List of true bug taxa described by Rauno E. Linnavuori
(Hemiptera: Heteroptera)
Author(s): Petr Kment and Attilio Carapezza
Source: Entomologica Americana, 122(4):528-621.
Published By: The New York Entomological Society
https://doi.org/10.1664/1947-5144-122.4.528
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Entomologica Americana 122(4) [2016]: 528–621, 2017
LIST OF TRUE BUG TAXA DESCRIBED BY RAUNO E. LINNAVUORI (HEMIPTERA:
HETEROPTERA)
PETR KMENT1
AND
ATTILIO CARAPEZZA2
1
Department of Entomology, National Museum, Cirkusová 1740, CZ-193 00 Praha 9 – Hornı́ Počernice,
Czech Republic; e-mail: sigara@post.cz
2
University of Palermo; corresponding address: via Sandro Botticelli 15, 90144 Palermo, Italy;
e-mail: attilio.carapezza@unipa.it
Abstract—A list of 96 available genus-group taxa, 1459 available species-group taxa and 5 unavailable
infrasubspecific taxa of Heteroptera described by Rauno E. Linnavuori is compiled. One new substitute name,
Phytocoris (Eriamiris) rostriformis nom. nov., is proposed to replace the junior homonym Phytocoris rostratus
Linnavuori, 2000b (Miridae). Taylorilygus nairobiensis nigricollis Linnavuori, 1974a is recognized as an available
name and senior objective synonym of Taylorilygus nairobiensis atricollis Linnavuori, 1975f, syn. nov. (Miridae).
Lectotype of Taylorilygus nairobiensis nigricollis is designated. Two new combinations are proposed: Chinavia
amosi (Linnavuori, 1982) comb. nov. and Chinavia aequalis (Linnavuori, 1972) comb. nov. (both transferred from
the genus Acrosternum Fieber, 1860) (Pentatomidae). Status of Sciocoris (Neosciocoris) othmanus Linnavuori,
1972 as synonym of Sciocoris (Neosciocoris) conspurcatus Klug, 1845 is confirmed. Placement of Orthotylus
problematicus Linnavuori, 1953b (Miridae) in the nominotypical subgenus Orthotylus Fieber, 1858 is confirmed
based on examination of male genitalia. Tuponia (Tuponia) luniensis Linnavuori, 1974c (Miridae) is placed in the
nominotypical subgenus Tuponia Reuter, 1875. Paralaemocoris (Laemocoris) linnavuorii Kerzhner, 1970
(¼Paralaemocoris (Laemocoris) ahngeri Reuter, 1901, misidentification) is formally designated as type species
of the subgenus Laemocorella Linnavuori, 1964 (Miridae), and Afraethus bistortus Linnavuori, 1993 (¼Aethus
pallipennis Dallas, 1851, misidentification) is formally designated as type species of the genus Afraethus
Linnavuori, 1977 (Cydnidae), both by action of the First Reviser according to Articles 70.3 and 70.3.2 of ICZN
(1999). Metacanthus linnavuorii Péricart, 1976 (Berytidae) is found to be an unavailable name.
The type status (syntype / holotype / lectotype) and/or the first publication of the name as available is clarified
for the following taxa: Cryptostemma (Harpago) castaneovitreus Linnavuori, 1951b (Dipsocoridae), Hebrus
(Hebrus) ilaira Cobben and Linnavuori, 1981 in Linnavuori (1981) (Hebridae), Aloea Linnavuori, 1975f,
Bowdenella gloriosa Linnavuori, 1974e, Bowdenella hirtula Linnavuori, 1974e, Collaria nigra Linnavuori, 1974f,
Horvathiella umbrina Linnavuori, 1974e, Oreolygus Linnavuori, 1975f, Orthotylus junipericolus frigidus
Linnavuori, 1974e, Orthotylus junipericolus junipericolus Linnavuori, 1974e, Orthotylus maesae Linnavuori,
1974e, Orthotylus rubidus Linnavuori, 1974e, Orthotylus viridipennis Linnavuori, 1974e, Paurolygus ciliaris
Linnavuori, 1974e, Pilophorus erraticus Linnavuori, 1962e, Pleurochilophorus rubrinervis Linnavuori, 1974f,
Psallus senjoensis Linnavuori, 1961f, Yambio Linnavuori, 1975f, Yambio chaetacme Linnavuori, 1974e, Yambio
clavicornis Linnavuori, 1974e (all Miridae), Holotrichius nitidicollis Linnavuori, 1964a (Reduviidae), Myla
abyssinia Linnavuori, 1971e, Myla graciloides Linnavuori, 1971e (Coreidae), Geocoris paradoxus Linnavuori,
1954a, Geocoris paradoxus var. punctiger Linnavuori, 1954a (Geocoridae), Acrosternum aequale Linnavuori,
1972f, Acrosternum apicale Linnavuori, 1972f, Durmia circe Linnavuori, 1972 in Gillon (1972) (Pentatomidae),
and Rhyparochromus rugulosus Linnavuori, 1954a (Rhyparochromidae).
The exact dates of publication are corrected for the following taxa: Micracanthia imitator Linnavuori, 1952
(Saldidae), Sphinctothorax striatulus Linnavuori, 1973 (Miridae), Horvathiolus rhea Linnavuori and Al-Safadi,
1994, Pylorgus alkithoe Linnavuori and Al-Safadi, 1994 (both Lygaeidae), Engistus exsanguis punctulatus
Linnavuori, 1954a, Geocoris paradoxus Linnavuori, 1954a, Geocoris paradoxus var. punctiger Linnavuori, 1954a
(all Geocoridae), Dinomachus aksiokhe Linnavuori and Al-Safadi, 1994, Trinithignus manto Linnavuori and AlSafadi, 1994 (both Heterogastridae), Elasmolomus mahfid Linnavuori and Al-Safadi, 1994, Emblethis angustus
var. dubius Linnavuori, 1954a, Emblethis brachypterus Linnavuori, 1954a, Gonianotus angusticollis Linnavuori,
1954a, Rhyparochromus chiragra cyprius Linnavuori, 1954a, and Rhyparochromus rugulosus Linnavuori, 1954a
(all Rhyparochromidae).
Mandatory changes are made to correct the gender agreement of 50 species-group names in the genus
Campylomma Reuter, 1878 and 34 species group-names in the genus Miyomma Puton, 1872 (both Miridae), as
well as of Campyloneuropsis falcigera (Linnavuori, 1975), Darfuromma vulneratum Linnavuori, 1975, Hallodapus
katanganus (Linnavuori, 1973), Leptopterna dentifera Linnavuori, 1970, Nesidiocoris montivagus (Linnavuori,
1975), Paloniella nigra (Linnavuori, 1975) (Miridae), Psilolomia amphrysius (Linnavuori, 1970) (Coreidae),
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Durmia sallierdupini devia Linnavuori, 1982, Kayesia setigera Linnavuori, 1982 (Pentatomidae) and
Pseudopachybrachius capicola (Stål, 1874) (Rhyparochromidae).
Type depositories for many species described by R. Linnavuori himself or by other authors based on his
collection are provided and corrected.
Key words: Catalogue, nomenclature, new substitute name, new combination, new synonymy, correct
original spelling, authorship, publication date, lectotype designation, type depository, Afrotropical Region,
Palaearctic Region.
INTRODUCTION
During his long career, Rauno E. Linnavuori,
born in 1927 (see Wilson et al., 2017), described an
amazing number of 96 available generic names
and 1459 available species-group names, and only
five unavailable infrasubspecific taxa – Cyphodema hilare f. nigritula Linnavuori, 1961f (Miridae),
Stirogaster fausti var. obtusangulus Linnavuori,
1964 (Reduviidae), Geocoris paradoxus var. punctiger Linnavuori, 1954a (Geocoridae), Emblethis
angustus var. dubius Linnavuori, 1954a (Rhyparochromidae), and Bathycoelia thalassina f. nigromarginata Linnavuori, 1974f, the first of which he
later validated in species rank. The described taxa
belong to 44 families of all the seven recognized
infraorders (see Table 1), but most of the
described taxa belong to the family Miridae (44
genus- and 778 species-group taxa), followed by
Pentatomidae (27 genus- and 167 species-group
taxa), Rhyparochromidae (1 genus, 75 speciesgroup taxa), Cydnidae (8 genus- and 60 speciesgroup taxa), Coreidae (6 genus- and 56 speciesgroup taxa), and Reduviidae (1 genus, 1 subgenus,
and 50 species-group taxa). A vast majority of
Linnavuori’s described taxa represents valid taxa,
with only 14 genus-group and 83 species-group
taxa being invalid as junior synonyms or junior
homonyms. Considering the current estimate of
42,000 valid species of Heteroptera (see Henry,
2009), the 1376 valid species described by Linnavuori make 3.3% of the known true bug diversity
and distinguish him as one of the most prolific
heteropterists in history.
MATERIAL
AND
METHODS
Here we present a list of all the genus- and
species-group taxa described by R. E. Linnavuori.
The list is divided systematically according to
infraorders and families, with families listed
alphabetically within each infraorder. Names of
genus- and species-group taxa are listed alphabet-
ically within each family in its original combination and original spelling; the subfamilies and
tribes are omitted. Each of the taxa is accompanied by bibliographic reference to the appropriate
original paper by Linnavuori according to his
bibliography provided in this volume (see Kment
and Wilson, 2017) and page of the original
description. The genus-group taxa are further
provided with citation of its type species, speciesgroup taxa with information on status of their
name-bearing type (syntypes, holotype, lectotype
including its designation), abbreviated type locality, as well as the depository of the type.
In several instances, we found problems with
the status of the original type material. Often, the
issues were caused by original descriptions,
including the designation of a holotype, that were
preceded by other publications making the name
available but without mentioning type material.
As a holotype is defined as ‘the single specimen
upon which a new nominal species-group taxon is
based in the original publication’ (ICZN, 1999:
Article 73.1), in these cases, the ‘holotype’ must be
considered the lectotype. The following two
Articles of the Code may apply and must therefore
be consulted in such cases (depending on circumstances) (ICZN, 1999):
‘74.5. Lectotype designations before 2000. In a
lectotype designation made before 2000, either
the term ‘lectotype’, or an exact translation or
equivalent expression (e.g., ‘the type’), must have
been used or the author must have unambiguously selected a particular syntype to act as the
unique name-bearing type of the taxon. When
the original work reveals that the taxon had been
based on more than one specimen, a subsequent
use of the term ‘holotype’ does not constitute a
valid lectotype designation unless the author,
when wrongly using that term, explicitly indicated that he or she was selecting from the type
series that particular specimen to serve as the
name-bearing type.’
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Table 1.
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Number of available genus-group and species-group taxa described by Rauno E. Linnavuori.
Number of available
Number of valid
Number of invalid
Family
Genus-group
names
Species-group
names
Genus-group
names
Species-group
names
Genus-group
names
Species-group
names
Enicocephalidae
Ceratocombidae
Dipsocoridae
Schizopteridae
Gerridae
Hebridae
Hydrometridae
Mesoveliidae
Veliidae
Aphelocheiridae
Belostomatidae
Corixidae
Helotrephidae
Micronectidae
Naucoridae
Nepidae
Leptopodidae
Saldidae
Anthocoridae
Miridae
Nabidae
Reduviidae
Tingidae
Alydidae
Aradidae
Artheneidae
Berytidae
Blissidae
Coreidae
Cydnidae
Cymidae
Geocoridae
Heterogastridae
Lygaeidae
Oxycarenidae
Pachygronthidae
Pentatomidae
Plataspidae
Pyrrhocoridae
Rhopalidae
Rhyparochromidae
Scutelleridae
Stenocephalidae
Tessaratomidae
Total
1
1
2
1
44
2
1
6
8
1
1
27
1
96
1
4
3
6
14
15
3
2
31
1
1
3
3
6
5
4
3
1
2
778
2
50
44
6
2
1
2
1
56
60
4
25
7
23
10
1
167
24
2
5
75
2
2
2
1459
1
1
2
1
40
1
1
4
6
1
1
23
82
1
3
3
6
14
15
3
2
30
1
1
3
3
5
5
4
3
1
736
2
49
38
4
2
1
1
1
52
59
4
20
7
23
9
1
162
23
2
3
70
2
2
1376
4
1
2
2
4
1
14
1
1
1
1
1
42
1
6
2
1
4
1
5
1
5
1
2
5
2
83
‘74.6. Fixation of lectotype by inference of
‘holotype’ or ‘the type’ before 2000. When it
has been accepted that a nominal species-group
taxon was based on a single specimen and the
original description neither implies nor requires
that there were syntypes, and if it is considered
subsequently that the original description was
based on more than one specimen, the first
author to have published before 2000 the
assumption that the species-group taxon was
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Fig. 1. Examples of characteristic locality, type and
identification labels by Rauno E. Linnavuori: A.
Calocoris roseomaculatus saucius Linnavuori, 1951,
paratype (NMPC); B. Microplax carmini (Linnavuori,
1960), holotype (NMWC); C. Sphedanolestes annulatus
Linnavuori, 1960, paratype (NMPC); D. Holotrichius
nitidicollis Linnavuori, 1964, holotype (NMWC); E.
Sciocoris kmenti Linnavuori, 2012, holotype (NMPC).
based upon a single type specimen is deemed to
have designated that specimen as the lectotype.’
Because there is a remarkable confusion with
respect to the depository of some of the type
specimens, such as type depositories not being
mentioned in the original paper or being different
than stated in the original paper, we always
indicated the tranfers of the type placement by
an arrow. When an intended type depository was
stated in the original paper, but the type specimen
was placed elsewhere later, such non-realized
depository is given in square brackets. For
example, RLRF [AMNH] NMWC indicates
that type specimen from Linnavuori’s personal
collection was originally assigned as ‘to be
deposited in AMNH’ but later was deposited in
NMWC instead; RLRF [NMWC] indicates
that type specimen from Linnavuori’s personal
collection was originally assigned as ‘to be
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Fig. 2. Examples of characteristic locality, type and
identification labels by Rauno E. Linnavuori: A.
Oreocapsus immundus Linnavuori, 1975, holotype
(NMWC); B. Taylorilygus compactus Linnavuori, 1975,
holotype (NMWC); C. Polytoxus ayunellus Linnavuori,
1986, holotype (NMWC); D. Rhynocoris harmonia
Linnavuori, 1989, holotype (NMWC).
deposited in NMWC’ but not yet delivered to
NMWC.
According to our survey, 49 type specimens are
likely to be still in R. Linnavuori’s collection. We
were informed that in recent times, Linnavuori
expressed his desire that these specimens should also
be deposited in NMWC in the future, together with
the rest of his collection (M. Wilson, pers. comm.).
Considering the great scientific value of this material
for the entire community of heteropterologists, we
believe fulfilling this wish is highly desirable.
To aid in the recognition of additional type as
well as non-type material identified by R. Linnavuori in museum collections, we provide here
several images of his characteristic locality, type
and identification labels from various periods in
his career (see Figs. 1 and 2). Curators should be
aware that when one of species he had described
was transferred to a different genus, he substituted
the name-bearing label of the holotype with a new
one, which reflected the new combination or
status of the species (see Fig. 1B).
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Table 2. Neotypes designated by Rauno E.
Linnavuori deposited in NMWC.
Sthenarus leucochilus (Reuter, 1905): 8 (Miridae).
Neotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Foro-Foro (RLRF
NMWC). Designated by Linnavuori (1993a: 250).
Current status: Campylomma leucochilum (Reuter,
1905) (synonymized by Linnavuori, 1993a: 250).
Marshalliella unicolor Poppius, 1914: 79 (Miridae).
Neotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Katanga, Lumumbashi (RLRF NMWC).
Designated by Linnavuori (1993a: 185). Current
status: Junior subjective synonym of Moissonia
importunitas (Distant, 1910) (synonymized by
Linnavuori, 1993a: 185).
When reporting the type locality, the n-dash (–)
is used to indicate that the specimen was collected
between two places. For example, ‘El Merj–
Gubba’ road means the road from El Merj to
Gubba; ‘Ibba–Yambio’ means between Ibba and
Yambio.
When appropriate, all the changes concerning
the status of a name or taxon (i.e., synonymy,
homonymy, changes of rank and generic or
subgeneric placement, gender agreement corrections and other mandatory changes) are listed as
‘Current status’ at the end of the entry and are
accompanied by the reference proposing the
change. References to authors other than Linnavuori are listed in Literature Cited section, as usual.
When necessary, existing nomenclatural or other
problems (e.g., incorrect type depositories) are
explained as ‘Note(s)’ under the particular taxon.
In addition to the list of taxa described by R. E.
Linnavuori, we also provide a list of neotypes
established by Linnavuori and deposited originally in his collection (Table 2), and a list of types of
species-group taxa described by other authors
based on Linnavuori’s collection (Table 3).
HMIM
HNHM
KUEC
MHNG
MNHN
MRAC
MSNV
MZHF
MZLU
MZUF
NHMB
NHMW
NHRS
NMPC
NMWC
PSPC
RLRF
RMNH
SMNS
USNM
LIST
AMNH
BMNH
EHIA
OF
TYPE DEPOSITORIES
American Museum of Natural History, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.;
Natural History Museum, London,
United Kingdom;
Ernst Heiss Collection, Innsbruck,
Austria;
UZMT
ZMAS
ZMHB
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Mirzayans Insect Museum, Iranian
Research Institute of Plant Protection
(former Plant Pests and Diseases Research Institute), Tehran, Iran;
Hungarian Natural History Museum,
Budapest, Hungary;
Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan;
Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva,
Switzerland;
Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France;
Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale,
Tervuren, Belgium;
Museo Civico di Storia Naturale,
Verona, Italy;
Zoological Museum, University of
Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;
Museum of Zoology, Lund University,
Lund, Sweden;
Museo Zoologico ‘La Specola’, Universita di Firenze, Firenze, Italy;
Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel,
Switzerland;
Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien,
Austria;
Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden;
National Museum, Praha, Czech Republic;
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff,
Wales, United Kingdom;
Pavel Štys Collection, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic;
Rauno Linnavuori Collection, Raisio,
Finland;
National Museum of Natural History
(Naturalis), Leiden, the Netherlands;
Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde,
Suttgart, Germany;
Smithsonian, National Museum of
Natural History, Washington, D.C.,
USA;
Zoological Museum, University of
Turku, Turku, Finland;
Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Science, St. Petersburg, Russia;
Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
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Table 3. Types of species-group taxa described by other authors based on Linnavuori’s collection and currently
deposited in AMNH or NMWC).
Afrochila elongata Duarte Rodrigues, 1980b: 17 (Tingidae). Holotype: /, Ivory Coast: Mt. Tonkoui (RLRF
AMNH).
Afrochila fasciata Duarte Rodrigues, 1980b: 18 (Tingidae). Holotype: /, Nigeria: [Kaduna State], Kagoro Forest
(RLRF AMNH).
Afrochila singularis Duarte Rodrigues, 1980b: 19 (Tingidae). Holotype: /, Nigeria: SE [¼Cross River] State,
Ikom–Obudu (RLRF AMNH).
Agramma delicatulum Duarte Rodrigues, 1981a: 57 (Tingidae). Holotype: ?, Central African Republic:
Bossangoa–Bossembélé (RLRF AMNH).
Agramma pseudostriolum Duarte Rodrigues, 1981a: 58 (Tingidae). Holotype: ?, Nigeria: SE [¼Cross River] State,
near Opobo (RLRF AMNH).
Agraphopus saba Moulet, 2005 (Rhopalidae). Holotype: ?, Yemen: Sana’a, 12 km NM of Manakhah (RLRF
NMWC).
Amnestus raunoi J. A. Lis, 1998: 5 (Cydnidae). Holotype: ?, Iran: Gilan, Sume’eh Sara (RLRF NMWC).
Currents status: Junior subjective synonym of Amnestus pusillus Uhler, 1876 (synonymized by Mayorga
Martı́nez et al., 2012: 67).
Amphibolus linnavuorii Villiers, 1970: 39 (Reduviidae). Holotype: ?, Arabia, Dhufar [¼Oman, Dhofar] (RLRF
NMWC).
Anacanthiocnemis linnavuorii Villiers, 1969: 100 (Reduviidae). Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Ibba–
Yambio (RLRF AMNH).
Angolusa linnavuorii Duarte Rodrigues, 1978a: 304 (Tingidae). Holotype: ?, Nigeria: B. Pl. [¼Plateau] State, near
Fuskam Mata (RLRF AMNH).
Bako arabianus Duarte Rodrigues, 1987: 12 (Tingidae). Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Al Hasa (RLRF NMWC).
Note: This taxon is missing in the Palaearctic catalogues by Péricart and Golub (1996) and Aukema et al. (2013).
Bako linnavuorii Duarte Rodrigues, 1977: 76 (Tingidae). Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Benue State], Katsina Ala (RLRF
AMNH).
Bexiocoris linnavuorii Scudder, 1969a: 86 (Rhyparochromidae). Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Lotti forest
(RLRF NMWC).
Camptozorus linnavuorii Kerzhner, 1996: 117 (Miridae). Holotype: ?, Iran: Khorasan, near Kashmar (NMWC).
Note: The depository of the holotype is cited as AMNH by Kerzhner (1996: 117), but as NMWC by Kerzhner
and Josifov (1999: 318).
Cardiastethus convergens Péricart, 1986: 317 (Anthocoridae). Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Al Hasa (RLRF
AMNH).
Cleracarbus inamatus Scudder, 1969a: 90 (Rhyparochromidae). Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Lalyo–Juba
(RLRF AMNH).
Cochlochila nigrinervis Duarte Rodrigues, 1979a: 24 (Tingidae). Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Lamto (RLRF
AMNH).
Coptosoma raunoi Davidová-Vilı́mová and Štys, 1980: 97 (Plataspidae). Holotype: ?, Israel: Jaffa (RLRF
NMWC).
Cysteochila angustata Duarte Rodrigues, 1981c: 74 (Tingidae). Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Cross River State]: Ikom–
Obudu (RLRF AMNH).
Cysteochila concava Duarte Rodrigues, 1981c: 88 (Tingidae). Holotype: ?, Nigeria: SE [¼Cross River] State,
Ikom–Obudu (RLRF AMNH).
Cysteochila kagoroana Duarte Rodrigues, 1981c: 83 (Tingidae). Holotype: ?, Nigeria: N. C. [¼Kaduna] State,
Kagoro Forest (RLRF AMNH).
Cysteochila mokwana Duarte Rodrigues, 1981c: 80 (Tingidae). Holotype: ?, Nigeria: NW [¼Niger] St., Mokwa
(RLRF AMNH).
Cysteochila nigeriana Duarte Rodrigues, 1981c: 77 (Tingidae). Holotype: ?, Nigeria: SE [¼Cross River] State,
Obudu Cattle Ranch (RLRF AMNH).
Cysteochila tonkouiana Duarte Rodrigues, 1981c: 71 (Tingidae). Holotype: /, Ivory Coast: Mt. Tonkoui (RLRF
AMNH).
Cysteochila triseriata Duarte Rodrigues, 1981c: 73 (Tingidae). Holotype: ?, Nigeria: SE [¼Cross River] State,
Obudu Cattle Ranch (RLRF AMNH).
Cysteochila tumida Duarte Rodrigues, 1981c: 81 (Tingidae). Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Foro Foro (RLRF
AMNH).
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Continued.
Deganya linnavuorii Dispons, 1962a: 34 (Reduviidae). Holotype: ?, Israel: Deganya (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Pakesia linnavuorii Dispons, 1962 (see Linnavuori, 1976b: 132).
Dieuches linnavuorii Eyles, 1973: 235 (Rhyparochromidae). Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Tambura–Wau
(RLRF AMNH).
Dieuches planus Eyles, 1973: 307 (Rhyparochromidae). Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Upper Nile, Malakal (RLRF
AMNH).
Dieuches subcoxalis Eyles, 1973: 376 (Rhyparochromidae). Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Upper Nile, Malakal
(RLRF AMNH).
Dulinius inflatus Duarte Rodrigues, 1979a: 2 (Tingidae). Holotype: /, Nigeria: NE St. [¼Gombe State], near
Kaltungo (RLRF AMNH).
Dulinius maculatus Duarte Rodrigues, 1979b: 4 (Tingidae). Holotype: /, Ivory Coast: near Touba (RLRF
AMNH).
Elatophilus hebraicus Péricart, 1967: 57 (Anthocoridae). Holotype: ?, Israel: Jerusalem (RLRF AMNH).
Galotingis rugosa Duarte Rodrigues, 1980b: 13 (Tingidae). Holotype: ?, Central African Republic: La Maboke
(RLRF AMNH).
Geocoris (Piocoris) linnavuorii Péricart, 1994: 102 (Geocoridae). Holotype: ?, Israel: S. Distr., near ’Arad (RLRF
NMWC).
Gitava distincta Duarte Rodrigues, 1986: 126 (Tingidae). Holotype: /, Nigeria: W St. [¼Ondo State], Idanre
(RLRF AMNH).
Gonycentrum chadense Duarte Rodrigues, 1978b: 13 (Tingidae). Holotype: /, Chad: Bebedja (RLRF AMNH).
Haedus dissimilis Duarte Rodrigues, 1981b: 306 (Tingidae). Holotype: /, Ivory Coast: near Touba (RLRF
AMNH).
Haedus elegantissimus Duarte Rodrigues, 1981b: 311 (Tingidae). Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Mt. Niangbo (RLRF
AMNH).
Haedus linnavuorii Duarte Rodrigues, 1986: 128 (Tingidae). Holotype: /, Nigeria: W. St. [¼Ondo State], Idanre
(RLRF AMNH).
Hebrus (Hebrus) soudani Poisson, 1964: 216 (Naucoridae). Holotype: /, Sudan: Erkowit (RLRF AMNH).
Heleocoris linnavuorii Poisson, 1964: 214 (Naucoridae). Holotype: /, Sudan: Erkowit (RLRF AMNH).
Hemiophthalmocoris minor Gorczyca, 2000: 105 (Miridae). Holotype: /, Ivory Coast: Man (RLRF NMWC).
Henschiella linnavuorii Villiers, 1968a: 156 (Enicocephalidae). Holotype: /, South Sudan: Upper Nile, Malakal
(RLRF AMNH).
Henschiella (Trarza) sudanica Villiers, 1968a: 157 (Enicocephalidae). Holotype: /, Sudan: Blue Nile, Singa–Ed
Damazin (RLRF AMNH).
Holotrichius bodenheimeri Dispons, 1962b: 37 (Reduviidae). Holotype: ?, Israel: Tel Aviv (RLRF NMWC).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as AMNH by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 167), but it is not
included in the on-line register of AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Holotrichius loricatus Dispons, 1962b: 37 (Reduviidae). Holotypus: / (micropterous), Israel: Jerusalem (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Junior subjective synonym of Holotrichius rotundatus Stål, 1874 (synonymized by
Linnavuori, 1973h: 42).
Note: Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 167) report that syntypes of this species are deposited in AMNH, but in
Dispons (1962b) there is no evidence that the description was based on more than one specimen and
Linnavuori (1973h) mentions a single type. Besides the taxon is not included in the on-line register of AMNH
types (Anonymus, 2005).
Hoplitocoris brevicornis Villiers, 1968a: 158 (Enicocephalidae). Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Upper Nile, Malakal
(RLRF AMNH).
Hoplitocoris linnavuorii Villiers, 1968a: 157 (Enicocephalidae). Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Upper Nile, Malakal
(RLRF AMNH).
