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 &amp; Miller, 1959 only recorded from East Asia.<br> 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 &amp; Miller, 1959 is regarded as a junior synonym of S. punctifera. Further, we briefly discuss the distribution and biology of S. punctifera.