AEKIV FÖR ZOOLOGI. 



BAND 14. N:o 22. 



On tlie Southamerican Miridae described 



by C. Stål. 



By 



B. BBRGROTH. 



Communicated January Uth 1922 by Chr. Aurivillius and Y. Sjöstedt. 



The Miridae of the Old World described by Stål have 

 been revised and redescribed by Reuter, and in several 

 papers Reuter has also stated to what modern genera many 

 of Stål's neotropical species should be referred, in most 

 cases redescribing the species. As, however, the true syste- 

 matic position of numerous southamerican Miridae described 

 by Stål has hitherto been unknown, I have during a visit 

 at the Stockholm Museum examined his types and determined 

 to what genera in the modern system they belong. Previous 

 statements concerning Stål's southamerican Miridae being 

 scattered in a great many publications, I have below given 

 a list of all the species in question with complete bibliogra- 

 phic references. The time at my disposal did not admit 

 of redescribing the species, but their generic position being 

 now ascertained, I think they can be recognized even from 

 Stål's brief descriptions, and to some of them I have appended 

 short descriptive notes. Unless otherwise indicated they are 

 all from Rio Janeiro. 



Of one species, Deraeocoris luctuosus, I was unable to 

 find the type. The species standing under the name luc- 

 tuosus does not agree with the description and bears the 

 label »Sidney, Kin berg». 



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