Isometopus carinifrons Akingbohungbe, 2006: 28 (Miridae). Holotype: ?, Yemen: Sana’a, 12 km NW Manakhah
(RLRF NMWC). Current status: Isometopus (Jehania) carinifrons Akingbohungbe, 2006.
Isometopus (Jehania) quadrivittatus Akingbohungbe, 2003: 2854 (Miridae). Holotype: /, Yemen: Mahwit Wadi
Sara S of Al Mahwit (RLRF NMWC).
Isometopus vanharteni Akingbohungbe, 2006: 30 (Miridae). Holotype: ?, Yemen: Sana’a, 12 km NW Manakhah
(RLRF NMWC). Current status: Isometopus (Isometopus) vanharteni (cf. Akingbohungbe, 2006: 32).
Isometopus (Jehania) yemenensis Akingbohungbe, 2003: 2857 (Miridae). Holotype: ?, Yemen: Lahij Anad (RLRF
NMWC).
Katanga linnavuorii Villiers, 1968b: 163 (Reduviidae). Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Belleta Forest (RLRF AMNH).
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Katanga sudanica Villiers, 1968b: 164 (Reduviidae). Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Upper Nile, Malakal (RLRF
AMNH).
Lasiacantha linnavuorii Duarte Rodrigues, 1981a: 52 (Tingidae). Holotype: /, Nigeria: B P1 St. [¼Plateau State],
Gangare Kibo [¼Gengere Kibo] (RLRF AMNH).
Lestomerus niloticus Villiers, 1969: 99 (Reduviidae). Holotype: /, South Sudan: Upper Nile, Malakal (RLRF
AMNH).
Mafa testacea Duarte Rodrigues, 1977: 79 (Tingidae). Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Mt. Niangbo (RLRF
AMNH).
Microcleptocoris depressus Villiers, 1968b: 166 (Reduviidae). Holotype: ?, Sudan: Darfur, Safaha–Abu Matariq
(RLRF AMNH).
Microtelocerus linnavuorii Dolling, 1979b: 100 (Coreidae). Holotype: /, Egypt: Sinai, Gebel Serbâl (RLRF
NMWC).
Mizaldus linnavuorii Slater, 1995: 414 (Rhyparochromidae). Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Mt. Tonkoui (AMNH).
Myiomma maculata Akingbohungbe, 2003: 2852 (Miridae). Holotype: ?, Yemen: Sana’a (RLRF NMWC).
Current status: Myiomma maculatum Akingbohungbe, 2003, gender agreement corrected here (see Table 5).
Myiomma nigricollis Akingbohungbe, 2006: 32 (Miridae). Holotype: /, Yemen: Hadhramaut, Ghail Ba Wazir
(RLRF NMWC). Current status: Miyomma nigricolle Akingbohungbe, 2006, gender agreement corrected
here (see Table 5).
Naochila aristata Duarte Rodrigues, 1979a: 27 (Tingidae). Holotype: /, Ivory Coast: near Abengourou (RLRF
AMNH).
Neoambonea yotvata Schuh, 1989: 9 (Miridae). Holotype: ?, Israel: Yotvata (AMNH).
Oncocephalus aspericollis var. decolor Dispons, 1962a: 28 (Reduviidae). Holotypus: ?, Israel: Mishmar, Haemek
(RLRF NMWC).
Note: This taxon was explicitely described as infrasubspecific (variety) after 1960 and therefore it is an
unavailable name (cf. ICZN, 1999: Article 15.2). The depository of holotype is cited as AMNH? by Putshkov
and Putshkov (1996: 167), but it is not included in the on-line register of AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Oncocephalus aspericollis var. ornatellus Dispons, 1962a: 28 (Reduviidae). Syntype: 1 ?, Israel: Rehovot (RLRF
NMWC).
Notes: This taxon was explicitely described as infrasubspecific (variety) after 1960 and therefore it is an
unavailable name (cf. ICZN, 1999: Article 15.2). The depository of syntype is cited as AMNH? by Putshkov
and Putshkov (1996: 167), but it is not included in the on-line register of AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005). The
variety was described upon three males collected in three different localities in Israel; only one syntype is
preserved in NMWC. The depository of the other two is unknown.
Oncocephalus fasciatellus Dispons, 1962a: 31 (Reduviidae). Holotype: ?, Israel: Yotvata (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Junior subjective synonym of Oncocephalus obsoletus Klug, 1830 (synonymized by Linnavuori,
1986c: 110).
Oncocephalus obsoletus imperfectus Dispons, 1962a: 30 (Reduviidae). Holotypus: ?, Israel (RLRF NMWC).
Current status: Junior subjective synonym of Oncocephalus ocularis Horváth, 1898 (synonymized by Linnavuori,
1986c: 109).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as AMNH by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 215), but it is not
included in the on-line register of AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Oncocephalus pennatulus Dispons, 1962a: 32 (Reduviidae). Holotypus: /, Israel: Lake Tiberias (RLRF
NMWC).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as AMNH by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 216), but it is not
included in the on-line register of AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Paloniella nodifrons Akingbohungbe, 2003: 2859 (Miridae). Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Kiriao (RLRF
NMWC).
Paloniella ovata Akingbohungbe, 2006: 35 (Miridae). Holotype: /, Yemen: Sana’a, 12 km NW Manakhah
(RLRF NMWC).
Paramphibolus linnavuorii Villiers, 1968b: 161 (Reduviidae). Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Ingessana Mts.
(RLRF AMNH).
Perissonemia stricta Duarte Rodrigues, 1979c: 4 (Tingidae). Holotype: ?, Nigeria: NE St. [¼Taraba State],
Gembu (RLRF AMNH). Current status: Paraleptoypha stricta Duarte Rodrigues, 1979 (see Duarte
Rodrigues, 1987: 108).
Peritropis linnavuorii Gorczyca, 2000: 124 (Miridae). Holotype: ?, Eritrea: Ailet (RLRF NMWC).
Pilophorus linnavuorii Schuh, 1989: 13 (Miridae). Holotype: ?, Nigeria: Ife (AMNH).
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Plerochila nigeriana Duarte Rodrigues, 1978a: 306 (Tingidae). Holotype: ?, Nigeria: SE [¼Cross River] State,
Obudu Cattle Ranch (RLRF AMNH).
Putoniola arabica Dispons, 1966: 101 (Reduviidae). Holotypus: ?, Yemen: Aden, Lahej–Dhala road (RLRF
NMWC).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as AMNH by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 170), but it is not
included in the on-line register of AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Raunotingis linnavuorii Duarte Rodrigues, 1980b: 15 (Tingidae). Holotype: /, Benin: near Kokoro (RLRF
AMNH).
Rhagovelia linnavuorii de Sallier Dupin, 1979: 30. Holotype: ? (macropterous), Cameroon: near Victoria (RLRF
AMNH)
Rhaphidosoma ghazalensis Villiers, 1969: 97 (Reduviidae). Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal, Godatair
(RLRF AMNH).
Rhinocoris linnavuorii Villiers, 1969: 94 (Reduviidae). Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Ingessana Mts. (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Rhynocoris linnavuorii Villiers, 1969 (see Maldonado Capriles, 1990: 283).
Salaciola carayoni Slater, 1986: 248 (Rhyparochromidae). Holotype: ?, Nigeria: R. St. [¼Rivers State], Ebubu
near Bori (AMNH).
Salaciola conica Slater, 1986: 252 (Rhyparochromidae). Holotype: /, Nigeria: R. St. [¼Rivers State], near Mbiana
(AMNH).
Salaciola dolichocephala Slater, 1989: 200 (Rhyparochromidae). Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Mt. Adiopodoume
(AMNH).
Salaciola gracilis Slater, 1989: 200 (Rhyparochromidae). Holotype: ?, Cameroon: Abong-Mbang–Ayos (AMNH).
Salaciola linnavuorii Slater, 1986: 249 (Rhyparochromidae). Holotype: ?, Central African Republic: La Maboke
(AMNH).
Salaciola pusilla Slater, 1989: 206 (Rhyparochromidae). Holotype: ?, Central African Republic: La Maboke
(AMNH).
Salaciola raija Slater, 1989: 206. Holotype: /, Central African Republic: Bossangoa Bossem-Bele (AMNH).
Salaciola scudderi Slater, 1989: 207 (Rhyparochromidae). Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Mt. Adiopodoume (AMNH).
Salaciola stigmatocoris Slater, 1989: 209 (Rhyparochromidae). Holotype: ?, Chad: Bebedja (AMNH).
Salaciola tersa Slater, 1989: 210 (Rhyparochromidae). Holotype: ?, Cameroon: Kumba (AMNH).
Sphedanolestes alboniger Villiers, 1969: 97 (Reduviidae). Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Aloma Plateau,
Yei–Iwatoka (RLRF AMNH).
Sphedanolestes meinanderi Villiers, 1969: 96 (Reduviidae). Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei–Maridi
(RLRF AMNH).
Stygnocoris hellenicus Péricart, 1996: 348 (Rhyparochromidae). Holotype: ?, Greece: Peloponnesus, Kehries, near
Corinthe (RLRF NMWC).
Stygnocorisella linnavuorii Scudder, 1969a: 82 (Tingidae). Holotype: /, Sudan: Darfur, Safaha–Abu, Matariq
(RLRF AMNH).
Tingis (Tropidocheila) linnavuorii Péricart, 1984: 57 (Tingidae). Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: near Najran (RLRF
AMNH).
Tribelocephala albomaculata Villiers, 1968b: 169 (Reduviidae). Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yambio
(RLRF AMNH).
Tribelocephala darfurensis Villiers, 1968b: 167 (Reduviidae). Holotype: ?, Sudan: Darfur, N. Jebel Marra, Kurra
(RLRF AMNH).
Tribelocephala linnavuorii Villiers, 1968b: 168 (Reduviidae). Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Tambura–Wau
(RLRF AMNH).
Tribelocephala sudanensis Villiers, 1968b: 169 (Reduviidae). Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei–Maridi
(RLRF AMNH).
Vuorilinna carayoni Štys, 1986: 258 (Enicocephalidae). Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: S., near Athnen (RLRF
NMWC).
Xylocoris (Xylocoris) eremius Péricart, 1974: 255 (Anthocoridae). Holotype: ?, Israel: Hagoshrim (RLRF
AMNH).
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OF
TAXA
INFRAORDER ENICOCEPHALOMORPHA STICHEL, 1955
FAMILY ENICOCEPHALIDAE STÅL, 1860
Systelloderes utukhengal Linnavuori, 1984: 19.
Holotype: ?, Iraq: Baghdad (RLRF). Current
status: Utukhengal utukhengal (Linnavuori,
1984) (see Štys, 2002: 324).
INFRAORDER DIPSOCOROMORPHA MIYAMOTO,
1961
FAMILY CERATOCOMBIDAE FIEBER, 1860
Ceratocombus jordani Linnavuori, 1951b: 94. Holotype: /, Germany: Oberlausitz, Kauppa (coll.
Jordan, Bautzen ZMHB (B. Klausnitzer, pers.
comm.)). Junior subjective synonym of Ceratocombus (Xylonannus) brevipennis Poppius, 1910
(synonymized by Kerzhner, 1974: 73).
Ceratocombus (?Xylonannus) monticolus Linnavuori, 1974b: 119. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia:
Suluta (RLRF AMNH).
Note: The species name is the erroneous
adjective monticolus (-a, -um) instead of the
correct Latin noun monticola, meaning inhabitant of mountains; however, incorrect latinization is not a reason for emendation of the name
according to ICZN (1999: Article 32.5.1).
Muatianvuaia aureate Linnavuori, 1974b: 120.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yambio
(RLRF AMNH).
Trichotonannus delamarei ibba Linnavuori, 1974b:
119. Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria,
Ibba–Yambio (RLRF).
FAMILY DIPSOCORIDAE DOHRN, 1859
Cryptostemma (Harpago) castaneovitreus Linnavuori, 1951b: 102. Syntypes: 1 ? 1 /, Turkey,
Smyrna [¼Izmir] (UZMT). Current status:
Alpagut castaneovitreus (Linnavuori, 1951) (see
Péricart, 2010: 286; Fent et al., 2011: 9–10).
Note: The species was described according to
two syntypes (1 ? 1 /). However, Kerzhner
(1995: 9) cited a holotype (?). As Kerzhner’s
(1995) action does not fulfil requirements of the
Articles 74.5 (the choice of the ‘holotype’ as
name-bearing type was not explicit) and 74.6
(the taxon was clearly described according to
two specimens) of the ICZN (1999) his action
does not constitute valid lectotype designation.
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Cryptostemma titan Linnavuori, 1974b: 120.
Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Loka
forest (RLRF AMNH).
Cryptostemma (Pachycoleus) utnapishtim Linnavuori, 1984: 19. Holotype: ? (macropterous),
Iraq: Baghdad (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Pachycoleus utnapishtim (Linnavuori,
1984) (see Pluot-Sigwalt and Péricart, 2003: 130).
Harpago Linnavuori, 1951b: 102 (subgenus of
Cryptosetmma Herrich-Schaeffer, 1835). Type
species: Cryptostemma (Harpago) castaneovitreus
Linnavuori, 1951b, by monotypy. Current status:
Junior homonym of Harpago Mörch, 1852
(Mollusca: Gastropoda); replaced by new substitute name Alpagut Kıyak, 1995 (see Kıyak, 1995:
16; Baena & Alonso-Zarazaga, 2009: 81; Péricart,
2010: 286; Fent et al., 2011: 9–10; Aukema et al.,
2013: 2), upgraded to generic rank by PluotSigwalt and Péricart (2003: 130).
FAMILY SCHIZOPTERIDAE REUTER, 1891
Dundonannus crassistylus Linnavuori, 1974b: 120.
Holotype: ? (macropterous), South Sudan:
Equatoria, 30 km N of Terakeka (RLRF
AMNH).
Humpatannannus regalis Linnavuori, 1974b: 121.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, near Damazin
(RLRF AMNH).
Luachimonannus (?) alpinus Linnavuori, 1974b:
121. Holotype: / (brachypterous), South Sudan: Equatoria, Imatong Mts., near Gilo
(RLRF AMNH).
Luachimonannus zande Linnavuori, 1974b: 121.
Holotype: ? (macropterous), South Sudan:
Equatoria, Yambio (RLRF AMNH).
Lotukonannus Linnavuori, 1974b: 122. Type
species: Lotukonannus areolatus Linnavuori,
1974, original designation.
Lotukonannus areolatus Linnavuori, 1974b: 121.
Holotype: ? (macropterous), South Sudan:
Equatoria, Lotti forest (RLRF).
Pinochius nitidicollis Linnavuori, 1966b: 264.
Holotype: ?, Egypt: Giza (RLRF NMWC).
Note: Type depository was listed as AMNH by
Kerzhner (1995: 12), but it is not listed in the online register of AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
INFRAORDER GERROMORPHA POPOV, 1971
FAMILY GERRIDAE LEACH, 1815
Cylindrostethus quadrivittatus kumbanus Linnavuori, 1981: 13. Holotype: / (apterous), Came-
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roon: Cameroon Highlands, Kumba–Mamfé
(RLRF NMWC).
Cylindrostethus quadrivittatus muyukanus Linnavuori, 1981: 13. Holotype: ? (apterous), Cameroon: Muyuke, Victoria (RLRF NMWC).
Eurymetra natalensis fallaciosa Linnavuori, 1981:
15. Holotype: ? (apterous), Togo: near Agbaudi (RLRF AMNH).
Eurymetropsis umbrina Linnavuori, 1981: 16.
Holotype: ? (apterous), Cameroon: Mt. Cameroon, Buea (RLRF AMNH).
Gerris (Gerris) kabaishanus Linnavuori, 1998a: 17:
Holotype: / (micropterous), Iraq: Al Kabaish
(NMWC).
Halobates melleus Linnavuori, 1971b: 360. Holotype: ? (apterous), Sudan: Kassala, Mersa
Halaib (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Halobates (Halobates) melleus Linnavuori, 1971
(see Andersen, 1995: 111).
Hynesionella cobbeni Linnavuori, 1975g: 46. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Adiopodoumé (RLRF
AMNH).
Naboandelus bandama Linnavuori, 1981: 18.
Holotype: ? (apterous), Ivory Coast: Lamto,
the Bandama (RLRF AMNH).
Naboandelus bergevini bouakeanus Linnavuori,
1975g: 45. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Bouaké
(RLRF AMNH).
Naboandelus bergevini pygmaea Linnavuori, 1971b:
360. Holotype: ? (apterous), Sudan: Lake
Keilak (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Naboandelus bergevini pygmaeus Linnavuori,
1971 (see Kment and Kolı́nová, 2013: 869).
Naboandelus dentipes Linnavuori, 1981: 21. Holotype: ? (apterous), Ivory Coast: Adiopodoumé
(RLRF NMWC).
Naboandelus patrizii danae Linnavuori, 1981: 13.
Holotype: / (apterous), Ivory Coast: Lamto
(RLRF AMNH).
Naboandelus patrizii migrans Linnavuori, 1971b:
361. Holotype: ? (macropterous), Sudan:
Khartoum (RLRF AMNH).
Naboandelus umuahia Linnavuori, 1981: 20. Holotype: ? (macropterous), Nigeria: ES [¼Abia]
State, Umuahia CRIN (RLRF NMWC).
FAMILY HEBRIDAE AMYOT
AND
SERVILLE, 1843
Hebrus (Timasielloidea) antinous Linnavuori,
1981: 34. Holotype: ? (macropterous), Ivory
Coast: Mt. Tonkoui (RLRF AMNH).
Hebrus (Hebrus) aristomides Linnavuori, 1981: 33.
Holotype: ? (brachypterous), Nigeria: SE
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[¼Cross River] State, Obudu Cattle Ranch
(RLRF NMWC).
Hebrus arkhippe Cobben and Linnavuori, 1983:
85. Holotype: ? (apterous), Ivory Coast:
Adiopodoumé (RLRF NMWC).
Hebrus (Hebrus) bertrandi katsinus Linnavuori,
1981: 29. Holotype: ? (macropterous), Nigeria:
Benue State, Katsina Ala–Hundu (RLRF
AMNH).
Hebrus (Hebrus) bertrandi villosus Linnavuori,
1981: 29. Holotype: / (macropterous), Cameroon: Mt. Cameroon, near Buea (RLRF
NMWC).
Hebrus (Hebrus) gembuanus Linnavuori, 1981: 34.
Holotype: ? (brachypterous), Nigeria: NE
[¼Taraba] State, GembuYelwa (RLRF
AMNH).
Hebrus ifellus Linnavuori, 1973d: 74. Holotype: ?
(macropterous), Nigeria: [Osun State], Ile-Ife
(RLRF NMWC). Current status: Hebrus
(Hebrus) ifellus Linnavuori, 1973 (see Linnavuori, 1981: 32).
Note: In the original description there is
multiple original spelling of the specific name
of this species – Hebrus ifellus occurs three
times in the abstract (p. 70) and the original
description (p. 74) while H. ifensis occurs once
in legend to the figures on page 75. Linnavuori (1981: 33–34) uses only the variant H.
ifellus, which could be considered as fixation
of the correct original spelling by the action of
the first revising author (ICZN, 1999: Article
24.2).
Hebrus (Hebrus) ilaira Cobben and Linnavuori,
1981 in Linnavuori (1981: 30). Lectotype
(designated by Cobben and Linnavuori, 1983:
84, as holotype): ? (macropterous), Ivory
Coast: Bouaké (RLRF AMNH).
Notes: The intended original description by
Cobben and Linnavuori (1983: 84) was preceded by Linnavuori (1981: 30) who listed ‘H.
(s. str.) ilaira Cobben & Linnavuori (in press)’
accompanied by differential diagnosis and
listing material examined from Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Chad, as well as mentioning
‘previously known from the Ivory Coast’. This
mention fulfils the requirement to establish H.
ilaira as an available name with both Cobben
and Linnavuori as its authors responsible for
the description, and all the studied specimens
(including those from Ivory Coast) to be
considered as syntypes. We consider the
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holotype designation by Cobben and Linnavuori (1983: 84) as valid lectotype designation
under the Article 74.5 (ICZN, 1999) because
the term ‘holotype’ was used explicitely for one
of the syntypes.
Hebrus (Hebrus) kheiron Linnavuori, 1981: 30.
Holotype: ? (macropterous), Nigeria: W
[¼Osun] State, Ile-Ife (RLRF AMNH).
Hebrus (Timasielloidea) longicornis Linnavuori,
1981: 34. Holotype: / (macropterous), Nigeria:
SE [¼Cross River] State, Obudu Cattle Range
(RLRF AMNH).
Hebrus obscurus Cobben and Linnavuori, 1983:
85. Holotype: ? (macropterous), Ivory Coast:
Bouaké (RLRF).
Hebrus (Hebrus) pusillus arabicus Linnavuori,
1971b: 364. Holotype: ? (macropterous), Yemen: near Lahej, Wadi Kebir (RLRF [AMNH]
NMWC, see Kment et al., 2016: 216).
Hebrus saxatilis Linnavuori, 1971b: 364. Holotype: ? (macropterous), South Sudan: Equatoria, near Gilo, Imatong (RLRF NMWC).
Hebrus soudani campestris Linnavuori, 1971b:
365. Holotype: ? (macropterous), South Sudan: 30 km N of Terakeka (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Hebrus (Hebrus) campestris
Linnavuori, 1971, raised to species rank by
Linnavuori (1981: 31).
Hebrus thymoma Cobben and Linnavuori, 1983:
83. Holotype: ? (macropterous), Ivory Coast:
Grand Bassan (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Hebrus (Hebrus) thymoma Cobben and
Linnavuori, 1983 (see Linnavuori, 1981: 30).
Note: Linnavuori (1981: 30) mentioned ‘H. (s.
str.) thymoma Cobben & Linnavuori (in
press)’ but as he mentioned no distinguishing
character that mention does not constitute
establishment of an available name, merely a
nomen nudum.
FAMILY HYDROMETRIDAE BILLBERG, 1820
Hydrometra juba Linnavuori, 1971b: 365. Holotype: ? (macropterous), South Sudan: Equatoria, Juba (RLRF AMNH).
Hydrometra moneta Linnavuori, 1981: 24. Holotype: ? (apterous), Ivory Coast: Mt. Tonkoui
(RLRF AMNH).
Hydrometra monoceros Linnavuori, 1986c: 41.
Holotype: / (brachypterous), Saudi Arabia:
Al Qatif (RLRF [AMNH] NMWC).
FAMILY MESOVELIIDAE DOUGLAS
1867
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AND
SCOTT,
Mesovelia dentiventris Linnavuori, 1971b: 364.
Holotype: ? (apterous), South Sudan: Equatoria, 30 km N of Terakeka (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Mesovelia dentiventris dentiventris Linnavuori, 1971 (see Linnavuori, 1975g:
52).
Mesovelia dentiventris mollis Linnavuori, 1975g:
52. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Bouaké (RLRF
AMNH).
FAMILY VELIIDAE BRULLÉ, 1836
Hebrovelia carayoni Linnavuori, 1975g: 54. Holotype: ? (micropterous), Central African Republic: Boukoko, Bébé cave (MNHN).
Mangrovelia Linnavuori, 1977c: 59. Type species:
Mangrovelia artinos Linnavuori, 1977, original
designation.
Mangrovelia artinos Linnavuori, 1977c: 59. Holotype: ? (apterous), Ivory Coast: Adiopodoumé
(RLRF NMWC).
Microvelia arabica praetermissa Linnavuori, 1971b:
362. Holotype: ? (macropterous), Ethiopia:
Gembi near Agaro (RLRF AMNH).
Microvelia ayos Linnavuori, 1977c: 46. Holotype:
? (apterous), Cameroon: Abong-Mbang–Ayos
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Microvelia
(Microvelia) ayos Linnavuori, 1977 (see Linnavuori, 1981: 27).
Microvelia bossangoa Linnavuori, 1977c: 47. Holotype: ? (apterous), Central African Republic:
Bossangoa–Bossembélé (RLRF AMNH).
Microvelia carinata Linnavuori, 1977c: 48. Holotype: ? (apterous), Nigeria: SE [¼Cross River]
State, Obudu Cattle Ranch (RLRF NMWC).
Current status: Microvelia (Microvelia) carinata
Linnavuori, 1977 (see Linnavuori, 1981: 27).
Microvelia fosoana Linnavuori, 1977c: 45. Holotype:
? (apterous), Ghana: Foso (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Microvelia (Microvelia) fosoana
Linnavuori, 1977 (see Linnavuori, 1981: 27).
Microvelia kipopoella Linnavuori, 1973d: 73. Holotype: ? (macropterous), Democratic Republic
of the Congo: Kipopo (MZHF AMNH).
Microvelia lobata Linnavuori, 1971b: 362. Holotype: ? (apterous), South Sudan: Equatoria,
Lotti forest (RLRF).
Microvelia lokaensis Linnavuori, 1971b: 362.
Holotype: ? (apterous), South Sudan: Equatoria, Loka forest (RLRF AMNH).
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Microvelia major wondoensis Linnavuori, 1971b:
362. Holotype: ? (apterous), Ethiopia: Shashamamanni, Wondo cloud forest (RLRF).
Microvelia mbanga Linnavuori, 1977c: 45. Holotype: ? (apterous), Cameroon: Abong-Mbang–
Ayos (RLRF NMWC). Current status:
Microvelia (Microvelia) mbanga Linnavuori,
1977 (see Linnavuori, 1981: 27).
Microvelia (Rastellovelia) niangbo Linnavuori,
1977c: 49. Holotype: ? (apterous), Ivory Coast:
Mt. Niangbo (RLRF).
Microvelia perexigua Linnavuori, 1960c: 54. Holotype: ? (apterous), Israel: Gvuloth (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Junior subjective synonym of Microvelia (Picaultia) macani Brown,
1953 (synonymized by Linnavuori, 1986c: 38; see
also Andersen and Weir, 2003: 339).
Microvelia (Trichovelia) pilipes Linnavuori, 1975g:
48. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Bouaké (RLRF).
Current status: Pseudovelia (Trichovelia) pilipes
(Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori, 1977c: 54).
Microvelia (Trichovelia) troilos Linnavuori, 1975g:
50. Holotype: ? (apterous), Ivory Coast:
Bouaké (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Pseudovelia (Trichovelia) troilos (Linnavuori,
1975) (see Linnavuori, 1977c: 54).
Microvelia tshingandana Linnavuori and Weber,
1974: 331. Holotype: ? (apterous), Central
African Republic: Western slope of the Kahuzi
mountain (RLRF AMNH).
Millotella fontinalis Linnavuori, 1977c: 50. Holotype: ? (apterous), Cameroon: Mt. Cameroon,
Musake Spring (RLRF AMNH).
Millotella mambilla Linnavuori, 1977c: 50. Holotype: ? (apterous), Nigeria: NE [¼Taraba]
State, Mambilla Plateau, Gembu–Yelwa
(RLRF NMWC).
Millotella tricuspidata Linnavuori, 1977c: 50.
Holotype: ? (macropterous), South Sudan:
Equatoria, Imatong Mts., Lotti forest (RLRF
NMWC).
Pseudovelia (Trichovelia) brevicornis Linnavuori,
1977c: 55. Holotype: / (apterous), Nigeria: SE
[¼Cross River] State, Ikom–Obudu (RLRF
NMWC).
Pseudovelia (Trichovelia) breviloba Linnavuori,
1977c: 56. Holotype: ? (apterous), Ghana:
Wenchi road 37 mi N of Kumasi (RLRF
NMWC).
Pseudovelia (Trichovelia) curtipes Linnavuori,
1977c: 55. Holotype: ? (apterous), Ghana: near
Foso (RLRF NMWC).
