Scutellera nepalensis (Westwood, 1837)

Rédei, Dávid & Tsai, Jing-Fu, 2022, A revision of Scutellera (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae), Zootaxa 5092 (1), pp. 1-40 : 13

Key to the subspecies of Scutellera nepalensis

1 (2) Ground colour of dorsum blue-green ( Figs. 1, 2 ) (continental South and Southeast Asia and surrounding islands)..................................................................... Scutellera nepalensis nepalensis (Westwood, 1837)

2 (1) Ground colour of dorsum purple ( Figs. 11, 12, 15 ) (Malay Archipelago).. Scutellera nepalensis amethystina ( Germar, 1839)

Figures

FIGURES 1–10. Lectotypes of Tectocoris nepalensis Westwood, 1837, Callidea spilogastra Walker, 1867, and Scutellera brevirostris Breddin, 1909, with their labels. Figs. 1, T. nepalensis, dorsal view; Fig. 2, same, lateral view; Fig. 3, same, ventral view; Fig. 4, same, labels; Fig. 5, C. spilogastra, dorsal view; Fig. 6, same, ventral view; Fig. 7, same, labels; Fig. 8, S. brevirostris, dorsal view; Fig. 9, same, ventral view; Fig. 10, same, labels. Scales in mm. © OXUM (Figs. 1–4), © BMNH (Figs. 5–7), © SDEI (Figs. 8–10).

FIGURES 11–17. Lectotypes of Calliphara amethystina Germar, 1839 and Scutellera lanius Stål, 1854 and their labels. Fig. 11, C. amethystina, dorsal view; Fig. 12, same, lateral view; Fig. 13, same, ventral view; Fig. 14, same, labels; Fig. 15, S. lanius, dorsal view; Fig. 16, same, ventral view; Fig. 17, labels. Scales in mm. © ZMHB (Figs. 11–14), © NHRS, courtesy of G. Lindberg (Figs. 15–17).