A new synonym of a species of Stachyotropha Stål, 1871, a genus of Asian Stenopodainae (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Reduviidae)

By

Okuda, Kyosuke
Chen, Zhuo.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023-04-11

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

11

Pages

1--14

Subjects

China , East Asia , Japan , new synonym , Philippines , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e102977
eLocator: e102977

 

Abstract

Stachyotropha Stål, 1871 (Reduviidae, Stenopodainae) currently includes only two species: S. punctifera Stål, 1871 and S. miyamotoi Hidaka & Miller, 1959 only recorded from East Asia.
This study reviews the genus Stachyotropha Stål, 1871 and its two described species. Based on the examination of the type specimens and the original descriptions, S. miyamotoi Hidaka & Miller, 1959 is regarded as a junior synonym of S. punctifera. Further, we briefly discuss the distribution and biology of S. punctifera.