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Pseudovelia (Pseudovelia) dahli alticola Linnavuori, 1977c: 52. Holotype: ? (apterous),
Nigeria: SE [¼Cross River] State, Obudu Cattle
Ranch (RLRF NMWC).
Pseudovelia (Pseudovelia) dahli frigida Linnavuori,
1977c: 53. Holotype: ? (apterous), Ghana: near
Foso (RLRF AMNH).
Pseudovelia (Trichovelia) pseudomajor Linnavuori,
1977c: 56. Holotype: ? (apterous), Central
African Republic: La Maboke (RLRF
AMNH).
Pseudovelia (Trichovelia) tonkouiana Linnavuori,
1977c: 54. Holotype: ? (apterous), Ivory Coast:
Mt. Tonkoui (RLRF AMNH).
Tonkuivelia Linnavuori, 1977c: 43. Type species:
Tonkuivelia polybos Linnavuori, 1977, original
designation.
Tonkuivelia polybos Linnavuori, 1977c: 44. Holotype: ? (macropterous), Ivory Coast: Mt.
Tonkoui (RLRF AMNH).
Xiphoveloidea major obuduensis Linnavuori,
1977c: 58. Holotype: ? (apterous), Nigeria:
SE [¼Cross River] State, Obudu Cattle Ranch
(RLRF AMNH).
Xiphoveloidea major tuberculata Linnavuori,
1977c: 59. Holotype: ? (apterous), Cameroon:
Bota (RLRF AMNH).
Xiphoveloidea pilosa Linnavuori, 1977c: 57. Holotype: ? (apterous), Ivory Coast: Mt. Tonkoui
(RLRF AMNH).
INFRAORDER NEPOMORHA POPOV, 1968
FAMILY APHELOCHEIRIDAE FIEBER, 1851
Aphelocheirus kumbanus Linnavuori, 1975c: 91.
Holotype: / (macropterous), Cameroon: Cameroon Highlands, Kumba (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) kumbanus Linnavuori, 1975 (cf. D. A.
Polhemus and J. T. Polhemus, 1989).
FAMILY BELOSTOMATIDAE LEACH, 1815
Sphaerodema urinator sudanensis Linnavuori,
1971b: 356. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Malakal (RLRF AMNH).
FAMILY CORIXIDAE LEACH, 1815
Corixa frigidae Linnavuori, 1971b: 349. Holotype:
?, Ethiopia: near Debra Berhan (RLRF).
Corixa monticola Linnavuori, 1971b: 349. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Sululta (RLRF AMNH).
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Sigara sexlineata limpida Linnavuori, 1971b: 349.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Lake Faramaia (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Sigara (Tropocorixa) sexlineata limpida Linnavuori, 1971 (see
Jansson, 1995: 55).
FAMILY HELOTREPHIDAE ESAKI
1927
AND
CHINA,
Esakiella buea Linnavuori, 1981: 5. Holotype: /,
Cameroon: Mt. Cameroon, Buea (RLRF
NMWC).
Esakiella rivularis Linnavuori, 1971b: 349. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Loka forest
(RLRF AMNH).
Esakiella wenchiana Linnavuori, 1981: 5. Holotype: ?, Ghana: Wenchi road 37 miles N of
Kumasi (RLRF NMWC).
FAMILY MICRONECTIDAE JACZEWSKI, 1924
Micronecta bebedjana Linnavuori, 1981: 3. Holotype: ? (macropterous), Chad: Bebedja (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Micronecta (Micronecta) bebedjana Linnavuori, 1981 (Nieser and
Chen, pers. comm.).
Micronecta dimakoana Linnavuori, 1981: 2. Holotype: ? (macropterous), Cameroon: Dimako
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Micronecta
(Micronecta) dimakoana Linnavuori, 1981
(Nieser and Chen, pers. comm.).
Micronecta jenkinae maculiceps Linnavuori,
1971b: 345. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Loka forest (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Micronecta (Micronecta) jenkinae maculiceps Linnavuori, 1981 (Nieser and Chen,
pers. comm.).
Micronecta opaca Linnavuori, 1971b: 345. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Torit
(RLRF). Current status: Micronecta (Dichaetonecta) opaca Linnavuori, 1971 (Nieser and
Chen, pers. comm.).
Micronecta wagneri Linnavuori, 1951a: 52. Holotype: ?, Finland: Tuulos (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Junior subjective synonym of
Micronecta (Micronecta) minutissima (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonymized by Wróblewski,
1958: 270).
Note: Linnavuori (1951a) cited the type material as follows: ‘Finds: EH: Tuulos 16 VIII. 1948
(R. L.) and Hattula (Wegelius). The type in my
collection. The paratypes ebenda and in the
collection of the Finnish University in Turku.’
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The information about holotype was specified
by Jansson (1995: 33).
Micronecta wau Linnavuori, 1971b: 344. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal, Wau
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Micronecta
(Dichaetonecta) wau Linnavuori, 1971 (Nieser
and Chen, pers. comm.).
FAMILY NAUCORIDAE LEACH, 1815
Heleocoris linnavuorii amaricus Linnavuori,
1971b: 354. Holotype: ?, Eritrea (RLRF
AMNH).
Laccocoris angustus Linnavuori, 1987b: 482.
Holotype: ?, Zambia: Abercorn [¼Mbala]
(MZLU).
Laccocoris omoensis Linnavuori, 1971b: 354.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: River Omo (RLRF
NMWC).
Naucoris (Naucorisella) ciliatistylus Linnavuori,
1971b: 353. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Belleta
forest (RLRF AMNH).
Neomacrocoris poissoni Linnavuori, 1971b: 355.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Loka
forest (RLRF AMNH).
FAMILY NEPIDAE LATREILLE, 1802
Laccotrephes erakhtheus Linnavuori, 1971c: 58.
Holotype: ?, Eritrea: Keren–Asmara (RLRF
NMWC).
Laccotrephes hyperion Linnavuori, 1971c: 59.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Mt. Maigudo (RLRF
AMNH).
Laccotrephes keilak Linnavuori, 1971b: 358. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Lake Keilak (RLRF
AMNH).
Laccotrephes niala Linnavuori, 1981: 10. Holotype: ?, Chad: Bahr Niala near Balikoundou
(RLRF AMNH).
INFRAORDER LEPTOPODOMORPHA POPOV,
1971
FAMILY LEPTOPODIDAE BRULLÉ, 1836
Lahima Linnavuori and van Harten, 2002b: 321.
Type species: Lahima hero Linnavuori and van
Harten, 2002, original designation.
Lahima hero Linnavuori and van Harten, 2002b:
323. Holotype: /, Yemen: Al Lahima (RLRF
NMWC).
Patapius (Pseudopatapius) corticalis Linnavuori,
1974b: 136. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr el
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Ghazal, River Malmul–Tonj (RLRF NMWC).
Current status: Patapius (Patapius) corticalis
Linnavuori, 1974 (see J. T. Polhemus, 1981: 605).
Patapius (Patapius) integerrimus Linnavuori,
1974b: 135. Holotype: /, Sudan: Blue Nile,
Kosti (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Patapius (Patapius) integerrimus Linnavuori,
1974 (see J. T. Polhemus, 1981: 605).
FAMILY SALDIDAE AMYOT
AND
SERVILLE, 1843
Micracanthia imitator Linnavuori, 1952a: 156.
Syntypes: ?/, Germany: Insel Amrum, Holstein Wermbech (RLRF AMNH [erroneously as holotype]). Junior subjective synonym of
Micracanthia marginalis (Fallén, 1807) (synonymized by Cobben, 1959: 311).
Note: The volume 17(4) of Annales Entomologici Fennici including the original description of
this species was published on January 19, 1952
(Kment and Wilson, 2017), not in 1951 as
supposed previously (cf. Lindskog, 1995: 125).
INFRAORDER CIMICOMORPHA LESTON, PENDERGRAST AND SOUTHWOOD, 1954
FAMILY ANTHOCORIDAE FIEBER, 1836
Anthocoris pilosus tschuensis Linnavuori, 1961e:
86. Holotype: ?, Kyrgyzstan: Fl. Tschu [¼Chu
river] (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Junior subjective synonym of Anthocoris simillimus Poppius, 1909 (synonymized by Péricart,
1972: 144 with Anthocoris sibiricus Reuter,
1875; Elov, 1976: 376 with A. simillimus).
Note: Péricart (1996) erroneously listed holotype to be deposited in UZMT.
Orius (Orius) flagellum Linnavuori, 1968b: 200.
Holotype: ?, Yemen: Jebel Jihaf (BMNH).
Note: Péricart (1996) erroneously listed holotype to be deposited in AMNH.
FAMILY MIRIDAE HAHN, 1833
Acratheus ocellaris Linnavuori, 1994e: 8. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: B P1 St. [¼Nasarawa State],
WambaLafia (RLRF NMWC).
Acrorrhinium atricorne Linnavuori, 2006: 235.
Holotype: ?, Iran: Fars, Tang-e-Bostanak
(RLRF NMWC).
Acrorrhinium elegans Linnavuori and Al-Safadi,
1993a: 171. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Abyan, near
Maifa’ah (RLRF NMWC).
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Acrorrhinium gracile Linnavuori, 2004a: 7. Holotype: ?, Iran: Hormozgan, Kuhestak (RLRF
NMWC).
Acrorrhinium minutissimus [sic!] Linnavuori and
Al-Safadi, 1993a: 172. Holotype: ?, Yemen:
Ta’izz, 20 km S of Hais (RLRF NMWC).
Current status: Acrorrhinium minutissimum Linnavuori and Al-Safadi, 1993 (see Kerzhner and
Josifov, 1999: 287).
Acrotelus abbaricus Linnavuori, 2010: 373. Holotype: ?, Iran: Zanjan, Abbar (RLRF
NMWC).
Acrotelus tristis Linnavuori, 1965d: 266. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: El Riyadh (RLRF
AMNH).
Aeolocoris curtulus Linnavuori, 1975f: 66. Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Kapoeta–
Boma (RLRF AMNH).
Aeolocoris decarinatus Linnavuori, 1975f: 66.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal,
Wau (RLRF AMNH).
Aeolocoris nigrinus Linnavuori, 1975f: 67. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal, Wau
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Bibundiella
nigrina (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori,
1996: 27).
Aeolocoris pusillimus Linnavuori, 1975f: 67. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Kordofan, near Talodi
(RLRF AMNH).
Aeolocoris rufipennis Linnavuori and Al-Safadi,
1993b: 187. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Abyan,
Maifa’ah (RLRF [AMNH] NMWC).
Afroderaeus Linnavuori, 1975f: 8 (subgenus of
Deraeocoris Kirschbaum, 1856). Type species:
Deraeocoris inflaticeps Linnavuori, 1975, original designation.
Alloeomimus hilaris Linnavuori, 1975f: 72. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Khartoum (RLRF AMNH).
Alloeomimus pilosus Linnavuori, 1984: 38. Holotype: /, Iraq: Sulaymaniyah, near Penjwin
(RLRF AMNH).
Alloeomimus salmakis Linnavuori, 1996: 47. Holotype: ?, Burkina Faso: Bobo Dioulasso
(RLRF AMNH).
Aloea Linnavuori, 1975f: 61. Type species: Aloea
cunealis Linnavuori, 1975, original designation.
Notes: The name Aloea appeared first in the
paper of Linnavuori (1973d: 85) describing one
new species, A. iadmon Linnavuori, 1973. In
that paper the genus was treated as already
described and including five more species-group
taxa: A. cunealis Lv., A. cunealis persimilis Lv.,
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A. nigritula Lv., A. planiceps Lv. and A. callosa
Lv. (Linnavuori, 1973d: 85). From this it is
certain that Linnavuori (1973d; published on
July 30, 1973 – see Kment and Wilson, 2017)
was referring to the manuscript of the paper of
Linnavuori (1975f) which was however not
published until March 25, 1975 (see Kment
and Wilson, 2017). This mention of Aloea in
Linnavuori (1973d) did not fulfil the requirements of the Articles 13.1 (lack of description or
differential diagnosis), 13.3 (type species not
fixed) and 13.4 (the genus is not mentioned as
new) (ICZN, 1999) and therefore did not make
it available. Schuh (1974: 14, 16, 196–197)
described additional two new species, A. australis Schuh, 1974 and A. samueli Schuh, 1974.
He attributed the genus Aloea to Linnavuori (in
press) and despite he provided diagnosis of the
genus and included it in a key, Schuh (1974) did
not mark the genus as new nor established its
type species therefore the name cannot be
available from that paper. The genus Aloea
was validly described only by Linnavuori
(1975f).
According to Neave (2015) there is an existing
homonymy between Aloea Linnavuori, 1975
and Aloea Sacco, 1886 (Mollusca). However,
Aloea Sacco, 1886 is not an available name,
merely an incorrect subsequent spelling of Alaea
Jeffreys, 1830 (cf. Sacco, 1886: 197) therefore no
homonymy is involved.
Aloea callosa Linnavuori, 1975f: 62. Holotype: ?,
South Sudan: Equatoria, near Gilo (RLRF
AMNH).
Aloea cunealis Linnavuori, 1975f: 61. Holotype:
?, Somalia: near Hargeisa (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Aloea cunealis cunealis Linnavuori, 1975.
Aloea cunealis persimilis Linnavuori, 1975f: 62.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Kapoeta–Boma (RLRF NMWC).
Aloea iadmon Linnavuori, 1973d: 85. Holotype: /
, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lubumbashi (MZHF NMWC).
Note: In the paper by Linnavuori (1973d), when
describing A. iadmon, the genus Aloea did not
meet criteria of availability and has not been
validly established until Linnavuori (1975f) (see
above Notes under the genus Aloea). According
to the ICZN (1999: Article 11.9.3) ‘a speciesgroup name must be published in unambiguous
combination with a generic name (either explic-
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it, or implicit by context)’. However, ‘the
generic name need not be valid or even
available’ (ICZN, 1999: Article 11.9.3.1) therefore the circumstances of its description have no
influence on availability of the species from its
original description.
Aloea nigritula Linnavuori, 1975f: 62. Holotype:
?, Yemen: Kaulat-el-Asakeir near Sana’a
(BMNH).
Aloea planiceps Linnavuori, 1975f: 62. Holotype:
?, Somalia: near Hargeisa (RLRF AMNH).
Amblytylus gregarius Linnavuori, 1961b: 16.
Holotype: ?, Israel: Rehovot (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Amblytylus brevicollis Fieber, 1858
(synonymized by Matocq and Pluot-Sigwalt,
2012: 133).
Amblytylus inscriptus Linnavuori, 1961b: 14.
Holotype: ?, Israel: Rehovot (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Megalocoleus delicatus (Perris,
1857) (synonymized by Matocq and PluotSigwalt, 2012: 144).
Amblytylus peitho Linnavuori, 1997a: 312: Holotype: ?, Iran: Khorasan, Sarakhs (RLRF
[NMWC]).
Note: Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 304) listed
holotype deposited in NMWC, but it is not
present there (A. Carapezza, pers. observ.).
Ambonea russeola Linnavuori, 1975f: 61. Holotype: /, Sudan: Northern Province, Ed Damer
(RLRF NMWC). Current status: Neoambonea russeola (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Schuh,
1989: 6).
Ambonea tamaricis Linnavuori, 1975f: 60. Holotype: /, Ethiopia: near Harrar (RLRF
[AMNH] NMWC). Current status: Hypseloecus tamaricis (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Schuh,
1989: 5).
Note: Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 279) listed
holotype deposited in AMNH, but it is not
listed in the on-line register of AMNH types
(Anonymus, 2005).
Ambonea uniformis Linnavuori, 1975f: 61. Holotype: /, Ethiopia: near Harrar (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Neoambonea uniformis (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori, 1986c:
150).
Ambonea v-rubra Linnavuori, 1975f: 60. Holotype:
/, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yambio (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Hypseloecus v-rubra
(Linnavuori, 1975) (see Schuh, 1989: 5).
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Anapsallus pallidus Linnavuori, 1993a: 224. Holotype: /, Nigeria: M W St. [¼Edo State],
BeninOre (RLRF NMWC).
Anonychiella abendica Linnavuori, 1975f: 102.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Kassala, Abend
Pass (RLRF AMNH). Current status: Junior
subjective synonym of Anonychiella subannulata
(Wagner, 1973) (synonymized by Linnavuori,
1989d: 35; see also Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999:
306).
Aphaenophyes juniperinus Linnavuori, 1975f: 113.
Holotype: ?, Eritrea: Addi Caieb (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Tuponia (Chlorotuponia) juniperina Linnavuori, 1975 (see Linnavuori, 1993a: 279).
Aphaenophyes richteri elongatus Linnavuori,
1975f: 113. Holotype: ?, Yemen (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Aphaenophyes richteri
elongata Linnavuori, 1975 (see Kerzhner and
Josifov, 1999: 306).
Aspidacanthus clavipes Linnavuori, 1996: 48.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Kassala, Erkowit (RLRF
AMNH).
Aspidacanthus globicollis Linnavuori, 1975f: 69.
Holotype: ?, Somalia: Darfur, Ed Daein
(RLRF AMNH).
Aspidacanthus tithonos Linnavuori, 1996: 50.
Holotype: ?, Nigeria: Kw St. [¼Kwara State],
ShaganuRofia (RLRF AMNH).
Asthenarius melpomene Linnavuori, 1989c: 53.
Holotype: ?, Iraq: Ninawa, Jebel Sinjar (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Psallus (Phylidea)
melpomene (Linnavuori, 1989) (see Kerzhner,
1964: 756; Linnavuori, 1993d: 265).
Asthenarius ninurta Linnavuori, 1984: 50. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Sulaymaniyah, near Dukan
(RLRF NMWC). Current status: Psallus
(Phylidea) ninurta (Linnavuori, 1984) (see Kerzhner, 1964: 756; Linnavuori, 1993d: 266).
Atomophora alhagii Linnavuori, 1986: 155. Holotype: /, Iraq: near Ana (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Camptotylidea alhagii (Linnavuori, 1986) (see Linnavuori, 1990b: 58).
Atomophora arabica Linnavuori, 1962d: 69. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: El Riyadh (RLRF
AMNH).
Atomophora astarte Linnavuori, 1971h: 3. Holotype: ?, Israel: Eilat (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Camptotylidea astarte (Linnavuori, 1971) (see Linnavuori, 1990b: 60).
Atomophora astragalii Linnavuori, 1986: 155.
Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: 50 km NW of An
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Nu’ayriyah (RLRF [AMNH]). Current
status: Junior subjective synonym of Camptotylidea albovittata (Reuter, 1903) (synonymized
by Konstantinov, 1999: 104).
Notes: In the original description the species
epithet appears three-times as astragali (Linnavuori, 1986: 31, 155, 173) and three-times as
astragalii (Linnavuori, 1986: 154, 156). The
name was accepted as A. astragalii by Linnavuori (1990b: 55) which should be considered
the correct original spelling (see Kerzhner and
Josifov, 1999: 316).
Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 315) listed holotype
deposited in AMNH, but it is not listed in the online register of AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Atomophora astraia Linnavuori, 1997a: 314. Holotype: ?, Iran: Khorasan, Tabas (RLRF
NMWC).
Atomophora atripes Linnavuori, 1997a: 314. Holotype: ?, Iran: Khorasan, near Parvand
(RLRF NMWC).
Atomophora bast Linnavuori, 1989c: 51. Holotype: ?, Israel: Southern District, Yotvata
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Camptotylidea bast (Linnavuori, 1989) (see Linnavuori,
1990b: 57).
Atomophora candida Linnavuori, 1984: 40. Holotype: /, Iraq: Karbala, Ukhaidir–Nukhaib
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Camptotylidea candida (Linnavuori, 1984) (see Linnavuori, 1990b: 59).
Atomophora maculosa erato Linnavuori, 1971h: 8.
Holotype: /, Iran: Baluchistan, Iranshar
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Synonimized with Atomophora maculosa maculosa
Reuter, 1903 by Konstantinov (2000: 39),
restored by Linnavuori (2010: 376).
Atomophora modesta Linnavuori, 1986: 157. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Hufuf (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Camptotylidea modesta
(Linnavuori, 1986) (see Linnavuori, 1990b: 61).
Atomophora nut Linnavuori, 1971h: 7. Holotype:
?, Algeria: Ain Sefra (RLRF AMNH).
Atomophora pentheus Linnavuori, 1971h: 4. Holotype: ?, Iran: Baluchistan, Iranshar (RLRF
AMNH).
Atomophora rodanica Linnavuori, 2004a: 13.
Holotype: /, Iran: Hormozgan, Rodan (RLRF
NMWC).
Atomophora sabaea Linnavuori and Al-Safadi,
1993b: 189. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Mareb
(RLRF [AMNH] NMWC).
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Atomoscelis atthis Linnavuori, 1971i: 32. Holotype: ?, Algeria: 40 km E of Beni Ounif, Oued
Dermel (RLRF AMNH).
Atomoscelis oblongiusculus Linnavuori, 1952c: 35.
Holotype: ?, Greece: Corfu (UZMT). Current
status: Malacotes oblongiusculus (Linnavuori,
1952) (see Linnavuori, 1994f: 10).
Atractotomellus Linnavuori, 1975f: 95. Type
species: Atractotomus seorsus Odhiambo, 1961,
original designation. Junior subjective synonym
of Millerimiris Carvalho, 1951 (synonymized by
Akingbohungbe, 1978: 92–93).
Atractotomus kija Linnavuori, 1993a: 221. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: B P1 St. [¼Plateau State], Jos
(RLRF NMWC).
Auchenocrepis gracilis Linnavuori, 1975f: 111.
Holotype: ?, Yemen: near Lahej, Wadi Kebir
(RLRF AMNH).
Badezorus ferdowsii Linnavuori, 1997b: 338: Holotype: ?, Iran: Khorasan, Mashhad (RLRF
NMWC).
Badezorus immaculatus Linnavuori, 1997b: 341:
Holotype: ?, Iran: Khorasan, Deh Shor
(RLRF NMWC).
Bibundiella epikharmos Linnavuori, 1996: 28.
Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the
Congo: Kwango–Kimbou (MRAC).
Note: Species epithet is misspelled as epikarmos
in Schuh (2013).
Boopidocoris nahidae Linnavuori, 1995d: 477.
Holotype: /, Iran: Khorasan, 70–80 km W of
Sabzevar near Parvand (RLRF NMWC).
Bowdenella gloriosa Linnavuori, 1974e: 17 (in
key). Lectotype (designated by Linnavuori,
1975f: 45, as holotype): ?, South Sudan:
Equatoria, Yei–Maridi (RLRF NMWC).
Note: The intended original description by
Linnavuori (1975f: 44–45) was preceded by an
identification key by Linnavuori (1974e: 17)
which makes the name available from the
earlier publication; no types were established
in the key and the type locality was cited as
Sudan. We consider the holotype designation
by Linnavuori (1975f: 45) as valid lectotype
designation under the Article 74.5 (ICZN, 1999)
because the term type was used explicitely for
the only existing type specimen.
Bowdenella hirtula Linnavuori, 1974e: 17 (in key).
Lectotype (designated by Linnavuori 1975f: 44,
as holotype): ?, Ethiopia: Omo valley (RLRF
NMWC).
Note: The intended original description by
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Linnavuori (1975f: 44) was preceded by an
identification key by Linnavuori (1974e: 17)
which makes the name available from the
earlier publication; no types were established
in the key and the type locality was cited as
Sudan. We consider the holotype designation
by Linnavuori (1975f: 44) as valid lectotype
designation under the Article 74.5 (ICZN, 1999)
because the term type was used explicitely for
the only existing type specimen.
Brachynotocoris cyprius inermis Linnavuori,
1965a: 12. Holotype: ?, Libya: El Merj–Gubba
road (RLRF AMNH).
Note: Listed as valid species, B. inermis
Linnavuori, 1965, in the catalogue by Schuh
(1995: 85), apparently by mistake (see Kerzhner
and Josifov, 1999: 235; Schuh and Kerzhner,
1999: 271; Pagola-Carte, 2010: 116; Schuh,
2013).
Bryocoris gracilis Linnavuori, 1962c: 68. Holotype: ?, Japan: Kyushu, Korasan, Chikugo
(RLRF AMNH).
Calocoris (Closterotomus) aqranus Linnavuori,
1984: 29. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Dahuk, Shaykh
Addy (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Closterotomus aqranus (Linnavuori, 1984) (see
Rosenzweig, 1997: 152).
Calocoris (Calocorisella) demeter Linnavuori,
1974f: 29. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Er
Riyadh (RLRF NMWC). Current status:
Reuterista demeter (Linnavuori, 1974) (see
Rosenzweig, 1997: 152).
Calocoris (Calocoris) ishtar Linnavuori, 1984: 28.
Holotype: ?, Iraq: Dahuk, near Aqra (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Rauniella ishtar
(Linnavuori, 1984) (see Rosenzweig, 1997: 167).
Calocoris saucius Linnavuori, 1951c: 104. Syntypes: ?/, Israel: Jericho, Ramat Gan near
Tel-Aviv; Algeria: Tebessa, Constantine
(UZMT, NMPC, RLRF [AMNH]). Current
status: Calocoris roseomaculatus saucius (see
Linnavuori, 1960c: 63).
Note: Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 76) listed
syntypes also in AMNH, but on-line register of
AMNH types does not list any of them
(Anonymus, 2005).
Camptotylidea fryne Linnavuori, 1993a: 145.
Holotype: ?, Algeria: El Golea (RLRF
NMWC).
Note: This species was accidentally omitted in
Schuh (1995: 274), see additions and corrections
by Kerzhner and Schuh (2001: 265).
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Camptotylidea rhea Linnavuori, 2004a: 15. Holotype: ?, Iran: Hormozgan, Rodan (RLRF
NMWC).
Camptotylidea rubropicta Linnavuori, 1998b: 26:
Holotype: ?, Iran: Fars, 15 km E Sa‘adatshahr
(HMIM).
Campylomma acaciae Linnavuori, 1961b: 22.
Holotype: ?, Israel: Yotvata (RLRF
AMNH).
Campylomma appendiculata Linnavuori, 1993a:
255. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: R St. [¼Rivers
State], Mbiaima (RLRF NMWC). Current
status: Campylomma appendiculatum Linnavuori, 1993, gender agreement corrected here
(see Table 4).
Campylomma bes Linnavuori, 1993a: 273. Holotype: ?, Cameroon: Kumba (RLRF
NMWC).
Campylomma fallaciosa Linnavuori and Al-Safadi, 1993e: 242. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Abyan,
Mayfa’ah (RLRF [AMNH] NMWC).
Current status: Campylomma fallaciosum Linnavuori and Al-Safadi, 1993 (see Kerzhner and
Josifov, 1999: 320).
Campylomma glauke Linnavuori, 1993a: 257.
Holotype: ?, Nigeria: N C St. [¼Kaduna State],
Zaria (RLRF NMWC).
Campylomma (Campylomma) grandis Linnavuori,
1986c: 161. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: near
Athnen (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Campylomma grande Linnavuori, 1986 (see
Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 320), gender
agreement corrected here (see Table 4).
Campylomma hestia Linnavuori and van Harten,
2001: 236. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Al Kowd
(RLRF NMWC).
Campylomma hilaris Linnavuori, 1975f: 108.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Juba
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Campylomma hilare Linnavuori, 1975, gender agreement corrected here (see Table 4).
Campylomma imitans Linnavuori, 1975f: 107.
Holotype: ?, Mali (as French Sudan) (RLRF
NMWC).
