walker’s catalogue reads: “ ASOPUS PYROPHILUS. ” While this is not the original combination, this is the one used by Walker (1868: 534).

Figures

FIGURES 161–168. Type specimens deposited in NHMUK. 161, Platynopus polygraphus; 162, Strachia praecipua; 163, Incitatus primus; 164–165, Oplomus pulcher; 166, Platynopus purpurascens; 167, Strachia pyrophila; 168, Strachia reciproca. Scale bars: 4 mm.