Edocla albipennis Horváth, 1893

Kment, Petr & Rédei, Dávid, 2018, A revision of the types of Heteroptera species described by Géza Horváth based on specimens from collections of Ladislav Duda and Emil Holub, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 58 (1), pp. 275-295 : 282

Edocla albipennis Horváth, 1893

( Figs 12–15 )

Edocla albipennis Horváth, 1893: 264–265 (original description). Edocla albipennis : LETHIERRY & SEVERIN (1896): 102 (catalogue); JEAN- NEL (1919): 136, 199, 200 (key to species, species list); MALDONADO CAPRILES (1990): 397 (catalogue).

Type locality. ‘Africa centralis (HOLUB)’ [= Southern and southern-central Africa between cape Town and Kafue River, Zambia].

Type material examined. HOLOTYPE: ( HNHM), ‘Holub [p, pink label] // albipennis [Horváth’s hw] / det. Horváth [p, “det.” corrected to “typ.” by hw of Horváth] // Edocla / albipennis Horv [Horváth’s hw]’ (pinned through pronotum, both antennae, fore and hind legs, tarsus of left middle, tibia and tarsus of right hind leg, and genital capsule lacking) ( Figs 12–15 ).

Additional material examined. NAMIBIA: HARDAP PROVINCE: 20 km S Rehoboth, 1.400 m a.s.l., 23°29′S 17°07′E, 11.iii.2014, 1, A. Kudrna jr lgt., A. Carapezza det. ( ACPI). KHOMAS PROVINCE: 10 km S Nauzerud, 1.660 m a.s.l., 23°52′49″S 16°21′55″E, 30.iii.2017, 1, J. Halada lgt., A. Carapezza det. ( ACPI); 30 km SE Windhoek, 1.880 m a.s.l., 22°35′S 17°20′E, 11.iii.2014, 1, J. Halada lgt., A. Carapezza det. ( ACPI). KUNENE PROVINCE: 50 km NEE Khorixas, 1.130 m a.s.l., 20°15′S 15°24′E, 25.iii.2014, 1, J. Halada lgt., A. Carapezza det. ( ACPI). OMAHEKE PROVINCE: 35 km W Gobabis, 1.348 m a.s.l., 22°22′56″S 18°39′19″E, 7.iv.2017, 2, J. Halada lgt., A. Carapezza det. (1 ACPI, 1 NMPC).

Variability. In addition to the typical form in which the corium is characterized by a continuous longitudinal pale stripe, there is another colour form in which the longitudinal pale stripe of corium is centrally interrupted by a transverse black fascia. Also the colour of laterotergites IV–VI is highly variable, from almost completely pale to black in anterior two thirds. The body length varies from 11.9 to 14.0 mm (A. Carapezza, pers. comm.).

Current status. Valid species ( MALDONADO CAPRILES 1990).

Distribution. ‘Central Africa’ ( HORVÁTH 1893, MALDONADO CAPRILES 1990); Namibia (new record).

Remarks. The original description explicitly specified that the description of this species was based on a single strongly mutilated male (‘[e]xemplum unicum’ = unique specimen). This specimen ( Figs 12–15 ) is deposited in the HNHM and it must be treated as the holotype of this species ( ICZN 1999: Art. 73.1.2).

Figures

Figs 5–22. Habitus and labels of type specimens. 5–7 – Coranopsis vittata Horváth, 1893, ♀, syntype; 8–11 – Cosmolestes fulvus Horváth, 1893, ♀, holotype; 12–15 – Edocla albipennis Horváth, 1893,, holotype; 16–18 – Harpactor dudae Horváth, 1893 [= Rhynocoris dudae],, syntype; 19–22 – Oncocephalus angustatus Horváth, 1893, ♀, syntype. Scale bars in mm. (Photo: D. Rédei).