Campylomma kalliope Linnavuori, 1989c: 54.
Holotype: /, Israel: En Tamar (RLRF
NMWC).
Campylomma khloe Linnavuori, 1993a: 255. Holotype: ?, Cameroon: Kumba (RLRF
NMWC).
Campylomma khuzestanicum Linnavuori, 2010:
379. Holotype: ?, Iran: Khuzestan, Zeydoon
(RLRF NMWC).
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Campylomma maculipennis Linnavuori, 1993a:
254. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: W St. [¼Western
State, currently divided into Ogun, Ondo and
Oyo States] (RLRF [NMWC]). Current
status: Campylomma maculipenne Linnavuori,
1993, gender agreement corrected here (see
Table 4).
Campylomma min Linnavuori, 1993a: 272. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: E C St. [¼Enugu State],
Nsukka (RLRF NMWC).
Campylomma montana Linnavuori, 1975f: 107.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Kateri–Gilo
(RLRF NMWC). Current status: Campylomma montanum Linnavuori, 1975, gender
agreement corrected here (see Table 4).
Campylomma mundrica Linnavuori, 1975f: 107.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Mundri
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Campylomma mundricum Linnavuori, 1975, gender
agreement corrected here (see Table 4).
Campylomma oreophila Linnavuori and Al-Safadi,
1993e: 241. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Sana’a
(RLRF [AMNH] NMWC). Current
status: Campylomma oreophilum Linnavuori
and Al-Safadi, 1993, gender agreement corrected here (see Table 4).
Campylomma pallidicornis Linnavuori, 1993a:
253. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: SE St. [¼Cross River
State], Obudu Cattle Ranch (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Campylomma pallidicorne Linnavuori, 1993, gender agreement
corrected here (see Table 4).
Campylomma rivulorum Linnavuori and Al-Safadi, 1993e: 243. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Ta’izz,
Wadi Warazan (RLRF [AMNH]
NMWC).
Campylomma skylla Linnavuori, 1993a: 253.
Holotype: ?, Cameroon: Kumiba (RLRF
NMWC).
Campylomma somalica Linnavuori, 1975f: 107.
Holotype: ?, Somalia: Hargeisa (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Campylomma somalicum Linnavuori, 1975, gender agreement corrected here (see Table 4).
Campylomma tykhe Linnavuori, 1993a: 271. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: NE St. [Taraba and
Adamawa States], ZinnaNgurore (RLRF
NMWC).
Campylomma viridissima Linnavuori and Al-Safadi, 1993e: 244. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Sana’a
(RLRF [AMNH] NMWC). Current
status: Campylomma viridissimum Linnavuori
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Table 4. Correct gender agreement of the valid species names in the genus Campylomma Reuter, 1878 (neuter).
According to the Article 30.1.2. of ICZN (1999) ‘a genus-group name that is or ends in a Greek word
transliterated into Latin without other changes takes the gender given for that word in standard Greek
dictionaries.’ This Article can be unambiguously applied to the Greek neuter noun omma (¼eye), which apply
also to the genus Campylomma Puton, 1872 as it was accepted by Steyskal (1973: 204, 206), Kerzhner and Josifov
(1999: 318) and Konstantinov et al. (2015, 2016). To avoid further ambiguity in their usage we provide here list of
all the valid species names in the genus Campylomma, point their grammatical nature and correct the gender
agreement to neuter when needed (marked by asterisk*). List of the species is compiled after Schuh (1995, 2013),
Kerzhner and Josifov (1999), Aukema et al. (2013), Konstantinov et al. (2015, 2016), Yasunaga and Duwal
(2015), Yasunaga et al. (2015), and Yasunaga (2016).
Campylomma acaciae Linnavuori, 1961 [noun in the genitive case standing in the apposition]
Campylomma admittens (Linnavuori, 1975) [Latin present active participle]
Campylomma agalegae Miller, 1956 [geographical name given as noun in the genitive case]
Campylomma aitutaki Schuh, 1984 [geographic name in the nominative singular given in the apposition]
Campylomma angustius Poppius, 1914 [Latin adjective angustior, -or, -us]
Campylomma angustulum Reuter, 1904 [Latin adjective angustulus, -a, -um]
Campylomma annulicorne (Signoret, 1865) [composed Latin adjective annulicornis, -is, -e]
*Campylomma appendiculatum Linnavuori, 1993 [Latin adjective appendiculatus, -a, -um]
Campylomma artemisiae (Lindberg, 1958) [noun in the genitive case standing in the apposition]
Campylomma aterrimum Yasunaga, 2001 [Latin adjective aterrimus, -a, -um]
*Campylomma atrum Schuh, 1984 [Latin adjective ater, atra, atrum]
Campylomma atripes (Linnavuori, 1986) [composed Latin noun in the nominative singular standing in apposition]
Campylomma attilioi Konstantinov, Neimorovets and Korzeev, 2016 [personal name given as noun in the genitive
case]
*Campylomma austrinum Malipatil, 1992 [Latin adjective austrinus, -a, -um]
Campylomma bes Linnavuori, 1993 [name of Anciet Egyptian deity given as noun in apposition]
Campylomma biak Schuh, 1984 [geographic name in the nominative singular given in the apposition]
Campylomma boharti Carvalho, 1956 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
Campylomma boninense Carvalho, 1956 [latinized adjective boninensis, -is, -e]
Campylomma breviatum Knight, 1938 [Latin adjective breviatus, -a, -um]
Campylomma breviceps Usinger, 1946 [composed latinized adjective breviceps]
Campylomma brunneicolle Usinger, 1946 [composed Latin adjective brunneicollis, -is, -e]
Campylomma buddlejae Duwal, Yasunaga, and Lee, 2010 [noun in the genitive case standing in the apposition]
*Campylomma carolinense Carvalho, 1956 [latinized adjective carolinensis, -is, -e]
Campylomma celatum Wagner, 1969 [Latin adjective celatus, -a, -um]
Campylomma chichijima Carvalho, 1956 [geographic name in the nominative singular given in the apposition]
Campylomma chitwanense Duwal, Yasunaga, and Lee, 2010 [latinized adjective chitwanensis, -is, -e]
*Campylomma citrinum Carvalho, 1968 [Latin adjective citrinus, -a, -um]
Campylomma citrinella Odhiambo, 1960 [species name of the finch Carduelis citrinella in the nominative singular
given in the apposition]
*Campylomma collinum (Van Duzee, 1934) [Latin adjective collinus, -a, -um]
*Campylomma cookense Schuh, 1984 [latinized adjective cookensis, -is, -e]
*Campylomma crassum (Linnavuori, 1975) [Latin adjective crassus, -a, -um]
*Campylomma crotonicolum Linnavuori, 1975 [Originally established as Stenocapsus crotonicolus Linnavuori, 1975.
The species name is the erroneous adjective crotonicolus (-a, -um) given instead of the correct Latin noun
crotonicola, meaning inhabitant of rushfoil (Croton); however, incorrect latinization is not a reason for
emendation of the name according to ICZN (1999: Article 32.5.1).]
Campylomma cuneolatum Knight, 1938 [Latin adjective cuneolatus, -a, -um]
*Campylomma discoidale (Poppius, 1914) [Latin adjective discoidalis, -is, -e]
Campylomma diversicorne Reuter, 1878 [composed Latin adjective diversicornis, -is, -e]
*Campylomma elongatum (Poppius, 1914) [Latin adjective elongatus, -a, -um]
Campylomma eniwetok Schuh, 1984 [geographic name in the nominative singular given in the apposition]
Campylomma eurycephalum Yasunaga, 2001 [latinized Greek adjective eurycephalus, -a, -um]
Campylomma fallaciosum Linnavuori and Al-Safadi, 1993 [Latin adjective fallaciosus, -a, -um]
Campylomma flavipes Yasunaga, 2001 [composed Latin noun in the nominative singular standing in apposition]
*Campylomma fopingense Li and Liu, 2010 [latinized adjective fopingensis, -is, -e]
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Campylomma fukagawai Yasunaga, Schuh and Duwal, 2015 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
Campylomma fuscum Knight, 1938 [Latin adjective fuscus, -a, -um]
*Campylomma fusciantennatum Malipatil, 1992 [composed Latin adjective fusciantennatus, -a, -um]
Campylomma fuscicorne (Reuter, 1899) [composed Latin adjective fuscicornis, -is, -e]
Campylomma glauke Linnavuori, 1993 [name of character from Anciet Greek mythology given as noun in
apposition]
*Campylomma grande Linnavuori, 1986 [Latin adjective grandis, -is, -e]
*Campylomma guadalcanalicum Schuh, 1984 [latinized adjective guadalcanalicus, -a, -um]
*Campylomma guineense (Poppius, 1914) [latinized adjective guineensis, -is, -e]
Campylomma hestia Linnavuori and van Harten, 2001 [name of Anciet Greek deity given as noun in apposition]
*Campylomma hilare Linnavuori, 1975 [latinized adjective hilaris, -is, -e]
Campylomma hivaoae Knight, 1938 [geographical name given as noun in the genitive case]
Campylomma imitans Linnavuori, 1975 [Latin present participle]
Campylomma incertum Villiers, 1956 [Latin adjective incertus, -a, -um]
Campylomma indigena Lindberg, 1958 [Latin noun in the nominative singular given in the apposition – see ICZN,
1999: Article 31.2.2 for precedence of noun over homonymous adjective]
*Campylomma insignitum (Linnavuori, 1975) [Latin adjective insignitus, -a, -um]
*Campylomma insulare (Lindberg, 1958) [Latin adjective insularis, -is, -e]
*Campylomma irianicum Schuh, 1984 [latinized adjective irianicus, -a, -um]
Campylomma kalliope Linnavuori, 1989 [name of Anciet Greek deity given as noun in apposition]
Campylomma khloe Linnavuori, 1993 [name of Anciet Greek deity given as noun in apposition]
Campylomma khuzestanicum Linnavuori, 2010 [latinized adjective khuzestanicus, -a, -um]
Campylomma koraticola Yasunaga and Duwal, 2015 [composed Latin noun in the nominative singular given in
the apposition]
*Campylomma kororense Carvalho, 1956 [latinized adjective kororensis, -is, -e]
Campylomma kraussi Schuh, 1984 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
*Campylomma kununurraense Malipatil, 1992 [latinized adjective kununurraensis, -is, -e]
Campylomma leptadeniae (Linnavuori, 1975) [noun in the genitive case standing in the apposition]
Campylomma leucochilum (Reuter, 1905) [latinized composed Greek adjective leucochilus, -a, -um]
*Campylomma leyteanum Schuh, 1984 [latinized adjective leyteanus, -a, -um]
Campylomma liebknechti (Girault, 1934) [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
Campylomma lindbergi Hoberlandt, 1953 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
Campylomma linnavuorii Konstantinov, Neimorovets and Korzeev, 2016 [personal name given as noun in the
genitive case]
Campylomma lividicorne Reuter, 1912 [composed Latin adjective lividicornis, -is, -e]
Campylomma lividum Reuter, 1885 [Latin adjective lividus, -a, -um]
Campylomma longirostre Knight, 1938 [composed Latin adjective longirostris, -is, -e]
*Campylomma luzonicum Schuh, 1984 [latinized adjective luzonicus, -a, -um]
*Campylomma maculipenne Linnavuori, 1993 [composed Latin adjective maculipennis, -is, -e]
*Campylomma malaysianum Schuh, 1984 [latinized adjective malaysianus, -a, -um]
*Campylomma marcidum (Linnavuori, 1975) [Latin adjective marcidus, -a, -um]
Campylomma marjorae Schuh, 1984 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
*Campylomma marmorosum Schuh, 1984 [Latin adjective marmorosus, -a, -um]
Campylomma marquesanum Knight, 1938 [latinized adjective marquesanus, -a, -um]
*Campylomma marshallense Usinger, 1952 [latinized adjective marshallensis, -is, -e]
Campylomma min Linnavuori, 1993 [name of Anciet Egyptian god given as noun in apposition]
Campylomma minuendum Knight, 1938 [Latin adjective minuendus, -a, -um]
Campylomma minutum (Linnavuori, 1975) [Latin adjective minutus, -a, -um]
Campylomma miyamotoi Yasunaga, 2001 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
*Campylomma montanum Linnavuori, 1975 [Latin adjective montanus, -a, -um]
Campylomma monticola Poppius, 1914 [composed Latin noun in apposition]
*Campylomma mundricum Linnavuori, 1975 [latinized adjective mundricus, -a, -um]
Campylomma nanna Yasunaga and Duwal, 2015 [nanna ¼ female dwarf, Greek noun in the nominative singular
given in the apposition].
*Campylomma nicolauense (Lindberg, 1958) [latinized adjective nicolauensis, -is, -e]
*Campylomma nigrum Schuh, 1984 [Latin adjective niger, -gra, -grum]
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Campylomma nigrifemur Wagner, 1976 [composed Latin noun in the nominative singular standing in apposition]
Campylomma nigronasutum Reuter, 1878 [composed Latin adjective nigronasutus, -a, -um]
Campylomma noumeae Schuh, 1984 [geographical name given as noun in the genitive case]
*Campylomma novocaledonicum Schuh, 1984 [latinized adjective novocaledonicus, -a, -um]
Campylomma novohebridense Schuh, 1984 [latinized adjective novohebridensis, -is, -e]
Campylomma novoirlandense Schuh, 1984 [latinized adjective novoirlandensis, -is, -e]
*Campylomma obscurum Wagner, 1974 [Latin adjective obscurus, -a, -um]
Campylomma ochraceum (Scott, 1872) [Latin adjective ochraceus, -a, -um]
Campylomma odhiamboi Kerzhner and Schuh, 1995 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
Campylomma odontospermi (Lindberg, 1958) [noun in the genitive case standing in the apposition]
Campylomma oertzenii Reuter, 1888 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
*Campylomma oreophilum Linnavuori and Al-Safadi, 1993 [latinized Greek adjective oreophilus, -a, -um]
Campylomma pacificae Schuh, 1984 [The species was named for its occurrence in the southwest Pacific (Schuh,
1984); it should be treated as noun (pacifica) in the genitive case.]
*Campylomma palauanum Carvalho, 1956 [latinized adjective palauanus, -a, -um]
*Campylomma palauense Carvalho, 1956 [latinized adjective palauensis, -is, -e]
Campylomma pallidum Usinger, 1946 [Latin adjective pallidus, -a, -um]
*Campylomma pallidicorne Linnavuori, 1993 [composed Latin adjective pallidicornis, -is, -e]
*Campylomma papuanum Schuh, 1984 [latinized adjective papuanus, -a, -um]
Campylomma pimai Yasunaga and Duwal, 2015 [Thai name given as noun in apposition]
Campylomma plantarum Lindberg, 1958 [noun in the genitive plural standing in the apposition]
*Campylomma ponapense Carvalho, 1956 [latinized adjective ponapensis, -is, -e]
Campylomma pulicariae (Linnavuori, 1986) [noun in the genitive case standing in the apposition]
Campylomma rapae Schuh, 1984 [geographical name given as noun in the genitive case]
*Campylomma raratonganum Schuh, 1984 [latinized adjective raratonganus, -a, -um]
Campylomma ribesi Goula, 1986 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
Campylomma rivulorum Linnavuori and Al-Safadi, 1993 [noun in the genitive plural standing in the apposition]
*Campylomma roridum (Linnavuori, 1975) [Latin adjective roridus, -a, -um]
Campylomma rubrotinctum Knight, 1938 [composed Latin adjective rubrocinctus, -a, -um]
Campylomma salaciella Yasunaga and Duwal, 2015 [latinized noun in the nominative singular standing in apposition]
Campylomma sandaracine Schuh, 1984 [According to Schuh (1984) the name comes ‘from the Greek sandaracinos,
orange colored’. However, the correct latinized adjective is sandaracinus, -a, -um, therefore we suggest to treat
the word sandaracine as noun standing in the apposition.]
Campylomma sclephracantha Schuh, 1984 [composed Greek noun (sclephros ¼ slender, acantha ¼ spine), standing
in the apposition]
Campylomma selectum China, 1924 [Latin adjective selectus, -a, -um]
Campylomma seminigricaput (Girault, 1934) [composed Latin noun standing in the apposition]
Campylomma seunghwani Yasunaga, 2016 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
Campylomma simillimum Jakovlev, 1882 [Latin adjective simillimus, -a, -um]
Campylomma skylla Linnavuori, 1993 [name of the character in Anciet Greek mythology given as noun in apposition]
*Campylomma somalicum Linnavuori, 1975 [latinized adjective somalicus, -a, -um]
Campylomma tahiticum Knight, 1938 [latinized adjective tahiticus, -a, -um]
*Campylomma tanakakianum Yasunaga, Schuh and Duwal, 2015 [latinized adjective tanakakianus, -a, -um]
*Campylomma tibiale (Linnavuori, 1975) [Latin adjective tibialis, -is, -e]
Campylomma tinctipenne Knight, 1938 [composed Latin adjective tinctipennis, -is, -e]
Campylomma townesi Schuh, 1984 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
Campylomma tykhe Linnavuori, 1993 [name of Anciet Greek goddess given as noun in apposition]
*Campylomma ulithiense Carvalho, 1956 [latinized adjective ulithiensis, -is, -e]
Campylomma unicolor Poppius, 1914 [Latin adjective unicolor]
*Campylomma velatum (Linnavuori, 1975) [Latin adjective velatus, -a, -um]
Campylomma vendicarinum Carapezza, 1991 [latinized adjective vendicarinus, -a, -um]
Campylomma verbasci (Meyer-Dur, 1843) [noun in the genitive case standing in the apposition]
Campylomma viridissimum Linnavuori and Al-Safadi, 1993 [Latin adjective viridissimus, -a, -um]
Campylomma viticis Lindberg, 1948 [noun in the genitive case standing in the apposition]
*Campylomma wakeanum Schuh, 1984 [latinized adjective wakeanus, -a, -um]
*Campylomma yapense Carvalho, 1956 [latinized adjective yapensis, -is, -e]
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and Al-Safadi, 1993 (see Kerzhner and Josifov,
1999: 323).
Campyloneuropsis rhianos Linnavuori, 1997a: 301.
Holotype: ?, Yemen: Al Mukalla (RLRF
NMWC).
Charagochilus angusticollis Linnavuori, 1961f:
162. Holotype: ?, Russia: Siberia, Ussuri,
Spasskaja (KUEC AMNH).
Charagochilus ibykos Linnavuori, 1974f: 20. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Lamto (RLRF
AMNH).
Note: The species epithet was misspelled as
ibgkos in Schuh (1995: 738).
Charagochilus ikmalios Linnavuori, 1974e: 35.
Holotype: ?, Nigeria: SE [¼Cross River] State,
Obudu Cattle Ranch (RLRF AMNH).
Charagochilus mollis Linnavuori, 1975f: 48. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Lamto (RLRF
AMNH).
Charagochilus pallidus Linnavuori, 1975f: 47.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Kassala, Erkowit (RLRF
AMNH).
Chlamydatus (Eurymerocoris) penthesileia Linnavuori, 1989c: 53. Holotype: ?, Israel: Mt.
Hermon (RLRF AMNH).
Chlamydatus (Euattus) sarafrazii Linnavuori,
1998b: 32: Holotype: ?, Iran: Fars, Estahban
(HMIM).
Closterotomus rosenzweigi Linnavuori, 2006: 223.
Holotype: ?, Iran: Gilan, Manjil (RLRF
NMWC).
Collaria danae Linnavuori, 1974f: 18. Holotype:
?, Ivory Coast: Lamto (RLRF AMNH).
Note: The type of this species is not listed in the
on-line type register of the AMNH (Anonymus,
2005) but Morales et al. (2016: 209), who
examined the holotype, give AMNH as its
depository.
Collaria nigra Linnavuori, 1974f: 18 (in key).
Lectotype (designated by Linnavuori, 1975f: 17,
as holotype): ?, Ethiopia: Shashamanni, Wondo cloud forest (RLRF AMNH).
Notes: The intended original description by
Linnavuori (1975f: 17) was preceded by an
identification key by Linnavuori (1974f: 18)
which makes the name available from the
earlier publication; no types were established
in the key and the type locality was cited as
Ethiopia. We consider the holotype designation
(together with four paratypes) by Linnavuori
(1975f: 17) as valid lectotype designation under
the Article 74.5 (ICZN, 1999) because the term
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‘type’ was used explicitely for one of the
syntypes.
The type of this species is not listed in the online type register of the AMNH (Anonymus,
2005) but Morales et al. (2016: 209), who
examined the lectotype, give AMNH as its
depository.
Compsidolon acacicola Linnavuori, 1961b: 18.
Holotype: ?, Israel: Yotvata (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Yotvata (Yotvata) picticornis (Horváth, 1913) (synonymized by Linnavuori,
1993a: 198).
Compsidolon (Apsinthophylus) alcmene Linnavuori, 1971i: 27. Lectotype (designated by
Linnavuori, 1971c: 3, as holotype): ?, Iran:
Khuzestan, Shadegan (SMNS).
Note: The intended original description of
Compsidolon (Apsinthophylus) alcmene was preceded by a key of Linnavuori (1971i: 27)
(published on June, 1971 – see Kment and
Wilson, 2017), which is sufficient to make the
name available. Linnavuori (1971i) gave Iran as
distribution of the species but no types were
mentioned. The proper description was published in Linnavuori (1971f: 1, 2) (published on
December 15, 1971 – see Kment and Wilson,
2017) including designation of holotype, the only
known specimen of the species. The designation
of holotype by Linnavuori (1971f: 3) must be
considered as lectotype designation by assumption of holotype according to the Article 74.6
(ICZN, 1999). This nomenclatural confusion was
clarified by Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 329).
Compsidolon (Coniortodes) alibeganum Linnavuori, 1984: 46. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Irbil, Gully
Ali Beg (RLRF NMWC).
Compsidolon (Coniortodes) ishmedagan Linnavuori, 1984: 47. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Irbil, near
Salahuddin (RLRF AMNH).
Compsidolon (Coniortodes?) isis Linnavuori,
1993a: 211. Holotype: /, Nigeria: W St. [¼Osun
State], Ile-Ife (RLRF NMWC).
Compsidolon (Apsinthophylus) maculicorne Linnavuori, 1986c: 171. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia:
Hufuf (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Compsonannus maculicornis (Linnavuori, 1986)
(see Linnavuori 1990c: 126).
Compsidolon (Apsinthophylus) nanno Linnavuori,
1971i: 29. Holotype: ?, Spain: Segrià, Torres de
Segre, La Llacuna (JRBS).
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Compsidolon (Apsinthophylus) qoshanum Linnavuori, 1984: 48. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Ninawa, Al
Qosh (RLRF AMNH).
Compsidolon (Apsinthophylus) ribesi Linnavuori,
1972e: 125. Holotype: ?, Spain: Murcia,
Totana (JRBS). Current status: Junior subjective synonym of Compsidolon (Apsinthophylus)
balachowskyi (Wagner, 1958) (synonymized by
Wagner, 1976: 149).
Compsidolon (Apsinthophylus) robustum Linnavuori, 1986c: 169. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia:
Abha (RLRF AMNH).
Compsidolon (Apsinthophylus) sabulicola Linnavuori, 1984: 48. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Karbala,
Ukhaidir–Nukhaib (RLRF AMNH).
Compsidolon (Apsintophylus) surdum Linnavuori,
1975f: 95. Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Kateri–Gilo (RLRF NMWC).
Compsidolon (Apsintophylus) torridum Linnavuori,
1975f: 95. Holotype: /, Eritrea: Keren–Asmara
(RLRF AMNH).
Compsonannus atricornis Linnavuori and Al-Safadi, 1993a: 176. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Shabwah,
Shabwah (RLRF [AMNH] NMWC).
Compsonannus gurbandicus Linnavuori, 2004a: 19.
Holotype: ?, Iran: Hormozgan, Gurband
(RLRF NMWC).
Compsonannus hesione Linnavuori, 1990c: 125.
Holotype: ?, Israel: the Negev, ’Ein ’Avdat
(RLRF AMNH).
Compsonannus umbrosus Linnavuori and Al-Safadi, 1993a: 175. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Ta’izz, Al
Mokha–Al Khawkah (RLRF [AMNH]
NMWC).
Note: AMNH was mentioned as type depository in the original description (Linnavuori and
Al-Safadi, 1993a: 175) but it is not listed in the
on-line register of AMNH types (Anonymus,
2005).
Coridromius schuhi Linnavuori, 1994e: 15. Holotype: /, Ivory Coast: Mt. Tonkoui (RLRF
NMWC).
Note: Tatarnic and Cassis (2008: 3, 82) have not
been able to examine any type specimen of this
species and considered all of them lost. This
statement is erroneous as the holotype is present
in NMWC (A. Carapezza, pers. observ.).
Cranocapsus (Chiloxis) acuticeps Linnavuori,
1973d: 77. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Osun State],
Ile-Ife (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Chiloxis acuticeps (Linnavuori, 1973) or Cranocapsus (Chiloxis) acuticeps Linnavuori, 1973
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(see Note below).
Note: Chiloxis Odhiambo, 1961 was established
as a new genus (Odhiambo, 1961: 257).
Linnavuori (1973d: 75–77) treated Chiloxis as
a subgenus of Cranocapsus Wagner, 1954
without any comment. Later, Linnavuori
(1975f) provided the following statement: ‘Chiloxis Odhiambo (. . .) differs from Cranocapsus
in the shape of the styli (apex of hypophysis 6
T-shaped). Also the scutellum (except in [C.]
rivularis [Linnavuori, 1975]) is impunctate. If
Cranocapsus is regarded as a genus, Chiloxis
could be connected with it as a subgenus,
otherwise both will have to be placed in
Deraeocoris [Kirschbaum, 1856] as subgenera.’
Akingbohungbe (1977: 273) continued to use
Chiloxis as valid genus, providing the following
comment: ‘Even though the argument adduced
by Linnavuori (op. cit.) for reducing Chiloxis to
a subgenus seems sound, a cursory examination
of some yet undescribed species of Cranocapsus
and Chiloxis indicated a necessity for a detailed
comparative morphological analysis of these
genera along with Deraeocoris Kirschbaum
before any formal redefinition of generic limits
can be done. This is currently being pursued
and will hopefully be communicated in a
subsequent paper.’ Unfortunatelly, those results
have never been published. Subsequently,
Schuh (1995: 599) catalogued Chiloxis as a
valid genus, while Kerzhner and Schuh (2001:
286) considered it a synonym of Cranocapsus
based on Linnavuori (1973d), the opinion being
accepted by Schuh (2013) who also databased
Chiloxis as synonym of Cranocapsus. Kerzhner
and Josifov (1999: 34) listed Chiloxis as
subgenus of Cranocapsus. However, none of
the preceding sources provided any taxonomic
evidence in favour of their opinion. Therefore
status of the Chiloxis remains schizophrenic and
requires further examination.
Cranocapsus (Cranocapsus) affinis Linnavuori,
1975f: 9. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria,
Juba–Terakeka (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Cranocapsus affinis Linnavuori, 1975 or
Cranocapsus (Cranocapsus) affinis Linnavuori,
1975 (see Note under Cranocapsus (Chiloxis)
acuticeps).
Cranocapsus (Cranocapsus) niloticus Linnavuori,
1975f: 10. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Singa–Damazin
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Cranocapsus niloticus Linnavuori, 1975 or Cranocapsus
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(Cranocapsus) niloticus Linnavuori, 1975 (see
Note under Cranocapsus (Chiloxis) acuticeps).
Cranocapsus (Chiloxis) pilosicollis Linnavuori,
1973d: 75. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Oyo State],
Ibadan (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Chiloxis pilosicollis (Linnavuori, 1973) or Cranocapsus (Chiloxis) pilosicollis Linnavuori, 1973
(see Note under Cranocapsus (Chiloxis) acuticeps).
Note: Schuh (1995: 599) listed this species
within the genus Cranocapsus, not Chiloxis,
without any comments.
Cranocapsus (Chiloxis) rivularis Linnavuori,
1975f: 10. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: near Nazareth (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Chiloxis rivularis (Linnavuori, 1975) or Cranocapsus (Chiloxis) rivularis Linnavuori, 1975 (see
Note under Cranocapsus (Chiloxis) acuticeps).
Note: Schuh (1995: 599) listed this species
within the genus Cranocapsus, not Chiloxis,
without any comments.
Cranocapsus (Chiloxis) tuberculifer Linnavuori,
1973d: 76. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Osun State],
Ile-Ife (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Chiloxis tuberculifer (Linnavuori, 1973) or
Cranocapsus (Chiloxis) tuberculifer Linnavuori,
1973 (see Note under Cranocapsus (Chiloxis)
acuticeps).
Note: Schuh (1995: 600) listed this species
within the genus Cranocapsus, not Chiloxis,
without any comments.
Cyllecoris merope Linnavuori, 1989a: 1. Holotype:
?, Israel, Mt. Dov (RLRF AMNH).
Cyphodema hilare f. nigritula Linnavuori, 1961f:
158. Syntypes: 1 ? 1 /, Japan: Honshu,
Karuizawa, Shinano (?); Kyushu, Hikosan
(/) (KUEC, RLRF AMNH). Unavailable
name, elevated to species rank and made
available as Lygus nigritulus by Linnavuori
(1963: 81). Current status: Apolygopsis nigritulus (Linnavuori, 1963) (see Yasunaga et al.,
2002: 6).
Cyphodema humbaba Linnavuori, 1984: 30. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Diyala, Darbandikhan (RLRF
AMNH).
Cyphoxacicoris aspersus Linnavuori, 1975f: 27.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: near lake Zuai (RLRF
NMWC).
Cyphoxacicoris dolosus Linnavuori, 1975f: 27.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Belleta forest (RLRF
AMNH).
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Cyrtopeltis (Campyloneuropsis) asper Linnavuori
and Al-Safadi, 1993e: 249. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Sana’a, Shallal Bani Matar (RLRF
[AMNH] NMWC). Current status: Campyloneuropsis aspera (Linnavuori and Al-Safadi,
1993) (see Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 18).
Note: Linnavuori and Al-Safadi (1993e: 249) in
the original description stated the holotype is
deposited in RLRF and should be tranfered to
AMNH, but the species is missing from the online register of AMNH types (Anonymus,
2005).
Cyrtopeltis (Nesidiocoris) brunneicollis alkannae
Linnavuori, 1975f: 14. Holotype: ?, Yemen:
15 miles N of Sana’a (RLRF NMWC).
Current status: Nesidiocoris alkannae (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori, 1986c: 128; Cassis,
1986: 132; Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 27).
Cyrtopeltis (Nesidiocoris) brunneicollis Linnavuori, 1975f: 14. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Mai
Chew (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Nesidiocoris brunneicollis (Linnavuori, 1975)
(see Cassis, 1986: 132).
Cyrtopeltis (Singhalesia) diabolus Linnavuori,
1975f: 16. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Mai Chew
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Singhalesia
diabolus (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Cassis, 1986:
146).
Note: The species epithet is a Latin noun
diabolus (¼devil) standing in apposition.
Cyrtopeltis (Nesidiocoris) echinopis Linnavuori
and Al-Safadi, 1993e: 246. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Kuhlan Amer, 95 km N Sana’a (RLRF
[AMNH] NMWC). Current status: Nesidiocoris echinopis (Linnavuori and Al-Safadi, 1993)
(see Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 27).
Cyrtopeltis (Singhalesia) fagoniae Linnavuori,
1975f: 15. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Northern
Province: Ed Damer–Shandi (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Campyloneuropsis
fagoniae (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Cassis, 1986:
46).
Cyrtopeltis (Singhalesia) falciger Linnavuori,
1975f: 15. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Kapoeta–Boma (RLRF AMNH). Current status: Campyloneuropsis falcigera
(Linnavuori, 1975) (see Cassis, 1986: 46), gender
agreement corrected here.
Note: The species epithet is the Latin adjective
falciger (-a, -um), meaning ‘sickle bearing’.
Cyrtopeltis (Nesidiocoris) flavoviridis Linnavuori,
1975f: 14. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Mt. Malgudo
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(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Nesidiocoris flavoviridis (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Cassis,
1986: 133).
Cyrtopeltis impictus Linnavuori, 1961b: 2. Holotype: ?, Israel: ’Ein Gedi (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Campyloneuropsis impicta (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Cassis, 1986: 46).
Cyrtopeltis leontion Linnavuori, 1974e: 5. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Osun State], Ile-Ife (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Nesidiocoris
leontion (Linnavuori, 1974) (see Cassis, 1986:
133).
Cyrtopeltis (Nesidiocoris) longicornis Linnavuori,
1975f: 12. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, near Gilo (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Nesidiocoris longicornis (Linnavuori,
1975) (see Cassis, 1986: 134).
Cyrtopeltis (Nesidiocoris) montivaga Linnavuori,
1975f: 13. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Kateri–Gilo
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Nesidiocoris montivagus (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Cassis, 1986: 134), gender agreement corrected
here.
Note: The species epithet is Latin adjective
montivagus (-a, -um), meaning ‘roaming or
wandering over the mountains’.
Cyrtopeltis nigricornis Linnavuori, 1974e: 5. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: W. [¼Osun and Ekiti]
State[s], ErinOdo (RLRF NMWC). Current status: Nesidiocoris nigricornis (Linnavuori,
1974) (see Cassis, 1986: 134).
Cyrtopeltis (Singhalesia) pavoniae Linnavuori,
1975f: 16. Holotype: ?, Eritrea: Decamere
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Campyloneuropsis pavoniae (Linnavuori, 1975) (see
Cassis, 1986: 47).
Cyrtopeltis (Singhalesia) pochalla Linnavuori,
1975f: 16. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Upper
Nile, Pochalla (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Campyloneuropsis pochalla (Linnavuori,
1975) (see Cassis, 1986: 47).
Cyrtopeltis (Nesidiocoris) tuberculifer Linnavuori,
1975f: 13. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Opari–Magwe (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Nesidiocoris tuberculifer (Linnavuori,
1975) (see Schuh, 2013).
Cyrtopeltis (Singhalesia) virgator Linnavuori,
1975f: 15. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, 30 km N of Terakeka (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Junior subjective synonym of
Campyloneuropsis annulata Poppius, 1914 (synonymized by Cassis, 1986: 45).
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Cyrtorhinus dimorphus Linnavuori, 1994e: 56.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Sululta (RLRF
NMWC).
Cyrtorhinus viridis Linnavuori, 1975f: 58. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Juba (RLRF
AMNH).
Darectagela Linnavuori, 1975f: 86. Type species:
Darectagela celata Linnavuori, 1975, original
designation.
Darectagela celata Linnavuori, 1975f: 86. Holotype: ?, Somalia: Daragodleh (RLRF
NMWC).
Darfuromma Linnavuori, 1975f: 104. Type species:
Darfuromma vulnerata Linnavuori, 1975, original designation.
Darfuromma vulnerata Linnavuori, 1975f: 105.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Darfur, Safaha–Abu
Matariq (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Darfuromma vulneratum, gender agreement
corrected here.
Note: According to the Article 30.1.2. of ICZN
(1999) ‘a genus-group name that is or ends in a
Greek word transliterated into Latin without
other changes takes the gender given for that
word in standard Greek dictionaries.’ This
Article can be unambiguously applied to the
Greek neuter noun omma (¼ eye), which apply
also to the genus Darfuromma Linnavuori,
1975.
Deraeocoris addendus addendus Linnavuori, 1960c:
66. Holotype: ?, Israel: Tel Aviv (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Deraeocoris (Plexaris)
addendus addendus Linnavuori, 1960 (see Linnavuori, 1964: 323 and Kerzhner and Josifov,
1999: 47).
Deraeocoris addendus ocularis Linnavuori, 1960c:
68. Holotype: ?, Cape Verde Islands: S. Tiago
Praia (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Deraeocoris (Plexaris) addendus ocularis Linnavuori, 1960 (see Linnavuori, 1964: 323 and
Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 47).
Deraeocoris brevicornis Linnavuori, 1961f: 163.
Holotype: ?, Japan: Honshu, Kiyosato Kai
(KUEC AMNH). Current status: Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) brevicornis Linnavuori, 1961
(see Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 39).
Deraeocoris (Camptobrochis ?) dentifer Linnavuori, 1975f: 6. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Beit Baus
near Sana’a (BMNH). Current status: Deraeocoris (Camptobrochis) dentifer Linnavuori, 1975
(see Schuh, 1995: 607; Kerzhner and Josifov,
1999: 36).
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Deraeocoris eremicus Linnavuori, 1965a: 10.
Holotype: ?, Libya: near Tobruk (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Deraeocoris (Plexaris)
martini eremicus Linnavuori, 1965 (see Eckerlein and Wagner, 1969: 181, Wagner, 1974a:
52, Kerzhner, 1997: 245, and Kerzhner and
Josifov, 1999: 48).
Deraeocoris (Afroderaeus) inflaticeps Linnavuori,
1975f: 8. Holotype: ?, Eritrea: Keren–Asmara
(RLRF NMWC).
Deraeocoris koreanus Linnavuori, 1963: 74. Holotype: /, North Korea, Sariuon (ZMAS).
Current status: Cimicicapsus koreanus (Linnavuori, 1963) (see Nakatani, 2001: 255; Aukema
et al., 2013: 177).
Deraeocoris (Phaeocapsus) lamia Linnavuori,
1973d: 75. Holotype: /, Central African
Republic: Salo (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Deraeocoris (Plexaris) lamia Linnavuori,
1973 (see Kerzhner, 1997: 245).
Deraeocoris (Afroderaeus) langannus Linnavuori,
1975f: 8. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: near Lake
Langanno (RLRF NMWC).
Deraeocoris (Phaeocapsus) lucidus Linnavuori,
1975f: 7. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Belleta forest
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Deraeocoris (Plexaris) lucidus Linnavuori, 1975 (see
Kerzhner, 1997: 245).
Deraeocoris (Phaeocapsus) martini australis Linnavuori, 1975f: 7. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Northern Province, Abu Hamed–Abidiya (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Deraeocoris (Plexaris)
martini australis Linnavuori, 1975 (see Kerzhner, 1997: 245 and Kerzhner and Josifov,
1999: 48).
Deraeocoris (Phaeocapsus) morosus Linnavuori,
1975f: 8. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Agheresalam
(RLRF NMWC). Current status: Deraeocoris (Plexaris) morosus Linnavuori, 1975 (see
Kerzhner, 1997: 245).
Deraeocoris nigriventris dryas Linnavuori, 1974f:
17. Holotype: ?, Angola: Quedas Duque de
Bragança (RLRF AMNH).
Note: Deraeocoris dryas was listed as a valid
species by Schuh (1995: 607) but listed as a
subspecies in synonymy of D. nigriventris
Poppius, 1914 by Schuh (2013).
Deraeocoris (Afroderaeus) oparicus Linnavuori,
1975f: 8. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria,
Lotti forest (RLRF AMNH).
Deraeocoris (Camptobrochis) pallens atramentarius
Linnavuori, 1975f: 6. Holotype: ?, Yemen:
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Ertil near Sana’a (BMNH). Current status:
Deraeocoris (Camptobrochis) pallens atramentarius Linnavuori, 1975.
Note: This taxon was treated as species by
Linnavuori (1986c: 126) based on opinion of M.
Josifov (in litt.), which was accepted by Schuh
(1995: 603; 2013), but further regarded as
subspecies of D. pallens by Linnavuori (1989d:
29), Linnavuori and van Harten (1997: 177) and
Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 36).
Dicyphopsis spectabilis Linnavuori, 1975f: 16.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Lotti
forest (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Campyloneuropsis spectabilis (Linnavuori,
1975) (see Kerzhner and Schuh, 1995: 8).
Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) azadicus Linnavuori and
Hosseini, 1999: 161. Holotype: ?, Iran: Tehran,
Azad Bar 70 km W of Karaj (HMIM).
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) deylamanus Linnavuori and
Hosseini, 1999: 156. Holotype: ?, Iran: Gilan,
Deylaman (RLRF NMWC).
Dignaia Linnavuori, 1975f: 82. Type species:
Dignaia ocularis Linnavuori, 1975, original
designation.
Dignaia ocularis Linnavuori, 1975f: 83. Holotype:
?, South Sudan: Kassala, Abend Pass (RLRF
NMWC).
Dimorphocoris mariae Linnavuori, 1952f: 188.
Syntypes: ?/, Israel: Vall. Kison [¼Qishon
Valley], and Ness Zionah [¼Nes-Ziyyona]
(UZMT, MZHF, RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Dimorphocoris (Dimorphocoris) mariae
Linnavuori, 1952 (see Kerzhner, 1970: 634;
Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 211).
Note: Holotype, allotype, and paratypes were
mentioned in the original description but their
exact localities were not specified (Linnavuori,
1952f). Josifov and Kerzhner (1999: 211) also
listed the type series as syntypes, including one
‘type ?’ in UZMT and one ‘type /’ in MZHF.
Dimorphocoris sari Linnavuori, 1992a: 216. Holotype: ?, Greece: Peloponnesus, Mt. Taigetos
above Anogia (RLRF NMWC). Current
status: Dimorphocoris (Dimorphocoris) sari Linnavuori, 1992 (see Kerzhner, 1970: 634; Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 212).
Dimorphocoris seidenstueckeri Linnavuori, 1984:
34. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Ninawa, Sinoni (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Dimorphocoris
(Dimorphocoris) seidenstueckeri Linnavuori,
1984 (see Kerzhner, 1970: 634; Kerzhner and
Josifov, 1999: 213).
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Diocoris erifyle Linnavuori, 1996: 36. Holotype:
?, Central African Republic: Bossangoa–Bossembele (RLRF AMNH).
Diocoris pilosus Linnavuori, 1975f: 67. Holotype:
?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Tambura–Wau
(RLRF AMNH).
Dominiquella Linnavuori, 1983: 25. Type species:
Dominiquella vitellina Linnavuori, 1983, original designation.
Dominiquella vitellina Linnavuori, 1983: 23. Holotype: ?, Senegal: Fété-Olé, Ferlo (RLRF
AMNH).
Druthmarus tibialis Linnavuori, 1975f: 55. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Kateri–Gilo
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Gilo tibialis
(Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori, 1994e: 21).
Ectagela armata Linnavuori, 1975f: 85. Holotype:
?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei–Maridi
(RLRF NMWC).
Ectagela aspera Linnavuori, 1984: 41. Holotype:
?, Iraq: Dahuk, Sarsang (RLRF NMWC).
Ectagela bicuspidata Linnavuori, 1975f: 85. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Loka forest
(RLRF NMWC).
Ectagela darfurensis Linnavuori, 1975f: 85. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Darfur, Ed Daein (RLRF
AMNH).
Ectagela ghazalensis Linnavuori, 1975f: 85. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal, Wau
(RLRF NMWC).
Ectagela kibo Linnavuori, 1993a: 162. Holotype:
?, Nigeria: B P1 St. [¼Plateau State], Gangare
Kibo [¼Gengere Kibo] (RLRF NMWC).
Ectagela novella Linnavuori, 1975f: 85. Holotype:
?, South Sudan: Torit–Kapoeta (RLRF
AMNH).
Ectagela omfale Linnavuori, 1993a: 161. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: W St. [¼Osun State], Ife
(RLRF NMWC).
Ectagela osiris Linnavuori, 1993a: 163. Holotype:
?, Nigeria: W St. [¼Osun State], Ile-Ife (RLRF
NMWC).
Ectagela paionios Linnavuori, 1993a: 163. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: NE St. [¼Taraba State],
Lankoviri (RLRF NMWC).
Ectagela safahana Linnavuori, 1975f: 85. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Darfur, Safaha–Abu Matariq
(RLRF AMNH).
Ectagela sakhmet Linnavuori, 1993a: 158. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: B. PI. St. [¼Benue State],
Katsina Ala (RLRF NMWC).
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Ectagela suavis Linnavuori, 1975f: 85. Holotype:
?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Mundri (RLRF
AMNH).
Ectagela trichiliae Linnavuori, 1975f: 85. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Kordofan, Dilling–Kadugli
(RLRF AMNH).
Ectagela vitellina Linnavuori, 1975f: 85. Holotype:
?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Mundri (RLRF
AMNH).
Elektra Linnavuori, 1974e: 16. Type species:
Elektra coccinea Linnavuori, 1974, original
designation. Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Lamprocapsidea Poppius, 1912
(synonymized by Chérot, 2000: 312).
Elektra coccinea Linnavuori, 1974e: 16. Holotype:
?, Ivory Coast (RLRF NMWC). Current
status: Lamprocapsidea coccinea (Linnavuori,
1974) (see Chérot, 2000: 311).
Ellenia anuak Linnavuori, 1975f: 87. Holotype: ?,
South Sudan: Upper Nile, Pochalla (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Moissonia anuak
anuak (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori and
Al-Safadi, 1993c: 233; Schuh, 2013).
Ellenia forkys Linnavuori, 1993a: 185. Holotype:
?, Cameroon: Mt. Cameroon (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Moissonia forkys
(Linnavuori, 1993) (see Linnavuori and AlSafadi, 1993c: 233; Schuh, 2013).
Ellenia guttata Linnavuori, 1975f: 88. Holotype:
?, Ethiopia: Belleta forest (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Moissonia guttata (Linnavuori,
1975) (see Linnavuori and Al-Safadi, 1993c:
233; Schuh, 2013).
Ellenia hyalinipennis Linnavuori, 1975f: 89. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Kateri–Gilo
(RLRF NMWC). Current status: Moissonia
hyalinipennis (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori and Al-Safadi, 1993c: 233; Schuh, 2013).
Ellenia mollis Linnavuori, 1975f: 88. Holotype: ?,
Ethiopia: Gembi near Agaro (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Moissonia ampliata (Odhiambo,
1960) (see Linnavuori 1993a: 183; Linnavuori
and Al-Safadi, 1993c: 233; Schuh, 2013).
Ellenia nigropunctata occidentalis Linnavuori,
1993a: 182. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: NE St.
[¼Taraba State], Gembu (RLRF NMWC).
Current status: Moissonia nigropunctata occidentalis (Linnavuori, 1993) (see Linnavuori and
Al-Safadi, 1993c: 233; Schuh, 2013).
Ellenia picticornis Linnavuori, 1975f: 89. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, near Gilo
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(RLRF NMWC). Current status: Moissonia
picticornis (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori
and Al-Safadi, 1993c: 233; Schuh, 2013).
Ellenia scutellaris Linnavuori, 1973d: 91. Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Lubumbashi (MZHF NMWC). Current
status: Moissonia scutellaris (Linnavuori, 1973)
(see Linnavuori, and Al-Safadi, 1993c: 233;
Schuh, 2013).
Ellenia viridula Linnavuori, 1973d: 91. Holotype:
?, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lubumbashi (MZHF AMNH). Current status:
Moissonia anuak viridula (Linnavuori, 1973)
(see Linnavuori, 1993a: 178; Linnavuori and
Al-Safadi, 1993c: 233; Schuh, 2013).
Ericinellus Linnavuori, 1994e: 46 (subgenus of
Orthotylus). Type species: Orthotylus ericinellae
Poppius, 1914, original designation.
Ethatractus Linnavuori, 1975f: 96. Type species:
Ethatractus planicornis Linnavuori, 1975, original designation.
Ethatractus brevicornis Linnavuori, 1993a: 122.
Holotype: /, Nigeria: W St. [¼Osun State], IleIfe (RLRF NMWC).
Ethatractus planicornis Linnavuori, 1975f: 96.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Belleta forest (RLRF
NMWC).
Ethatractus schuhi Linnavuori, 1993a: 122. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: W St. [¼Oyo State], Ibadan
(RLRF [AMNH]).
Note: Linnavuori (1993a: 122) in the original
description stated the holotype is deposited in
AMNH, but the species is missing from the online register of AMNH types (Anonymus,
2005).
Eurycranella nubica Linnavuori, 1975f: 113. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Northern Province, Debeira
(RLRF AMNH).
Eurystylus bilqis Linnavuori and Al-Safadi, 1993b:
184. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Sana’a (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Eurystylus oldi Poppius, 1912
(synonymized by Stondahl, 1995: 149).
Farsiana Linnavuori, 1998b: 34. Type species:
Farsiana pistaciae Linnavuori, 1998, original
designation.
Farsiana pistaciae Linnavuori, 1998b: 36: Holotype: ?, Iran: Fars, 16 km E Sa‘adatshahr
(HMIM).
Fingulus longiceps ifensis Linnavuori, 1975f: 12.
Holotype: /, Nigeria: [Osun State], Ile-Ife
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Fingulus
Vol. 122(4)
ifensis Linnavuori, 1975 (see Stonedahl and
Cassis, 1991: 23).
Fingulus longiceps Linnavuori, 1975f: 11. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Belleta forest (RLRF
AMNH).
Formicopsella magniceps Linnavuori, 1975f: 68.
Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Kapoeta–Boma (RLRF AMNH).
Formicopsella potiskum Linnavuori, 1996: 52.
Holotype: ?, Nigeria: NE St. [¼Yobe State],
Potiskum (RLRF AMNH).
Gampsodema gracilipes Linnavuori, 1996: 32.
Holotype: ?, Burkina Faso: Bodo Dioulasso
(RLRF NMWC).
Gediocoris hargeisanus Linnavuori, 1975f: 104.
Holotype: ?, Somalia: Hargeisa (RLRF
AMNH).
Gediocoris leptadeniae Linnavuori, 1975f: 103.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Tendelti–Umm Ruwaba
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Campylomma leptadeniae (Linnavuori, 1975) (see
Linnavuori, 1993a: 261; Konstantinov et al.,
2016: 123).
Gediocoris vitellinus Linnavuori, 1975f: 104. Holotype: ?, South Yemen, Lahej–Dhala road
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Junior
subjective synonym of Gediocoris pallispinus
Wagner, 1964 (synonymized by Linnavuori,
1993a: 216).
Ghazalocoris Linnavuori, 1975f: 86. Type species:
Ghazalocoris modestus Linnavuori, 1975, original designation.
Ghazalocoris modestus Linnavuori, 1975f: 86.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal,
Wau (RLRF AMNH).
Gilo Linnavuori, 1994e: 21. Type species: Druthmarus tibialis Linnavuori, 1975, original designation.
Glaphyrocoris agaue Linnavuori, 1996: 59. Holotype: /, Saudi Arabia, near Taif (RLRF
NMWC).
Glaphyrocoris antennalis Linnavuori, 1975f: 74.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Mundri (RLRF
AMNH).
Glaphyrocoris ebikh Linnavuori, 1984: 37. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Dahuk, Sarsang (RLRF
NMWC).
Glaphyrocoris iranicus Linnavuori, 1965d: 266.
New substitute name for Glaphyrocoris unifasciatus (Reuter, 1904) [¼Trachelonotus unifasciatus Reuter, 1904], junior secondary
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homonym of Glaphyrocoris unifasciatus Reuter, 1903.
Glaphyrocoris mandane Linnavuori, 1996: 56.
Holotype: ?, Cameroon: Kumba (RLRF
AMNH NMWC).
Glaphyrocoris nigeriensis Linnavuori, 1973d: 86.
Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Osun State], Ile-Ife
(RLRF AMNH).
Glaphyrocoris (Pongocoris) opertus Linnavuori,
1975f: 75. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Kapoeta–Boma (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Pongocoris opertus (Linnavuori, 1975) (see
Linnavuori, 1996: 62).
Glaphyrocoris rufiventris Linnavuori, 1973d: 86.
Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Osun State], Ile-Ife
(RLRF AMNH).
Glaphyrocoris tinanensis Linnavuori, 1986c: 152.
Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Wadi Tinan
(NHMB).
Glaphyrocoris torridus Linnavuori, 1975f: 73.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Torit–
Kapoeta (RLRF AMNH).
Glaphyrocoris v-albus Linnavuori, 1975f: 73. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Wadi Medani
(RLRF AMNH).
Glaphyrocoris varians Linnavuori, 1975f: 74.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Singa–Damazin (RLRF
AMNH).
Glaphyrocoris varians microphtalmus Linnavuori,
1975f: 74. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Kordofan, El
Obeid (RLRF AMNH).
Glaucopterum lycii Linnavuori, 1984: 43. Holotype: /, Iraq: Al Muthanna, Abu Ghar–Busaya
(RLRF AMNH). Junior primary homonym
and junior subjective synonym of Glaucopterum
lycii V. G. Putshkov, 1975 (synonymized by
Kerzhner, 1984: 46).
Glaucopterum pteropyri Linnavuori, 1998b: 23:
Holotype: ?, Iran: Khorasan, Can Chiroc 50
km S Tabas (RLRF NMWC).
Globiceps (Kelidocoris) monticolus Linnavuori,
2006: 231. Holotype: ?, Iran: Gilan, Sang
Rud (RLRF NMWC).
Note: The species name is the erroneous
adjective monticolus (-a, -um) instead of the
correct Latin noun monticola, meaning inhabitant of mountains; however, incorrect latinization is not a reason for emendation of the name
according to ICZN (1999: Article 32.5.1).
Globiceps syriacus brevicornis Linnavuori, 1992c:
14. Holotype: ?, Israel: Mt. Hermon (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Globiceps (Kelidoco-
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ris) syriacus brevicornis Linnavuori, 1992 (see
Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 244).
Note: This taxon was treated as valid species, G.
brevicornis Linnavuori, 1992, in the catalogue
by Schuh (1995: 111), apparently by a mistake
(see Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 244; Schuh
and Kerzhner, 2001: 273; Schuh, 2013).
Glossopeltis calvus Linnavuori, 1996: 4. Holotype:
/, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Katanga, Lubumbashi (RLRF).
Glossopeltis combreticolus Linnavuori, 1975f: 71.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Kordofan, Dilling–Kadugli (RLRF AMNH). Current status: Glossopeltis combreticolus combreticolus Linnavuori,
1975 (see Linnavuori and van Harten, 2000:
166).
Note: The species name is the erroneous
adjective combreticolus (-a, -um) instead of the
correct latinized noun combreticola, meaning
inhabitant of bushwillow (Combretum); however, incorrect latinization is not a reason for
emendation of the name according to ICZN
(1999: Article 32.5.1).
Glossopeltis combreticolus delia Linnavuori and
van Harten, 2000: 166. Holotype: ?, Yemen:
Ta’izz (NMWC).
Glossopeltis laevicollis Linnavuori, 1973d: 78.
Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Osun State], Ile-Ife
(RLRF AMNH).
Glossopeltis ornatulus Linnavuori, 1975f: 71.
Holotype: ?, Chad: Bas-Chari, Djimtilo Gallery forest (MNHN).
Glossopeltis serapis Linnavuori, 1996: 5. Holotype:
?, Nigeria: B Pl St. [¼Benue State], near
Makurdi (RLRF AMNH).
Godataira Linnavuori, 1975f: 92. Type species:
Godataira pulchella Linnavuori, 1975, original
designation. Current status: Subgenus of Yotvata Linnavuori, 1964 (downgraded by Linnavuori, 1984: 43).
Godataira aqualla Linnavuori, 1975f: 93. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal, Godatair (RLRF NMWC). Current status:
Yotvata (Godataira) aqualla (Linnavuori, 1975)
(see Linnavuori, 1984: 43).
Godataira ectagela Linnavuori, 1975f: 93. Holotype: ?, Eritrea: Massawa (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Yotvata (Godataira) ectagela
(Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori, 1984: 43).
Godataira pulchella Linnavuori, 1975f: 93. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Khartoum (RLRF AMNH).
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Current status: Yotvata (Godataira) pulchella
(Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori, 1984: 43).
Grewiocoris Linnavuori, 1975f: 56. Type species:
Grewiocoris elongatus Linnavuori, 1975, original designation.
Grewiocoris elongatus Linnavuori, 1975f: 57.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Kapoeta–Boma (RLRF AMNH).
Grewiocoris harrarensis Linnavuori, 1975f: 57.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: near Harrar (RLRF
AMNH).
Gutrida argos Linnavuori, 1974e: 31. Holotype: ?,
Nigeria: [Osun State], Ile-Ife (RLRF
AMNH).
Gutrida troilos Linnavuori, 1974e: 31. Holotype:
?, Nigeria: [Osun State], Ile-Ife (RLRF
NMWC).
Hadrodapus Linnavuori, 1996: 67. Type species:
Hadrodapus rhodops Linnavuori, 1996, original
designation.
Hadrodapus rhodops Linnavuori, 1996: 68. Holotype: /, Ivory Coast: Man (RLRF AMNH).
Hadrophyes anubis Linnavuori, 2004a: 22. Holotype: ?, Iran: Hormozgan, Minab (RLRF
NMWC).
Hadrophyes decipiens Linnavuori, 1964a: 329.
Holotype: ?, Egypt: Sokhna (RLRF
AMNH).
Hallodapus fenestratus Linnavuori, 1961f: 165.
Holotype: ?, Japan: Kyushu, Fukuoka (KUEC
AMNH).
Hallodapus ochraceus Linnavuori, 1961g: 211.
Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: El Riyadh (RLRF
AMNH).
Halticus beganus Linnavuori, 1984: 36. Holotype:
/, Iraq: Irbil, Gully Ali Beg (RLRF
AMNH).
Halticus darbandikhaus [sic!] Linnavuori, 1984: 35.
Holotype: ?, Iraq: Diyala, near Darbandikhan
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Halticus
darbandikhanus Linnavuori, 1984 (see Kerzhner
and Josifov, 1999: 216; Schuh and Kerzhner,
2001: 270).
Note: The species epithet appeared in double
original spelling: twice as darbandikhanus (Linnavuori, 1984: 1 (abstrasct), 35 (figues)), corresponding to the name of the type locality –
Darbandikhan, and once as darbandikhaus
(Linnavuori, 1984: 35 (heading of the description)). The species epithet appears as H.
darbandikhaus in catalogues by Schuh (1995:
55; 2013). The correct original spelling was fixed
Vol. 122(4)
as H. darbandikhanus by Kerzhner and Josifov
(1999: 216).
Halticus punctiger Linnavuori, 1975f: 48. Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei–Iwatoka
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Acratheus
punctiger (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori,
1994e: 7).
Hekate Linnavuori, 1994e: 52. Type species:
Hekate eirene Linnavuori, 1994, original designation.
Hekate eirene Linnavuori, 1994e: 53. Holotype: ?,
Nigeria: W St. [¼Osun State], Ile-Ife (RLRF
NMWC).
Heterocordylus (Bothrocranum) nausikaa Linnavuori, 1989c: 49. Holotype: ?, Israel: Upper
Galilee, Mt. Meron (RLRF AMNH).
Heterocordylus megara Linnavuori, 1972b: 40.
Holotype: /, Portugal: Mafra (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Heterocordylus (Heterocordylus) megara Linnavuori, 1972 (see
Ribes, 1993: 15).
Horvathiella umbrina Linnavuori, 1974e: 14 (in
key). Lectotype (designated by Linnavuori,
1975f: 44, as holotype): ?, Ethiopia: Gembi
near Agaro (RLRF AMNH).
Note: The intended original description by
Linnavuori (1975f: 44) was preceded by an
identification key by Linnavuori (1974e: 14)
which makes the name available from the
earlier publication; no types were established
in the key and the type locality was cited as
Ethiopia. We consider the holotype designation
(together with several paratypes) by Linnavuori
(1975f: 44) as valid lectotype designation under
Article 74.5 (ICZN, 1999) because the term type
was used explicitely for only one of the
syntypes.
Hyalosomella depressus Linnavuori, 1975f: 57.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Wad Medani
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Zanchius
depressus (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori,
1994e: 75).
Hyalosomella nigricornis Linnavuori, 1994e: 78.
Holotype: /, Ivory Coast: Mt. Tonkoui (RLRF
NMWC).
Hyoidea hermione Linnavuori, 1989c: 50. Holotype: ?, Israel: Southern District, 17 km S of
Be’er Sheva (RLRF AMNH).
Hypomimus nocturnus Linnavuori, 1964a: 329.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Erkowit (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Glaphyrocoris noctur-
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nus (Linnavuori, 1964) (see Linnavuori, 1975f:
73).
Hypomimus puncticollis Linnavuori, 1965d: 265.
Holotype: ?, Iran: Kerman, Sargadarea,
Tschaaschen–Sadch (ZMAS). Current status:
Glaphyrocoris puncticollis (Linnavuori, 1965)
(see Linnavuori, 1975f: 73).
Note: The synonymy of Hypomimus Lindberg,
1940 with Glaphyrocoris Reuter, 1903 by
Linnavuori (1975f: 73–74) as well as the
resulting transfer of Hypomimus puncticollis to
Glaphyrocoris was not accepted by Schuh (1995:
228), but it was accepted by Kerzhner and
Josifov (1999: 289) and Schuh (2013).
Hypomimus rubalhkalicus Linnavuori, 1965d: 265.
Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Asir Bisha
(BMNH). Current status: Glaphyrocoris rubalkhalicus (Linnavuori, 1965) (see Linnavuori,
1975f: 73, 1986c: 152).
Hypomimus secundus Linnavuori, 1961b: 5. Holotype: ?, Israel: Tel Aviv (RLRF NMWC).
Current status: Glaphyrocoris secundus (Linnavuori, 1961) (see Linnavuori, 1975f: 73).
Hypseloecus amaltheia Linnavuori, 1992c: 17.
Holotype: /, Israel: En Yahav (RLRF
NMWC).
Ifephylus Linnavuori, 1993a: 125. Type species:
Ifephylus apis Linnavuori, 1993, original designation.
Ifephylus apis Linnavuori, 1993a: 127. Holotype:
?, Nigeria: R. St. [¼Rivers State], Ebubu near
Bori (RLRF NMWC).
Ifephylus brygos Linnavuori, 1993a: 127. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: W. St. [¼Osun State], Ile-Ife
(RLRF NMWC).
Ifephylus crassicornis Linnavuori, 1993a: 127. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: SE St. [¼Cross River State],
Obudu Cattle Ranch (RLRF NMWC).
Indatractus Linnavuori, 1975f: 97. Type species:
Indatractus pantherinus Linnavuori, 1975, original designation.
Indatractus pantherinus Linnavuori, 1975f: 97.
Holotype: ?, Eritrea: Ailet (RLRF AMNH).
Indatractus robustus Linnavuori, 1986c: 168.
Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Najran (RLRF
AMNH).
Isometopus diversiceps Linnavuori, 1962f: 187.
Holotype: ?, Turkey: Sakal Sultan (Isekenderum) (RLRF AMNH).
Isometopus lunaris Linnavuori, 1975f: 115. Holotype: /, Ethiopia: near Harrar, Debeira (RLRF
AMNH).
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Isometopus niger Linnavuori, 1975f: 115. Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Torit–Kapoeta (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Paloniella nigra (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Akingbohungbe, 1996: 114, incorrectly as P. niger),
gender agreement corrected here.
Note: The species epithet is Latin adjective niger
(-gra, -grum), meaning black.
Isometopus pictus Linnavuori, 1975f: 114. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: near Nazareth, Debeira
(RLRF NMWC).
Isometopus sepehrii Linnavuori, Sarafrazi and
Hosyni, 1998: 6. Holotype: /, Iran: Gilan,
Lowshan (coll. College of Agriculture, University of Gilan, Rasht, Iran NMWC).
Note: The species is missing from the on-line
plant bug catalogue by Schuh (2013).
Jiggiga Linnavuori, 1975f: 55. Type species:
Jiggiga nigra Linnavuori, 1975, original designation.
Jiggiga nigra Linnavuori, 1975f: 56. Holotype: ?,
Somalia: Jiggiga–Hargeisa (RLRF NMWC).
Juniperia Linnavuori, 1965a: 58. Type species:
Juniperia rubescens Linnavuori, 1965, original
designation.
Juniperia rubescens Linnavuori, 1965a: 58. Holotype: ?, Turkey: Pozanti (RLRF AMNH).
Kiambura aias Linnavuori, 1974e: 15. Holotype:
?, Nigeria: SE [¼Cross River] State, Obudu
Cattle Ranch (RLRF NMWC).
Note: The name of the species in the handwritten label of the holotype is indicated as
‘Kiambura alkaios’.
Kiambura bifurcata Linnavuori, 1974e: 15. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: SE [¼Cross River] State,
Obudu Cattle Ranch (RLRF NMWC).
Kiambura kleis Linnavuori, 1974e: 15. Holotype:
?, Nigeria: K [¼Niger] State, Wawa (NMWC).
Kunungua pallida Linnavuori, 1975f: 4. Holotype:
/, South Sudan: Equatoria, Lotti forest (RLRF
NMWC).
Laemocorella Linnavuori, 1964a: 327 (as subgenus
of Paralaemocoris Linnavuori, 1964). Type
species: Paralaemocoris (Laemocoris) ahngeri
Reuter, 1901 sensu Linnavuori (1964a) (misidentification) ¼ Paralaemocoris (Laemocoris) linnavuorii Kerzhner, 1970 (see Kerzhner, 1970: 644;
Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 296), designated here
by action of the First Reviser according to Articles
70.3 and 70.3.2 of ICZN (1999).
Note: Linnavuori (1964a: 327) designated Paralaemocoris (Laemocoris) ahngeri Reuter, 1901 as
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the type species of Laemocorella. Kerzhner
(1970: 644) clarified that true P. (L.) ahngeri
Reuter, 1901 is in fact the same taxon as P. (L.)
macrophthalmus Linnavuori, 1964, while Paralaemocoris (Laemocoris) ahngeri sensu Linnavuori (1964a) represents another species,
described as Paralaemocoris (Laemocoris) linnavuorii Kerzhner, 1970. However, Kerzhner
(1970) did not comment on the type species of
Laemocorella. Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 296)
clarified the type species as follows: ‘Paralaemocoris (Laemocoris) ahngeri Reuter, 1901 sensu
Linnavuori (1964a) (misidentification) ¼ Paralaemocoris (Laemocoris) linnavuorii Kerzhner,
1970’, but did not submit the case to International Comission on Zoological Nomenclature
as it was required by ICZN (1986: Article 70b),
therefore their action does not constitute available nomenclatorial act. After 1999, nobody
commented on this case and therefore did not fix
the type species according to requirements of the
Article 70.3.2 of the ICZN (1999). To avoid any
further confusion, we formally designate here
Paralaemocoris (Laemocoris) linnavuorii Kerzhner, 1970 as type species of Laemocorella
Linnavuori, 1964 by action of the First Reviser
according to Articles 70.3 and 70.3.2 of ICZN
(1999).
Laemocoris angusticollis Linnavuori, 1975f: 76.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Wad es Zaki
(RLRF AMNH).
Laemocoris beja Linnavuori, 1964a: 326. Holotype: /, Sudan: Erkowit (RLRF NMWC).
Laemocoris divisus Linnavuori, 1964a: 325. Holotype: ?, Jordan: near Jericho (RLRF
NMWC).
Laemocoris farsianus Linnavuori, 2004a: 10. Holotype: ?, Iran: Fars, Estahban (RLRF
NMWC).
Laemocoris fetensis Linnavuori, 1983: 23. Holotype: ?, Senegal: Fété-Olé, Ferlo (RLRF
AMNH).
Laemocoris hirsutus Linnavuori, 1996: 80. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: N C St. [¼Kaduna State],
Kagoro forest (RLRF AMNH).
Laemocoris nomadicus Linnavuori, 1975f: 76.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Kordofan, El Obeid
(RLRF AMNH).
Laemocoris orphanus Linnavuori, 1964a: 325.
Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: El Riyadh (RLRF
AMNH).
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Laemocoris pygmaeus Linnavuori, 1975f: 76.
Holotype: ?, Somalia: Daragodleh (RLRF
AMNH).
Laemocoris trimaculatus Linnavuori, 1964a: 326.
Holotype: ?, Yemen: Dhala road (RLRF).
Lalyocoris Linnavuori, 1993a: 136. Type species:
Pilophorus minutissimus Linnavuori, 1975, original designation.
Note: This genus was omitted in the catalogue
by Schuh (1995: 457, 465).
Lamprocapsidea hilaris Linnavuori, 1974e: 18.
Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Osun State], Ile-Ife
(RLRF NMWC).
Laurinia bathyllus Linnavuori, 1973d: 80. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Osun State], Ile-Ife (RLRF
AMNH).
Laurinia herondas Linnavuori, 1996: 11. Holotype:
?, Ivory Coast: Foro-Foro (RLRF
AMNH).
Leaina Linnavuori, 1974f: 20. Type species:
Leaina belua Linnavuori, 1974, original designation.
Leaina belua Linnavuori, 1974f: 21. Holotype: ?,
Ivory Coast: Lamto (RLRF AMNH).
Lepidargyrus hafezi Linnavuori and Hosseini,
1998: 13. Holotype: ?, Iran: Gilan, Sang
Rud–Jirandeh (RLRF NMWC).
Lepidargyrus nigerrimus Linnavuori, 1998b: 37:
Holotype: ?, Iran: Fars, Estahban (HMIM).
Leptopterna dentifer Linnavuori, 1970d: 95. Holotype: ?, southern Spain (RLRF NMWC).
Current status: Leptopterna dentifera Linnavuori, 1970, gender agreement corrected here.
Note: The species epithet is Latin adjective
dentifer (-a, -um), meaning ‘tooth-bearing’.
Lygidolon athamas Linnavuori, 1974e: 27. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast (RLRF AMNH).
Lygidolon carmona Linnavuori, 1974e: 28. Holotype: ?, Angola: Carmona (RLRF AMNH).
Lygidolon dubiosum Linnavuori, 1974e: 27. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: SE [¼Cross River] State,
Obudu Cattle Ranch (RLRF NMWC).
Lygidolon eddamer Linnavuori, 1974e: 29. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Northern Province, Ed Damer
[Ad-Damar]–Shendi (RLRF AMNH).
Lygidolon elegans Linnavuori, 1970g: 164. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Juba–Terakeka (RLRF
AMNH).
Lygidolon hecate Linnavuori, 1970g: 163. Holotype: ?, Kenya: Eldoret (RLRF AMNH).
Lygidolon medeia Linnavuori, 1974e: 28. Holotype: /, Kenya: Eldoret (RLRF NMWC).
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Lygus (Orthops) brevicornis Linnavuori, 1973d:
81. Holotype: /, Kenya: Eldoret (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Orthops brevicornis
(Linnavuori, 1973) (see Schuh, 2013).
Lygus disponsi Linnavuori, 1961f: 160. Syntypes: 1
? 1 /, Japan: Hokkaido, Berabonai, Ashoro
(KUEC, RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Junior subjective synonym of Lygus rugulipennis Poppius, 1911 (synonymized by Kerzhner,
1988: 68).
Lygus honshuensis Linnavuori, 1961f: 159. Syntypes: 1 ? 1 /, Japan: Honshu, Kirigamine,
Shinado (KUEC, RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Neolygus honshuensis (Linnavuori, 1961)
(see Yasunaga and Schwartz, 2005: 63).
Lygus idoneus Linnavuori, 1963: 79. Syntypes: 1 ?
1 /, Japan: Honshu, Kitazawa kai (RLRF
[AMNH]). Current status: Lygocoris idoneus
(Linnavuori, 1963) (see Kerzhner, 1972: 285;
Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 111).
Note: Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 111) listed
holotype deposited in AMNH, but it is not
listed in the on-line register of AMNH types
(Anonymus, 2005).
Lygus italicus israelensis Linnavuori, 1962a: 78.
New substitute name for Lygus italicus orientalis Linnavuori, 1960. Current status: Lygus
israelensis Linnavuori, 1962 (see Aglyamzyanov, 2006: 211, 2009: 264).
Lygus italicus orientalis Linnavuori, 1960c: 64.
Holotype: ?, Israel: Nabi Rubin (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Junior primary homonym of Lygus kalmii var. orientalis Reuter,
1896, replaced by Lygus italicus israelensis
Linnavuori, 1962.
Lygus (Orthops) modestus Linnavuori, 1973d: 81.
Holotype: ?, Kenya: Eldoret (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Orthops modestus
(Linnavuori, 1973) (see Schuh, 1995: 857; 2013).
Lygus nigritulus Linnavuori, 1963: 81. Syntypes: 1
? 1 /, Japan: Honshu, Karuizawa, Shinano
(?), Kyushu, Hikosan (/) (KUEC, RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Apolygopsis nigritulus
(Linnavuori, 1963) (see Yasunaga et al., 2002:
6).
Note: Originally described as unavailable infrasubspecific name Cyphodema hilare f. nigritula
Linnavuori, 1961f, adopting its types.
Lygus pabulinoides Linnavuori, 1961f: 158. Syntypes: 1 ? 1 /, Japan: Hokkaido, Ashoro
(KUEC, RLRF AMNH). Current status:
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Lygocoris pabulinoides (Linnavuori, 1961) (see
Kerzhner, 1972: 285).
Lygus rubronasutus Linnavuori, 1961f: 158. Syntypes: 1 ? 1 /, Japan: Hokkaido, Ikeda
(KUEC, RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Lygocorides rubronasutus (Linnavuori, 1961)
(see Yasunaga, 1996: 269).
Lygus (Orthops) unguicularis Linnavuori, 1973d:
81. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Mt. Maigudo
(RLRF NMWC). Current status: Orthops
unguicularis (Linnavuori, 1973) (see Schuh,
1995: 859; 2013).
Lygus viridis lobatus Linnavuori, 1963: 80. Holotype: ?, Japan: Honshu, Kitazawa Kai (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Neolygus lobatus
(Linnavuori, 1966) (see Yasunaga and
Schwartz, 1991: 596).
Macrolophus klotho Linnavuori, 1992c: 3. Holotype: ?, Greece: Peloponnesus, Mt. Menalo
above Kardaras (RLRF NMWC).
Macrotylus dahukanus Linnavuori, 1988a: 6.
Holotype: ?, Iraq: Dahuk, near Brozah (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Macrotylus (Alloeonycha) dahukanus Linnavuori, 1988 (see
Linnavuori, 1993a: 256).
Magnocellus scutellaris Linnavuori, 1975f: 115.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Nimule
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Smithopus
scutellaris (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Akingbohungbe, 1996: 87).
Malacocoris montanus Linnavuori, 1975f: 57.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Agheresalam (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Zanchius montanus
(Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori, 1994e: 75).
Mecomma angusticollis Linnavuori, 1973d: 84.
Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the
Congo: Lubumbashi (MZHF AMNH).
Mecomma fumida Linnavuori, 1975f: 57. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Belleta forest (RLRF
AMNH).
Mecomma juno Linnavuori, 1994e: 63. Holotype:
?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Imatong Mts.,
Gilo (RLRF NMWC).
Mecomma kharon Linnavuori, 1994e: 61. Holotype: /, Nigeria: NE St. [¼Taraba State],
Gembu (RLRF NMWC).
Mecomma khrysothemis Linnavuori, 1994e: 58.
Holotype: ?, Nigeria: SE St. [¼Cross River
State], Obudu cattle ranch (RLRF NMWC).
Mecomma ruficeps Linnavuori, 1994e: 59. Holotype: /, Nigeria: SE St. [¼Cross River State],
Obudu Cattle Ranch (RLRF NMWC).
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Mecomma stuebeni Linnavuori, 1999d: 43. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Darfur, Jebel Marra, Murtagalla resthouse (coll. Zoological Museum of the
Philipps-University, Marburg-Lahnberge).
Note: This species is missing from the on-line
plant bug catalogue by Schuh (2013).
Megacoelum andromakhe Linnavuori, 1974f: 27.
Holotype: /, Egypt: Sinai, Wadi Feiran (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Megacoelum (?)
andromakhe Linnavuori, 1974; generic placement requires confirmation (see Chérot and
Malipatil, 2016: 203).
Megacoelum angustulum Linnavuori, 1975f: 25.
Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Kapoeta–Boma (RLRF NMWC). Current status:
Megacoelum (?) angustulum Linnavuori, 1975;
generic placement requires confirmation (see
Chérot and Malipatil, 2016: 203).
Megacoelum atripes Linnavuori, 1974e: 8. Holotype: /, Nigeria: [Osun State], Ile-Ife (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Megacoelum (?) atripes Linnavuori, 1974; generic placement requires confirmation (see Chérot and Malipatil,
2016: 203).
Megacoelum hormozganicum Linnavuori, 2004a:
5. Holotype: ?, Iran: Hormozgan, Rodan
(RLRF NMWC). Current status: Megacoelum (?) hormozganicum Linnavuori, 2004; generic placement requires confirmation (see
Chérot and Malipatil, 2016: 203).
Megacoelum irbilanum Linnavuori, 1988a: 1. New
substitute name for Megacoelum quercicola
Linnavuori, 1984. Current status: Pseudomegacoelum irbilanum (Linnavuori, 1988) (see Chérot
and Malipatil, 2016: 204).
Megacoelum myrti Linnavuori, 1965a: 52. Holotype: ?, Turkey: Iskenderun (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Megacoelum myrti
Linnavuori, 1965 (see Chérot and Malipatil,
2016: 203).
Megacoelum quadrituberculatum nomadicum Linnavuori, 1975f: 25. Holotype: /, South Sudan:
Equatoria, K apoeta–Bom a (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Gollneria quadrituberculata nomadica (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Carvalho, 1983: 383).
Megacoelum quercicola Linnavuori, 1965a: 26.
Holotype: ?, Tunisia: Ain Draham (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Pseudomegacoelum
quercicola (Linnavuori, 1965) (see Chérot and
Malipatil, 2016: 204).
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Megacoelum quercicola Linnavuori, 1984: 27.
Holotype: ?, Iraq: Irbil, Salahuddin (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Junior primary
homonym of Megacoelum quercicola Linnavuori, 1965, replaced by Megacoelum irbilanum
Linnavuori, 1988, currently Pseudomegacoelum
irbilanum (Linnavuori, 1988) (see Linnavuori,
1988a: 1; Chérot and Malipatil, 2016: 204).
Megacoelum rubrolineatus [sic!] Linnavuori, 1975f:
23. Holotype: /, Yemen (no locality) (RLRF
[AMNH]). Current status: Megacoelum
rubrolineatum Linnavuori, 1975 (see Chérot
and Malipatil, 2016: 203).
Note: Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 126) listed
holotype deposited in AMNH, but it is not
listed in the on-line register of AMNH types
(Anonymus, 2005).
Megacoelum salsolae Linnavuori, 1986c: 136.
Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Layla (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Megacoelum salsolae
Linnavuori, 1986 (see Chérot and Malipatil,
2016: 203).
Megacoelum superbum Linnavuori, 1975f: 23.
Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Loka
forest (RLRF NMWC). Current status:
Megacoelum (?) superbum Linnavuori, 1975;
generic placement requires confirmation (see
Chérot and Malipatil, 2016: 203).
Megalocoleus pericarti Linnavuori, 1970d: 91. Holotype: ?, France: Corse, Ghizonaccia (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Junior subjective synonym of Megalocoleus molliculus (Fallén, 1807)
(synonymized by Matocq, 2004: 89).
Megalodactylus grandoculus Linnavuori, 2010:
383. Holotype: ?, Iran: Khuzestan, near Ahvaz
(RLRF NMWC).
Mestra Linnavuori, 1994e: 28. Type species:
Mestra leucoptera Linnavuori, 1994, original
designation.
Note: The genus is misspelled as Maestra by
Schuh (1995: 140; 2013). Actually the genus is
named after Mestra, daughter of Erysisthon, a
character in Ovidius’ Metamorphoses (see
Linnavuori, 1994e: 29).
Mestra erato Linnavuori, 1994e: 30. Holotype: ?,
Nigeria: W St. [¼Osun State], Ile-Ife (RLRF
NMWC).
Mestra leucoptera Linnavuori, 1994e: 30. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: SE St. [¼Cross River State],
Obudu Cattle Ranch (RLRF NMWC).
Millerimiris punctatus globicornis Linnavuori,
1993a: 192. Holotype: /, Nigeria: SE St.
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[¼Cross River State], Obudu Cattle Ranch
(RLRF NMWC).
Monalocoris japonensis Linnavuori, 1961f: 164.
Syntypes: ?/ (4 specimens), Japan: Kyushu,
Abura-yama, near Fukuoka (KUEC, RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Monalocoris (Monalocoris) filicis
(Linnaeus, 1758) (synonymized by Kerzhner,
1978: 37).
Monalocoris (Sthenarusoides) punctipennis Linnavuori, 1975f: 4. Holotype: ?, South Sudan:
Equatoria, Lotti forest (RLRF AMNH).
Monocris longicornis Linnavuori, 1988a: 9. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Dhi Qar, Nasiriyah–Abu Ghar
(RLRF AMNH).
Myiomma juniperina Linnavuori, 1975f: 116.
Holotype: /, Eritrea: Addi Caieh (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Myiomma juniperinum
Linnavuori, 1975, gender agreement corrected
here (see Table 5).
Myiomma montana Linnavuori, 1975f: 116. Holotype: /, Ethiopia: Agheresalam (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Myiomma montanum
Linnavuori, 1975, gender agreement corrected
here (see Table 5).
Myiomma zandeana Linnavuori, 1975f: 116. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yambio
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Myiomma
zandeanum Linnavuori, 1975, gender agreement
corrected here (see Table 5).
Nabidomiris giloicus Linnavuori, 1975f: 16. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, near Gilo
(RLRF AMNH).
Note: The holotype is missing in the on-line
register of AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005), but
it is indeed deposited there (see Morales and
Forero, 2016: 512).
Nanniella alkithoe Linnavuori, 1994e: 10. Holotype: /, Nigeria: B P1 St. [¼Benue State],
Katsina Ala (RLRF NMWC).
Nanniella gracilis Linnavuori, 1975f: 49. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, near Gillo
(RLRF AMNH).
Nanniella pallidiceps Linnavuori, 1973d: 83. Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Lubumbashi (MZHF AMNH).
Nanniella palustris Linnavuori, 1975f: 48. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Loka forest
(RLRF AMNH).
Nasocoris arabicus Linnavuori, 1999b: 59: Holotype: /, Saudi Arabia: N. Jubbah (RLRF
NMWC).
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Nasocoris artemis Linnavuori, 1968b: 204. Holotype: /, Israel: Rehovot (RLRF AMNH).
Nasocoris convexicollis Linnavuori, 1999b: 58.
Holotype: /, Israel: S. Distr., Nahal Ze’elim
(RLRF NMWC).
Nasocoris labanicus Linnavuori, 2004a: 12. Holotype: ?, Iran: Hormozgan, Labani (RLRF
NMWC).
Nasocoris psyche Linnavuori, 1968b: 203. Holotype: /, Italy: Sardinia, Platamona (RLRF
NMWC).
Nasocoris serratus Linnavuori, 1984: 41. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Al Muthanna, As Salman–
Takhadid (RLRF AMNH).
Nasocoris tuberculicollis Linnavuori, 1999b: 60:
Holotype: ?, Iraq: Dhi Gar, Abu Ghar (RLRF
NMWC).
Neoambonea scutellaris Linnavuori, 1986c: 150.
Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Wadi Dhurah
(RLRF [AMNH]).
Note: Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 279) listed
holotype deposited in AMNH, but it is not
listed in the on-line register of AMNH types
(Anonymus, 2005).
Nicostratus myrmecophilus Linnavuori, 2004a: 3.
Holotype: ?, Iran: Hormozgan, Kuhestak
(RLRF NMWC).
Nubaia Linnavuori, 1975f: 90. Type species: Nubaia
longiceps Linnavuori, 1975, original designation.
Nubaia hatsepsowe Linnavuori, 1993a: 168. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: NE St. [¼Bauchi State],
Bauchi, Kwangi (RLRF NMWC).
Nubaia longiceps Linnavuori, 1975f: 91. Holotype:
?, Sudan: Kordofan, Dilling–Kadugli (RLRF
NMWC).
Nycticapsus major Linnavuori, 1994e: 65. Holotype: /, Nigeria: NE St. [¼Taraba State], near
Mambila (RLRF NMWC).
Obudua Linnavuori, 1974e: 4. Type species:
Obudua theognis Linnavuori, 1974, original
designation.
Obudua theognis Linnavuori, 1974e: 5. Holotype:
?, Nigeria: SE [¼Cross River] State, Obudu
Cattle Ranch (RLRF AMNH).
Obudua urania Linnavuori, 1996: 8. Holotype: ?,
Central African Republic: La Maboke (RLRF
AMNH).
Oncotylus nigdensis Linnavuori, 1961g: 210. Holotype: ?, Turkey: Nigde (RLRF NMWC).
Oreocapsus Linnavuori, 1975f: 98. Type species:
Oreocapsus pallipes Linnavuori, 1975, original
designation.
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Oreocapsus immundus Linnavuori, 1975f: 100.
Holotype: ?, Yemen (RLRF NMWC).
Note: Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 381) listed
holotype deposited in AMNH, but it is not
listed in the on-line register of AMNH types
(Anonymus, 2005).
Oreocapsus lividus Linnavuori, 1975f: 100. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Agheresalam (RLRF
AMNH).
Oreocapsus nemoralis Linnavuori, 1975f: 101.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Belleta forest (RLRF
AMNH).
Oreocapsus pallipes Linnavuori, 1975f: 99. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Belleta forest (RLRF
AMNH).
Oreocapsus serotinus Linnavuori, 1975f: 101.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Mai Chew (RLRF
AMNH).
Oreocapsus tristis Linnavuori, 1975f: 102. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Agheresalam (RLRF
AMNH).
Oreocapsus vanharteni Linnavuori and Al-Safadi,
1993b: 190. Holotype: ?, Yemen: near Djebel al
Nabi Shu’ayb (RLRF NMWC).
Oreolygus Linnavuori, 1975f: 37. Type species:
Oreolygus ericae Linnavuori, 1975, original
designation.
Note: The intended original description of
Oreolygus by Linnavuori (1975f: 37) was
preceded by an identification key by Linnavuori
(1974e: 21) accompanied by citation of the type
species, Oreolygus ericae Linnavuori (Linnavuori, 1974e: 34). However, as O. ericae was not
an available name in that moment (nomen
nudum), Oreolygus Linnavuori, 1974 did not
become available name from that paper (see
also Josifov and Kerzhner, 1999: 129).
Oreolygus ericae Linnavuori, 1975f: 38. Holotype:
?, Ethiopia: May Chew (RLRF AMNH).
Oreolygus junipericolus frigidus Linnavuori, 1974e:
34 (in key). Lectotype (designated by Linnavuori, 1975f: 40, as holotype): /, Ethiopia: May
Chew (RLRF AMNH).
Note: The intended original description by
Linnavuori (1975f: 40) was preceded by an
identification key by Linnavuori (1974e: 34)
which makes the name available from the
earlier publication; no types were established
in the key and the type locality was cited as
Ethiopia. We consider the holotype designation
(together with four paratypes) by Linnavuori
(1975f: 40) as valid lectotype designation under
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the Article 74.5 (ICZN, 1999) because the term
‘type’ was used explicitely for only one of the
syntypes.
Oreolygus junipericolus junipericolus Linnavuori,
1974e (in key): 34. Lectotype (designated by
Linnavuori, 1975f: 40, as holotype): ?, Ethiopia: Sululta (RLRF AMNH).
Notes: The intended original description by
Linnavuori (1975f: 40) was preceded by an
identification key by Linnavuori (1974e: 34)
which makes the name available from the
earlier publication; no types were established
in the key and the type localities were cited as
Eritrea and Ethiopia. We consider the holotype
designation (together with six paratypes) by
Linnavuori (1975f: 40) as valid lectotype
designation under the Article 74.5 (ICZN,
1999) because the term ‘type’ was used explicitely for one of the syntypes.
The species name is the erroneous adjective
junipericolus (-a, -um) instead of the correct
Latin noun junipericola, meaning inhabitant of
juniper; however, incorrect latinization is not a
reason for emendation of the name according to
ICZN (1999: Article 32.5.1).
Oreolygus maesae Linnavuori, 1974e: 34 (in key).
Lectotype (designated by Linnavuori, 1975f: 40,
as holotype): ?, Ethiopia: Agheressalam
(RLRF AMNH).
Note: The intended original description by
Linnavuori (1975f: 40) was preceded by an
identification key by Linnavuori (1974e: 34)
which makes the name available from the earlier
publication; no types were established in the key
and the type locality was cited as Ethiopia. We
consider the holotype designation (together with
many paratypes) by Linnavuori (1975f: 40) as
valid lectotype designation under the Article 74.5
(ICZN, 1999) because the term ‘type’ was used
explicitely for one of the syntypes.
Oreolygus nigrisulcus Linnavuori, 1975f: 39. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Agheressalam (RLRF
AMNH).
Oreolygus rubidus Linnavuori, 1974e: 34 (in key).
Lectotype (designated by Linnavuori, 1975f:
40): /, Ethiopia: May Chew (RLRF
AMNH).
Note: The intended original description by
Linnavuori (1975f: 40) was preceded by an
identification key by Linnavuori (1974e: 34)
which makes the name available from the earlier
publication; no types were established in the key
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Table 5. Correct gender agreement of the valid species names in the genus Myiomma Puton, 1872 (neuter).
According to the Article 30.1.2 of ICZN (1999) ‘a genus-group name that is or ends in a Greek word
transliterated into Latin without other changes takes the gender given for that word in standard Greek
dictionaries.’ This Article can be unambiguously applied to the Greek neuter noun omma (¼eye) (see Steyskal,
1973: 204), which apply also to the genus Miyomma Puton, 1872 as it was accepted, e.g., by Henry (1979) or
Kerzhner and Josifov (1999). To unify the usage of the names we provide here a list of all the valid species names
in the genus Miyomma, point their grammatical nature and correct the gender agreement to neuter when needed
(such cases are marked by asterisk*). The list is compiled after Schuh (1995, 2013), Kerzhner and Josifov (1999),
Akingbohungbe (2006), Aukema et al. (2013), Namyatova and Cassis (2016) and Yasunaga et al. (2016).
*Myiomma adustum Herczek, 2004 [Latin adjective adustus, -a, um]
*Myiomma affine (Hoberlandt, 1952) [Latin adjective affinis, -is, -e]
*Miyomma albalatum Namyatova and Cassis, 2016 [composed Latin adjective albalatus, -a, -um]
Myiomma albicoxa Smith, 1967 [composed Latin noun in the nominative singular standing in apposition]
*Myiomma albiscutellatum Smith, 1967 [composed Latin adjective albiscutellatus, -a, -um]
Myiomma altica Ren, 1987 [Altica, genus of Chrysomelidae, noun in apposition]
Myiomma amaranion Herczek and Popov, 2006 [Greek noun in the nominative singular standing in apposition]
*Myiomma apicale Henry and Carpintero, 2012 [Latin adjective apicalis, -is, -e]
*Myiomma argentinense Henry and Carpintero, 2012 [Latin adjective argentinensis, -is, -e]
Miyomma basseti Namyatova and Cassis, 2016 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
*Myiomma bionotatum Henry and Carpintero, 2012 [Latin adjective binotatus, -a, -um]
Myiomma brasilianum Henry, 1979 [Latin adjective brasilianus, -a, -um]
Myiomma bredoi Akingbohungbe, 1996 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
Myiomma capeneri Slater and Schuh, 1969 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
Myiomma capitatum Henry, 1979 [Latin adjective capitatus, -a, -um]
Myiomma choui Lin and Yang, 2004 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
Myiomma cixiiforme (Uhler, 1891) [composed Latin adjective cixiiformis, -is, -e]
Myiomma cobbeni Akingbohungbe, 2003 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
*Myiomma confusum Akingbohungbe, 1996 [Latin adjective confusus, -a, -um]
*Myiomma dundoense (Hoberlandt, 1952) [latinized adjective dundoensis, -is, -e]
*Myiomma fasciatum Smith, 1967 [Latin adjective fasciatus, -a, -um]
*Myiomma ferrugineum Akingbohungbe, 1996 [Latin adjective ferrugineus, -a, -um]
Myiomma fieberi Puton, 1872 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
*Myiomma fulvum Smith, 1967 [Latin adjective fulvus, -a, -um]
Myiomma fusiforme Henry, 1979 [composed Latin adjective fusiformis, -is, -e]
*Myiomma hemialbum (Carvalho, 1951) [composed Latin adjective hemialbus, -a, -um]
*Myiomma impunctatum Smith, 1967 [Latin adjective impunctatus, -a, -um]
Myiomma jankotejai Herczek and Popov, 2006 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
*Myiomma juniperinum Linnavuori, 1975 [Latin adjective juniperinus, -a, -um]
Myiomma keltoni Henry, 1984 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
Myiomma kukai Yasunaga and Hayashi, 2002 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
Myiomma lansburyi (Carvalho, 1951) [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
Myiomma latifrons Herczek, 2004 [composed Latin noun in the nominative singular standing in apposition]
*Myiomma lineare Akingbohungbe, 1996 [Latin adjective linearis, -is, -e]
*Myiomma luteum McAtee and Malloch, 1932 [Latin adjective luteus, -a, -um]
*Myiomma maculatum Akingbohungbe, 2003 [Latin adjective maculatus, -a, -um]
Myiomma mexicanum Henry, 1979 [Latin adjective mexicanus, -a, -um]
Myiomma milleri (Hoberlandt, 1959) [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
*Myiomma minus Akingbohungbe, 1996 [Latin adjective minor, -or, -us]
Myiomma minutum Miyamoto, 1965 [Latin adjective minutus, -a, -um]
*Myiomma montanum Linnavuori, 1975 [Latin adjective montanus, -a, -um]
*Myiomma nigrum Smith, 1967 [Latin adjective niger, -gra, -grum]
*Miyomma nigricolle Akingbohungbe, 2006 [composed Latin adjective nigricollis, -is, -e]
*Myiomma obscurum Akingbohungbe, 1996 [Latin adjective obscurus, -a, -um]
Myiomma ornatum Henry, 1979 [Latin adjective ornatus, -a, -um]
Myiomma ostentans Akingbohungbe, 1996 [Latin present active participle]
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Myiomma pallidopleura Henry and Carpintero, 2012 [composed Latin-Greek noun in the nominative singular
standing in apposition]
Myiomma pallipes Henry and Carpintero, 2012 [composed Latin noun in the nominative singular standing in
apposition]
Myiomma phuvasae Yasunaga, Duanthisan and Yamada, 2016 in Yasunaga et al. (2016): 94 [personal name given
as noun in the genitive case]
Myiomma piceicola Akingbohungbe, 1996 [composed Latin noun in the nominative singular standing in
apposition]
*Myiomma qinlingense Qi, 2005 [latinized adjective qinlingensis, -is, -e]
*Myiomma rubidum Akingbohungbe, 1996 [Latin adjective rubidus, -a, -um]
*Myiomma rubrum Smith, 1967 [Latin adjective ruber, -bra, -brum]
Myiomma rubrooculatum Henry, 1979 [composed Latin adjective rubrooculatus, -a, -um]
*Myiomma rubrovenatum Smith, 1967 [composed Latin adjective rubrovenatus, -a, -um]
Myiomma samuelsoni Miyamoto, 1965 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
Myiomma schmitzi Slater, 1976 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
Myiomma schuhi Henry, 1979 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
Myiomma scotti Herczek, 2004 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
*Myiomma scutellatum Henry and Carpintero, 2012 [Latin adjective scutellatus, -a, -um]
Myiomma semipallidum Henry, 1979 [composed Latin adjective semipallidus, -a, -um]
Myiomma surinamense (Carvalho and Rosas, 1962) [latinized adjective surinamensis, -is, -e]
Myiomma takahashii Yasunaga and Hayashi, 2002 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
*Myiomma uniforme Henry and Carpintero, 2012 [composed Latin adjective uniformis, -is, -e]
*Myiomma ussuriense Ostapenko, 2001 [latinized adjective ussuriensis, -is, -e]
*Myiomma verticatum Smith, 1967 [Latin adjective verticatus, -a, -um]
*Myiomma vittatum McAtee and Malloch, 1932 [Latin adjective vittatus, -a, -um]
*Myiomma vittaticorne Akingbohungbe, 1996 [composed Latin adjective vittaticornis, -is, -e]
Myiomma voigti (Popov and Herczek, 1992) [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
*Myiomma zandeanum Linnavuori, 1975 [latinized adjective zanedanus, -a, -um]
Myiomma zhengi Lin and Yang, 2004 [personal name given as noun in the genitive case]
and the type locality was cited as Ethiopia. We
consider the holotype designation (together with
five paratypes) by Linnavuori (1975f: 40) as valid
lectotype designation under the Article 74.5
(ICZN, 1999) because the term ‘type’ was used
explicitely for one of the syntypes.
Oreolygus sexvittatus Linnavuori, 1975f: 40. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Belleta forest (RLRF
AMNH).
Oreolygus triangulum Linnavuori, 1975f: 40. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, near Gilo
(RLRF NMWC).
Oreolygus viridipennis Linnavuori, 1974e: 40 (in
key). Lectotype (designated by Linnavuori,
1975f: 41, as holotype): Ethiopia: Dessie
(RLRF AMNH).
Note: The intended original description by
Linnavuori (1975f: 40) was preceded by an
identification key by Linnavuori (1974e: 34)
which makes the name available from the
earlier publication; no types were established
in the key and the type localities were cited as
Eritrea and Ethiopia. We consider the holotype
designation (together with many paratypes) by
Linnavuori (1975f: 41) as valid lectotype
designation under the Article 74.5 (ICZN,
1999) because the term ‘type’ was used explicitely for one of the syntypes.
Orthocephalus modarresi Linnavuori, 1997a: 304.
Holotype: ?, Iran: Khorasan, 70 km W of
Darreh Gaz (RLRF NMWC, see Namyatova and Konstantinov, 2009: 64).
Orthops daidalos daidalos Linnavuori, 1974e: 22.
Holotype: ?, Nigeria: NE [¼Taraba] State,
Ngel Nyaki (RLRF AMNH).
Note: In the original description the intended
name O. daidalos, given after the Daidalos – a
character of Greek mythology, appeared six
times in the correct form (Linnavuori, 1974e: 3,
22, 55, 57, 58) and once also misspelled as O.
diadalos (Linnavuori, 1974e: 22). Orthops daidalos is the correct original spelling of the name
while Orthops diadalos is its incorrect original
spelling.
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Orthops diadalos [sic!] pindaros Linnavuori, 1974e:
22. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: SE [¼Cross River]
State, Obudu Cattle Ranch (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Orthops daidalos
pindaros Linnavuori, 1974.
Orthops nigriscutum arcanus Linnavuori, 1975f:
41. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Belleta forest
(RLRF AMNH).
Orthops podocarpi Linnavuori, 1975f: 41. Holotype: /, Ethiopia: Agheresalam (RLRF
AMNH).
Orthops polydeukes Linnavuori, 1974e: 22. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: SE [¼Cross River] State,
Obudu Cattle Ranch (RLRF NMWC).
Note: The name of the species in the handwritten label of the holotype is indicated as
‘Lygidolon polydeukes’.
Orthops sjostedti labdakos Linnavuori, 1974e: 23.
Holotype: ?, Nigeria: SE State, Obudu [¼Cross
River] Cattle Ranch (RLRF NMWC).
Note: The name of the species in the handwritten label of the holotype is indicated as ‘Lygus
sjostedti labdakos’.
Orthops (Verdeius) tessulatus Linnavuori, 1975f:
43. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal,
Wau (RLRF AMNH).
Orthops versicoloreus Linnavuori, 1975f: 42. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, near Gilo
(RLRF NMWC).
Note: The name of the species in the handwritten label of the holotype is indicated as ‘Lygus
versicoloreus’.
Orthotylus acacicola chariensis Linnavuori, 1975f:
50. Holotype: ?, Chad: Bas Chari (MNHN).
Current status: Orthotylus (Orthotylus) acacicola chariensis Linnavuori, 1975 (see Linnavuori,
1994e: 34).
Orthotylus acacicola robustus Linnavuori and AlSafadi, 1993b: 185. Holotype: ?, Yemen:
Sana’a (RLRF NMWC). Current status:
Orthotylus (Orthotylus) acacicola robustus Linnavuori, 1975 (see Linnavuori, 1994e: 34;
Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 261).
Orthotylus (Orthotylus) aineias Linnavuori, 1994e:
45. Holotype: ?, South Africa: Robertson
(RLRF NMWC).
Orthotylus (Orthotylus) akastos Linnavuori,
1994e: 45. Holotype: ?, Namibia: Noordoewer
(RLRF NMWC).
Orthotylus (Orthotylus) akheloos Linnavuori,
1994e: 44. Holotype: ?, South Africa: Seweweekspoort (RLRF NMWC).
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Orthotylus (Orthotylus) althaia Linnavuori, 1994e:
41. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: N C St. [¼Katsina
State], Malumfashi (RLRF NMWC).
Orthotylus asper Linnavuori, 1975f: 51. Holotype:
?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei–Maridi
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Orthotylus
(Orthotylus) asper Linnavuori, 1975 (see Linnavuori, 1994e: 35).
Orthotylus (Orthotylus) bobo Linnavuori, 1994e:
36. Holotype: ?, Burkina Faso: Bobo Dioulasso (RLRF NMWC).
Orthotylus compactus Linnavuori, 1975f: 53.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Torit–
Kapoeta (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Orthotylus (Orthotylus) compactus Linnavuori,
1975 (see Linnavuori, 1994e: 44).
Orthotylus divisus Linnavuori, 1961b: 7. Holotype:
?, Israel: Revivim (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) divisus Linnavuori, 1961 (see Wagner, 1974b: 226; Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 256) or Melanotrichus
divisus (Linnavuori, 1961) (see Note below).
Note: There is no consensus concerning the
status of Melanotrichus Reuter, 1875. This
subgenus of Orthotylus Fieber, 1852 was erected
to generic rank by Knight (1927) which was
followed by many, mostly American, authors
(e.g., Henry and Wheeler, 1988; Wheeler and
Henry, 1992; Linnavuori et al., 2014). However,
this change was not accepted by other authors
(e.g,. Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999; Konstantinov
and Vinokurov, 2011; Aukema et al., 2013;
Schuh, 1995: 148; Schuh, 2013) therefore the
situation of this taxon remains schizophrenic
and requires re-examination in the phrame of
complex phylogenetic analysis of Orthotylus.
Orthotylus (Orthotylus) farcha Linnavuori, 1994e:
36. Holotype: ?, Chad: Farcha (RLRF
NMWC).
Orthotylus halaibicus Linnavuori, 1975f: 54. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Suakin (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) halaibicus Linnavuori, 1975 (see Linnavuori,
1986c: 148; Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 258)
or Melanotrichus halaibicus (Linnavuori, 1975).
Note: For status of the (sub)genus Melanotrichus Reuter, 1875 see comment under Orthotylus divisus Linnavuori, 1961.
Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) halaibicus abbreviatus
Linnavuori, 1975f: 54. Holotype: ?, Saudi
Arabia: near Lith (BMNH). Currents status:
Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) pusillus Reuter, 1883
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(see Linnavuori, 1986c: 147, synonymized with
O. arabicus Wagner, 1962; Carapezza, 1997: 96,
synonymy of O. arabicus with O. pusillus;
Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 260) or Melanotrichus pusillus (Reuter, 1882).
Notes: The synonymy of Orthotylus arabicus
Wagner, 1962 with O. pusillus Reuter, 1883 by
Carapezza (1997: 96) is missing in the on-line
plant bug catalogue by Schuh (2013).
For status of the (sub)genus Melanotrichus
Reuter, 1875 see comment under Orthotylus
divisus Linnavuori, 1961.
Orthotylus hodiernus Linnavuori, 1961b: 6. Holotype: ?, Israel: Ramath Gan (RLRF
[AMNH] NMWC). Current status: Orthotylus (Parapachylops) hodiernus Linnavuori, 1975
(see Carapezza, 1997: 84).
Note: Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 269) listed
holotype deposited in AMNH, but it is not
listed in the on-line register of AMNH types
(Anonymus, 2005).
Orthotylus (Orthotylus) ife Linnavuori, 1994e: 36.
Holotype: ?, Nigeria: W St. [¼Osun State], IleIfe (RLRF NMWC).
Orthotylus indigoferae Linnavuori, 1975f: 50.
Holotype: ?, Yemen: Wadi Tiban, N.W. of
Jebel Jihaf (BMNH). Current status: Orthotylus
(Orthotylus) indigoferae Linnavuori, 1975 (see
Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 262).
Orthotylus junipericola contractulus Linnavuori,
1965a: 12. Holotype: ?, Libya: El Merj (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Orthotylus (Parapachylops) junipericola contractulus Linnavuori,
1965 (see Carapezza, 1997: 84).
Orthotylus junipericola Linnavuori, 1965a: 27.
Holotype: ?, Tunisia: Sbiba (RLRF
[AMNH]). Current status: Orthotylus (Parapachylops) junipericola junipericola Linnavuori,
1965 (see Carapezza, 1997: 84).
Note: Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 269) listed
holotype deposited in AMNH, but it is not
listed in the on-line register of AMNH types
(Anonymus, 2005).
Orthotylus junipericola regularis Linnavuori,
1965a: 28. Holotype: ?, Tunisia: Korba–Nabeul road (RLRF NMWC). Current status:
Orthotylus (Parapachylops) junipericola regularis Linnavuori, 1965 (see Carapezza, 1997: 84).
Orthotylus junipericola terminalis Linnavuori,
1965a: 54. Holotype: ?, Turkey: Gülek (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Orthotylus (Para-
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pachylops) junipericola terminalis Linnavuori,
1965 (see Carapezza, 1997: 84).
Orthotylus kenamuke Linnavuori, 1975f: 51. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Kapoeta–
Boma (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Orthotylus (Orthotylus) kenamuke Linnavuori,
1975 (see Linnavuori, 1994e: 35).
Orthotylus leokhares Linnavuori, 1990a: 17. Holotype: ?, Isreal: the Negev, ’Ein ’Avdat
(RLRF NMWC). Current status: Orthotylus
(Orthotylus) leokhares Linnavuori, 1990 (see
Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 262).
Orthotylus mafraq Linnavuori and Al-Safadi,
1993b: 186. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Ta’izz, Al
Mafraq (RLRF [AMNH] NMWC).
Current status: Orthotylus (Orthotylus) mafraq
Linnavuori and Al-Safadi, 1993 (see Kerzhner
and Josifov, 1999: 263).
Note: Linnavuori and Al-Safadi (1993b: 186)
indicated the holotype deposited in RLRF, to
be transferred in AMNH in the future. Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 263) indicated the
depository of the holotype as NMWC.
Orthotylus massawanus Linnavuori, 1975f: 50.
Holotype: ?, Eritrea: Ailet (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Orthotylus (Orthotylus) massawanus Linnavuori, 1975 (see Linnavuori, 1994e:
34).
Orthotylus masuttii Linnavuori, 1977b: 92. Holotype: ?, Somalia: Afgoi (coll. Servadei
MSNV). Current status: Orthotylus (Orthotylus)
masuttii Linnavuori, 1977 (see Linnavuori,
1994e: 42).
Orthotylus (Orthotylus) mentor Linnavuori, 1994e:
34. Holotype: ?, Algeria: In Guezzam (RLRF
NMWC).
Orthotylus mollis Linnavuori, 1975f: 52. Holotype:
?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Torit–Kapoeta
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Orthotylus
(Orthotylus) mollis Linnavuori, 1975 (see Linnavuori, 1994e: 40).
Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) monticolus Linnavuori,
1975f: 53. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Kassala, Erkowit (RLRF NMWC). Current status: Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) monticolus Linnavuori,
1975 or Melanotrichus monticolus (Linnavuori,
1975).
Notes: For status of the (sub)genus Melanotrichus Reuter, 1875 see comment under Orthotylus divisus Linnavuori, 1961.
The species name is the erroneous adjective
monticolus (-a, -um) instead of the correct Latin
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noun monticola, meaning inhabitant of mountains; however, incorrect latinization is not a
reason for emendation of the name according to
ICZN (1999: Article 32.5.1).
Orthotylus (Orthotylus) mundricus Linnavuori,
1994e: 33. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Mundri (RLRF NMWC).
Orthotylus nigricornis Linnavuori, 1976a: 123.
Holotype: ?, Somalia: Afgoi (coll. Cerutti,
Museum of Padua, Italy). Current status:
Orthotylus (Orthotylus) nigricornis Linnavuori,
1976 (see Linnavuori, 1994e: 42).
Note: This taxon is missing in the catalogues by
Schuh (1995: 164; 2013).
Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) nocturnus Linnavuori,
1974c: 168. Holotype: ?, United Arab Emirates: Sirabu Nu’air [¼Sir Abu Nu’ayr Island]
(RLRF NMWC). Current status: Orthotylus
(Melanotrichus) nocturnus Linnavuori, 1974 (see
Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 259) or Melanotrichus nocturnus (Linnavuori, 1974).
Note: For status of the (sub)genus Melanotrichus Reuter, 1875 see comment under Orthotylus divisus Linnavuori, 1961.
Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) nymphias Linnavuori,
1974c: 169. Holotype: /, Turkmenistan: 50 km
Tegshena [¼Tedzhen] (RLRF ZMAS). Current status: Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) nymphias Linnavuori, 1974 (see Kerzhner and
Josifov, 1999: 259) or Melanotrichus nymphias
(Linnavuori, 1974).
Note: For status of the (sub)genus Melanotrichus Reuter, 1875 see comment under Orthotylus divisus Linnavuori, 1961.
Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) omanensis Linnavuori,
1975f: 53. Holotype: ?, Oman (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) hirtulus
Wagner, 1951 (see Linnavuori, 1986c: 145;
Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 258) or Melanotrichus hirtulus (Wagner, 1951) (see Linnavuori
et al., 2014: 112).
Note: For status of the (sub)genus Melanotrichus Reuter, 1875 see comment under Orthotylus divisus Linnavuori, 1961.
Orthotylus polemon Linnavuori, 1975f: 50. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Mahdatha (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Orthotylus (Orthotylus) polemon Linnavuori, 1975 (see Linnavuori,
1986c: 144).
Orthotylus problematicus Linnavuori, 1953b: 107.
Holotype: ?, Kyrgyzstan: Fl. Tschu [¼Ak-Suu
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or Chu river] (cf. Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999:
265) (UZMT NMWC). Current status:
Orthotylus (Orthotylus) problematicus Linnavuori, 1953 (see Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999:
265; here confirmed).
Notes: Wagner (1957: 77) included O. problematicus in the (sub)genus Melanotrichus without
providing any explanation. Such placement was
accepted in catalogues by Carvalho (1958: 117)
and Schuh (1995: 167). On the other hand,
Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 265) included it in
the subgenus Orthotylus sensu stricto, though
also without any explanation. One of us (AC)
examined the holotype and, based on the shape
of its parameres, concluded that the species
belongs certainly to Orthotylus s. str.
Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 265) listed the
depository of holotype as RLRF.
Orthotylus (Orthotylus) prunicola Linnavuori,
1984: 32. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Karbala, Nukhaib
– km 160 (RLRF NMWC).
Orthotylus repandus Linnavuori, 1975f: 52. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Kapoeta–
Boma (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Orthotylus (Orthotylus) repandus Linnavuori,
1975 (see Linnavuori, 1994e: 42).
Orthotylus rubrocuneatus Linnavuori, 1975f: 51.
Holotype: ?, Somalia: Hargeisa (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Orthotylus (Orthotylus) rubrocuneatus Linnavuori, 1975 (see Linnavuori, 1994e: 37).
Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) rudbaricus Linnavuori,
1997a: 307. Holotype: ?, Iran: Gilan, Tutkabon–Rudbar (RLRF NMWC). Current
status: Junior subjective synonym of Orthotylus
(Melanotrichus) turcmenorum V. G. Putshkov,
1976 (synonymized by Linnavuori and Modarres, 1999a: 217) or Melanotrichus turcmenorum (V. G. Putshkov, 1976).
Note: For status of the (sub)genus Melanotrichus Reuter, 1875 see comment under Orthotylus divisus Linnavuori, 1961.
Orthotylus (Ericinellus) selene Linnavuori, 1994e:
48. Holotype: ?, South Africa: Stanford,
Salmonston (RLRF NMWC).
Orthotylus strigilifer Linnavuori, 1975f: 52. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Kapoeta–
Boma (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Orthotylus (Orthotylus) strigilifer Linnavuori,
1975 (see Linnavuori, 1994e: 39).
Orthotylus tamarindi Linnavuori, 1975f: 51. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Northern Province, Ed
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Damer–Shendi (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Orthotylus (Orthotylus) tamarindi Linnavuori, 1975 (see Linnavuori, 1994e: 38).
Orthotylus tamarindi nubaensis Linnavuori, 1975f:
52. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Kordofan, Kadugli
(RLRF NMWC). Current status: Orthotylus
(Orthotylus) nubaensis Linnavuori, 1975 (see
Linnavuori, 1994e: 39).
Note: The name of the species in the handwritten label of the holotype is indicated as
‘Orthotylus nubaensis’.
Orthotylus (Pinocapsus) thaleia Linnavuori, 1999a:
43: Holotype: ?, Greece: Peloponnesus, Dimitsana (RLRF NMWC).
Orthotylus viridissimus Linnavuori, 1961e: 87.
Holotype: ?, Turkmenistan: Ashkhabad
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Orthotylus
(Melanotrichus) viridissimus Linnavuori, 1961
(see Linnavuori, 1997a: 311; Kerzhner and
Josifov, 1999: 261) or Melanotrichus viridissimus
(Linnavuori, 1961).
Note: For status of the (sub)genus Melanotrichus Reuter, 1875 see comment under Orthotylus divisus Linnavuori, 1961.
Orthotylus vittiger Linnavuori, 1975f: 51. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Kapoeta–
Boma (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Orthotylus (Orthotylus) vittiger Linnavuori,
1975 (see Linnavuori, 1994e: 36).
Oxacicoris brunneipennis Linnavuori, 1975f: 27.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Mt. Maigudo (RLRF
AMNH).
Oxacicoris elongatus Linnavuori, 1975f: 27. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Belleta forest (RLRF
AMNH).
Paralaemocoris Linnavuori, 1964a: 326. Type
species: Laemocoris strigifrons Reuter, 1895,
original designation.
Paralaemocoris anabasus Linnavuori, 1984: 39.
Lectotype (designated by Kerzhner, 1993: 100):
/, Asian Kazakhstan, Zhezkazgan Prov., 40
km S of Zhana-Arka railway station [¼Atasu]
(ZMAS). Current status: Paralaemocoris (Paralaemocoris) anabasus Linnavuori, 1984 (see
Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 296).
Note: Linnavuori (1984: 39) (published on June
8, 1984), mentioned in the text species P.
anabasus Kerzhner, accompanied with a onesentence short diagnosis sufficient to establish
the name as available, though without mentioning any type. The proper description of P.
anabaseus [sic!] was published by Kerzhner
Vol. 122(4)
(1984: 40) in December 1984, including designation of the holotype and more paratypes.
This nomenclatural problem was treated by
Kerzhner (1993: 100) who claimed P. anabasus
Linnavuori as an available name, considered P.
anabaseus its junior subjective synonym, and
designated the lectotype of P. anabasus.
Paralaemocoris (Laemocorella) macrophthalmus
Linnavuori, 1964a: 327. Holotype: ?, Turkmenistan: Repetek (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Junior subjective synonym of Paralaemocoris (Laemocorella) ahngeri (Reuter, 1901)
(synonymized by Kerzhner, 1970: 644).
Paralopus edithae Linnavuori, 1994b: 449. Holotype: ?, Israel: S. Distr., Hazeva (RLRF
NMWC).
Paramixia (Schroederiella) nigra pallidicornis Linnavuori, 1975f: 89. Holotype: ?, South Sudan:
Equatoria, near Gilo (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Sthenaridea nigra pallidicornis
(Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori, 1993a: 125).
Paramixia (Schroederiella) paludicola Linnavuori,
1975f: 89. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Loka forest (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Sthenaridea paludicola (Linnavuori,
1975) (see Linnavuori, 1993a: 125).
Paredrocoris gilanicus Linnavuori, 2006: 240.
Holotype: ?, Iran: Gilan, Rustam Abad–Salan
Sar (RLRF NMWC).
Paredrocoris ilamicus Linnavuori, 2010: 386.
Holotype: ?, Iran: Ilam, Ilam (RLRF
[NMWC]).
Note: Holotype not found in NMWC (A.
Carapezza, pers. observ.).
Paredrocoris picticornis Linnavuori, 1997b: 348:
Holotype: ?, Iran: Tehran, Kandovan
(HMIM)
Paurolygus aisopos Linnavuori, 1974e: 15. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Osun State], Ile-Ife (RLRF
NMWC).
Paurolygus ciliaris Linnavuori, 1974e: 20 (in key).
Syntypes (listed by Linnavuori, 1975f: 30): 1 ?,
Ethiopia: Wondo; 1 ?, Ethiopia: near Jiggiga
(RLRF AMNH).
Note: The intended original description by
Linnavuori (1975f: 30) was preceded by an
identification key by Linnavuori (1974e: 20)
which makes the name available from the
earlier publication; no types were established
in the key and the type locality was cited as
Ethiopia. The specimens cited as types by
Linnavuori (1975f: 30) represent the syntypes.
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Peritropis maculicornis Linnavuori and Al-Safadi,
1993b: 179. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Abyan, Al
Mahfid (RLRF [AMNH] NMWC).
Peritropis selene Linnavuori, 1994d: 151. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Socotra Island, Nogeed
(RLRF NMWC).
Peritropis vanharteni Linnavuori and Gorczyca,
2002: 184. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Al Kowd
(RLRF NMWC).
Peritropis wilsoni Linnavuori and Gorczyca, 2002:
186. Holotype: ?, Oman: Wadi Bari, Kharus,
foothills of Jebel Akhdar, Ulyah. Blom.,
23811 0 N 57840 0 E (RLRF NMWC).
Phytocoris advenus Linnavuori, 1975f: 20. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Lalyo–Juba
(RLRF NMWC).
Phytocoris aietes Linnavuori, 1971d: 127. Holotype: ?, Iran: Makran, SE of Nahu (SMNS).
Current status: Phytocoris (Eriamiris) aietes
Linnavuori, 1971 (see Linnavuori, 2000b: 172).
Phytocoris (Eriamiris) albolineatus Linnavuori,
1984: 25. Holotype: ?, Jordan: near Azrak
(RLRF NMWC).
Phytocoris alkaios Linnavuori, 1974e: 7. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: SE [¼Cross River] State,
Obudu Cattle Ranch (RLRF AMNH).
Phytocoris (Eriamiris) alpicola Linnavuori, 1992c:
9. Holotype: ?, Israel: Mt. Hermon (RLRF
NMWC).
Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris) amygdali Linnavuori, 1999c: 175. Holotype: ?, Iran: C Iran,
12 km NW of Dowlatabad (NMPC).
Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) anabasidis Linnavuori,
1984: 22. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Diyala, Wadi
Mandali (RLRF NMWC).
Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris) arakhne Linnavuori,
1999c: 177. Holotype: ?, Iran: S Iran, 6 km SSE
of Shul (NMPC).
Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) artemisiae Linnavuori,
1984: 22. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Al Muthanna, As
Salman (RLRF NMWC). Current status:
Junior primary homonym of Phytocoris artemisiae Schilling, 1837, replaced by Phytocoris
(Eckerleinius) somersojae Kerzhner and Schuh,
1995 (see Kerzhner and Schuh, 1995: 4).
Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) arwa Linnavuori and AlSafadi, 1993b: 182. Holotype: ?, Yemen:
Abyan, Maifa’ah (RLRF NMWC).
Phytocoris athenis Linnavuori, 1974e: 6. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: SE [¼Cross River] State,
Obudu Cattle Ranch (RLRF AMNH).
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Phytocoris (Eriamiris) attar Linnavuori, 2000b:
180. Holotype: ?, Iran: Khorasan, Deh Shor 25
km N of Tabas (RLRF NMWC).
Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) bakrianus Linnavuori,
2000a: 99. Holotype: ?, Iran: Kerman, Deh
Bekri [¼Deh Bakri] (NMPC).
Phytocoris barikotus Linnavuori, 1974d: 393.
Holotype: /, Afghanistan: Nuristan, 25 km N
of Barikot (NHMW). Current status: Phytocoris (Exophytocoris) barikotus Linnavuori, 1974
(see Linnavuori, 1999c: 173).
Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris) bavanus Linnavuori,
2009: 18. Holotype: ?, Iran: Fars, Bavan near
Nur Abad (RLRF NMWC).
Phytocoris bilineatus Linnavuori, 1975f: 20. Holotype: /, Sudan: Kassala, Suakin (RLRF
NMWC).
Phytocoris (Eriamiris) brevidens Linnavuori,
2000b: 184. Holotype: ?, Iran: Khorasan,
Sorond and Modar 70 km S of Tabas (RLRF
NMWC).
Phytocoris bupalos Linnavuori, 1974e: 6. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: SE [¼Cross River] State,
Obudu Cattle Ranch (RLRF NMWC).
Phytocoris crito Linnavuori, 1972g: 166. Holotype: ?, Iran: Baluchistan, SW Iranshar, bank
of Bampur (SMNS). Current status: Phytocoris
(Eckerleinius) crito Linnavuori, 1972 (see Linnavuori, 2000a: 88).
Phytocoris crotonis Linnavuori, 1975f: 22. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: lake Zuai (RLRF
AMNH).
Phytocoris damocles Linnavuori, 1972g: 170.
Holotype: ?, Turkmenistan: Repetek (RLRF
ZMAS). Current status: Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) damocles Linnavuori, 1972 (see Linnavuori, 2000a: 108).
Note: Linnavuori (2000a: 108) mentioned Ph.
damocles in the subgenus Eckerleinius in a
comment under Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) kyzylkumi Muminov, 1989. This action was overlooked by Aukema et al. (2013).
Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris) dashtanus Linnavuori and Hosseini, 1998: 3. Holotype: ?, Iran:
Gilan, Darreh Dasht (RLRF NMWC).
Phytocoris (Eriamiris) dehbidensis Linnavuori,
2000b: 185. Holotype: ?, Iran: Fars, 10 km S
of Deh Bid (HMIM NMWC).
Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris) dentistylus Linnavuori, 1999c: 177. Holotype: ?, Iran: N Iran,
Tehran, E Elburz, Eyn Varzan (NMPC).
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Phytocoris (Eriamiris) digla Linnavuori, 1974f: 33.
Holotype: ?, Egypt: Wadi Digla (ZMAS).
Phytocoris (Eriamiris) dike Linnavuori, 2000b:
186. Holotype: ?, Iran: Khorasan, 250 km
NE of Yazd (RLRF NMWC).
Phytocoris djerablisus Linnavuori, 1974d: 396.
Holotype: ?, Iraq: Djerablis on Euphrat
(NHMW). Current status: Phytocoris (Eriamiris) djerablisus Linnavuori, 1974 (see Linnavuori, 1986c: 131).
Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) dlabolai Linnavuori,
2000a: 84. Holotype: ?, Iran: Fars, Kushk N
of Masiri (NMPC).
Phytocoris dorikha Linnavuori, 1974f: 29. Holotype: ?, Iran: Golestan, Shahkuh (RLRF
ZMAS). Current status: Phytocoris (Exophytocoris) dorikha Linnavuori, 1974 (see Linnavuori, 1999c: 173).
Phytocoris dulcis Linnavuori, 1975f: 23. Holotype:
?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Ingessana Mts. (RLRF
AMNH).
Phytocoris duplicatus Linnavuori, 1975f: 20. Holotype: /, Sudan: Blue Nile, Singa–Damazin
(RLRF NMWC).
Phytocoris (Eriamiris) echinopis Linnavuori, 1984:
27. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Karbala, Nukhaib – km
160 (RLRF [AMNH] NMWC).
Note: Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 145) listed
holotype deposited in AMNH, but it is not
listed in the on-line register of AMNH types
(Anonymus, 2005).
Phytocoris eileithyia Linnavuori, 1971d: 130.
Holotype: ?, Armenia: Migryi on Araks River
(RLRF ZMAS). Current status: Phytocoris
(Eckerleinius) eileithyia Linnavuori, 1971 (see
Linnavuori, 2000a: 87).
Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) elburzanus Linnavuori,
2000a: 79. Holotype: ?, Iran: Alborz, C.
Elburz, Kandovan pass (NMPC).
Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) enmerkar Linnavuori,
1984: 21. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Diyala, near
Darbandikhan (RLRF [AMNH] NMWC).
Note: Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 141) listed
holotype deposited in AMNH, but it is not listed
in the on-line register of AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Phytocoris (Stictophytocoris) eunomia Linnavuori,
1992c: 5. Holotype: ?, Israel: Mt. Hermon
(RLRF NMWC).
Phytocoris excellens Linnavuori, 1975f: 20. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, near Gilo
(RLRF AMNH).
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Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) falcatus Linnavuori, 1984:
20. Holotype: ?, Turkey: Bolu (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris) falcatus Linnavuori, 1984 (see Linnavuori, 1999c: 183).
Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) filomele Linnavuori,
2000a: 98. Holotype: ?, Iran: S Iran, Sivakht
Dena (NMPC).
Phytocoris (Eriamiris) flavus Linnavuori, 2000b:
174. Holotype: ?, Iran: SE Iran, 13 km SSE of
Nikshahr river (NMPC).
Phytocoris gandalicus Linnavuori, 1974f: 32.
Holotype: ?, Egypt: Wadi Gandali (ZMAS).
Current status: Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris)
gandalicus Linnavuori, 1984 (see Wagner and
Weber, 1978: 20).
Phytocoris geminus Linnavuori, 1975f: 19. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Torit–Kapoeta (RLRF
AMNH).
Phytocoris (Eriamiris) gilgamesh Linnavuori,
1984: 26. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Karbala, Ukhaidir–Nukhaib (RLRF [AMNH] NMWC).
Note: Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 146) listed
holotype deposited in AMNH, but it is not
listed in the on-line register of AMNH types
(Anonymus, 2005).
Phytocoris (Eriamiris) harmonia Linnavuori,
2000b: 170. Holotype: ?, Iran: Kerman, 30
km W of Sabzevaran (NMPC).
Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) heissi Linnavuori, 2002
in Heiss and Linnavuori (2002: 622). Holotype:
?, Iran: Khorasan, Golestan National Park, W
of Dasht (EHIA NMWC).
Note: The species is missing in the on-line
catalogue of plant bugs (Schuh, 2013).
Phytocoris hesperidum Linnavuori, 1970d: 91.
Holotype: ?, Portugal: Lourinhã (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Phytocoris (Phytocoris) hesperidum Linnavuori, 1970 (see Wagner
and Weber, 1978: 6).
Phytocoris (Eriamiris) hispidus Linnavuori, 1986c:
135. Holotype: /, Saudi Arabia: near Athnen
(RLRF NMWC).
Phytocoris hissariensis Linnavuori, 1963: 75.
Lectotype (designated by Kerzhner et al.,
1997: 129): ?, Tajikistan: Gissar Ridge, Kvak
near Kondara (ZMAS). Current status: Phytocoris (Phytocoris) hissariensis Linnavuori, 1963
(see Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 157).
Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris) hoberlandti Linnavuori, 1999c: 185. Holotype: ?, Iran: Kerman,
Mohammadabad (NMPC).
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Phytocoris (Eriamiris) iactans Linnavuori, 1986c:
134. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Al Hasa
(RLRF NMWC).
Phytocoris ion Linnavuori, 1973d: 80. Holotype:
?, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lubumbashi (MZHF AMNH).
Phytocoris irroratus Linnavuori, 1965a: 51. Holotype: ?, Turkey: Hirfenli (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Junior primary homonym of
Phytocoris irroratus Blanchard, 1852, replaced
by Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) raunoi Kerzhner and
Schuh, 1995 (see Wagner, 1968a: 173; Kerzhner
and Schuh, 1995: 4).
Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) kandovanus Linnavuori
and Hosseini, 1998: 5. Holotype: ?, Iran:
Tehran, Kandovan (HMIM).
Phytocoris kansisrob Linnavuori, 1975f: 20. Holotype: ?, Jebel Elba, Wadi Aideb and Wadi
Kansisrob (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Phytocoris (Exophytocoris) kansisrob Linnavuori, 1975 (see Linnavuori, 1986c: 130; see
Rieger, 1989: 86).
Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) kermanus Linnavuori,
2000a: 82. Holotype: ?, Iran: Kerman, Rayen,
Kheyrabad (HMIM NMWC).
Phytocoris kerzhneri Linnavuori, 1971d: 127.
Holotype: ?, Iran: Baluchistan, Iranshar
(RLRF NMWC). Current status: Phytocoris
(Eriamiris) kerzhneri Linnavuori, 1971 (see
Linnavuori, 2000b: 178).
Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) khalkhalicus Linnavuori
and Hosseini, 1998: 9. Holotype: ?, Iran: East
Azerbaijan, 20–30 km E Khalkhal (RLRF
NMWC).
Phytocoris (Exophytocoris) koronis Linnavuori,
1992c: 7. Holotype: ?, Israel: Mt. Hermon
(RLRF NMWC).
Phytocoris (Eriamiris) laios Linnavuori, 1974f: 33.
Holotype: ?, Iran: Semnan, Schachrud
[¼Shahroud] (RLRF ZMAS).
Phytocoris (Eriamiris) lugalbanda Linnavuori,
1984: 24. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Karbala, Ain Al
Tamar–Ramadi (RLRF [AMNH]
NMWC).
Note: Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 146) listed
holotype deposited in AMNH, but it is not
listed in the on-line register of AMNH types
(Anonymus, 2005).
Phytocoris maichewicus Linnavuori, 1975f: 22.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Mai Chew (RLRF
NMWC).
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Phytocoris mariut Linnavuori, 1974f: 32. Holotype: ?, Egypt: Kinji Mariut (ZMAS). Current
status: Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) mariut Linnavuori, 1974 (see Wagner and Weber, 1978: 21).
Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) marvanus Linnavuori,
2000a: 96. Holotype: ?, Iran: Kerman, Qanat
Marvan [¼Ghanat-e Marvan] (NMPC).
Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris) minabanus Linnavuori, 1999c: 179. Holotype: ?, Iran: Hormozgan, Minab (NMPC).
Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris) mirzanus Linnavuori, 2006: 220. Holotype: ?, Iran: Khorasan,
Golestan N.P., Mirza Bailoo E Dasht (RLRF
[NMWC]).
Note: Holotype not found in NMWC (A.
Carapezza, pers. observ.).
Phytocoris moira Linnavuori, 1972g: 166. Holotype: ?, Turkmenistan: Balla–Ishem (RLRF
ZMAS). Current status: Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) moira Linnavuori, 1972 (see V. G.
Putshkov, 1976: 49).
Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris) monoceros Linnavuori, 1999c: 185. Holotype: ?, Iran: Kohgiluyeh
and Boyer Ahmad, 13 km SSW Yasuj (NMPC).
Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris) monticola Linnavuori, 1986c: 130. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia:
Athnen (RLRF AMNH).
Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) nabataeus Linnavuori,
1984: 23. Holotype: ?, Jordan: Petra (RLRF
NMWC).
Phytocoris (Eriamiris) nafudicus Linnavuori,
1986c: 132. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Hail–
Jubbah (RLRF AMNH).
Phytocoris ohataensis Linnavuori, 1963: 74. Holotype: /, Japan: Honshu, Ohata, Mutsu
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Phytocoris
(Phytocoris) ohataensis Linnavuori, 1963 (see
Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 158; Yasunaga and
Schwartz, 2015: 43).
Phytocoris oleae Linnavuori, 1962a: 77. Holotype:
?, Israel: Jerusalem (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Phytocoris (Exophytocoris) oleae
Linnavuori, 1962 (see Wagner, 1974a: 155;
Rieger, 1989: 86).
Phytocoris paghmanus Linnavuori, 1974d: 397.
Holotype: ?, Afghanistan: Paghman, 30 km
NW of Kabul (NHMW). Current status:
Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris) paghmanus Linnavuori, 1974 (see Linnavuori, 1999c: 183).
Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris) paveli Linnavuori,
1972g: 173. Holotype: /, Sudan: Erkowit
(PSPC).
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Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) phaedo Linnavuori,
1972g: 160. Holotype: ?, Russia: VercheDnjeprovka, River Ural, N of Orenburg
(RLRF ZMAS). Current status: Junior
subjective synonym of Phytocoris (Eckerleinius)
incanus Fieber, 1864 (synonymized by Muminov, 1989: 642).
Phytocoris procerus Linnavuori, 1975f: 21. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: near lake Zuai (RLRF
NMWC).
Phytocoris psole Linnavuori, 1973d: 78. Holotype:
?, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lubumbashi (MZHF NMWC).
Phytocoris (Eriamiris) rostratus Linnavuori,
2000b: 181. Holotype: ?, Iran: Fars, 10 km S
of Deh Bid (HMIM NMWC). Current
status: Junior primary homonym of Phytocoris
rostratus Knight, 1968. Replaced here by the
following new substitute name: Phytocoris (Eriamiris) rostriformis Kment and Carapezza, nom.
nov.
Note: Linnavuori (2000b) chose the species
name rostratus in reference to its beak-like
apical process of the spiculum. To keep his idea
we rename the species using the Latin adjective
rostriformis (-is, -e), meaning ‘in form of beak’.
Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris) sahragardi Linnavuori, 2006: 219. Holotype: ?, Iran: Gilan,
Manjil (RLRF NMWC).
Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) shorensis Linnavuori,
2000a: 93. Holotype: ?, Iran: Khorasan, Deh
Shor 25 km N of Tabas (RLRF NMWC).
Phytocoris signaticollis Linnavuori, 1960c: 59.
Holotype: ?, Israel: Shimron (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Phytocoris (Exophytocoris) signaticollis Linnavuori, 1960 (see Wagner, 1974a: 150).
Phytocoris strigilifer Linnavuori, 1965d: 264.
Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: El Riyadh (coll.
Eckerlein MHNG, see Kerzhner and Josifov,
1999: 139). Current status: Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris) strigilifer Linnavuori, 1965 (see
Linnavuori, 1986c: 131).
Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris) stysi Linnavuori,
2008b: 385. Holotype: ?, Iran: Khuzestan, near
Lali (RLRF [NMWC]).
Phytocoris suadela Linnavuori, 1972g: 168. Holotype: ?, Tajikistan (as Kazakhstan, in error):
river Hozor-mets [¼Hozor-Mech], Iskander-kul
[lake] (RLRF ZMAS). Current status:
Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) suadela Linnavuori,
1972 (see Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 144).
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Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) sweihanus Linnavuori
and van Harten, 2006b: 15. Holotype: /,
United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi Emirate,
National Avian Research Centre near Sweihan
(RLRF NMWC).
Phytocoris swirskii Linnavuori, 1960c: 60. Holotype: ?, Israel: Rehovot (RLRF NMWC).
Current status: Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) swirskii Linnavuori, 1960 (see Wagner, 1968b: 49,
1974a: 242).
Phytocoris (Ribautomiris) tauricola Linnavuori,
1965a: 50. Holotype: /, Turkey: Gülek (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Phytocoris (Exophytocoris) tauricola Linnavuori, 1965 (see
Rieger, 1989: 86).
Phytocoris thamyris Linnavuori, 1972g: 173.
Holotype: ?, Asian Kazakhstan: Kojlibai
[¼Koylibai], NE of M. Barsuki [¼Malye Barsuki
Sands] (RLRF ZMAS). Current status:
Junior subjective synonym of Phytocoris (Eckerleinius) kiritschenkoi Poppius, 1912 (synonymized by Muminov, 1989: 641).
Phytocoris (Compsocerocoris) thisbe Linnavuori,
1999c: 181. Holotype: ?, Iran: Fars, W slope of
Deno Mt. (NMPC).
Phytocoris (Eriamiris) thymi Linnavuori, 1984: 25.
Holotype: ?, Iraq: Al Muthanna, Abu Ghar
(RLRF [AMNH] NMWC).
Note: Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 147) listed
holotype deposited in AMNH, but it is not
listed in the on-line register of AMNH types
(Anonymus, 2005).
Phytocoris (Eriamiris) tibullus Linnavuori, 2000b:
173. Holotype: ?, Iran: S Iran, Iashak 60 km
SE of Khormuj (NMPC).
Phytocoris (Exophytocoris) tithonos Linnavuori
and Al-Safadi, 1993b: 181. Holotype: ?,
Yemen: Abyan, Al Mahfid (RLRF [AMNH]
NMWC).
Phytocoris tristis Linnavuori, 1965a: 50. Holotype: ?, Turkey: near G ülek (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Junior primary homonym of Phytocoris tristis Blanchard, 1852,
replaced by Phytocoris (Stictophytocoris) linnavuorii Kerzhner and Schuh, 1998 (see Wagner,
1974a: 150; Kerzhner and Schuh, 1998: 171).
Phytocoris (Exophytocoris) zenobia Linnavuori,
1994g: 42. Holotype: ?, Greece: Rhodos Island,
Afandou (RLRF NMWC).
Note: The species is missing in the on-line
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Pilophorus erraticus Linnavuori, 1962e: 170. Lectotype (designated by Kerzhner and Josifov,
1999: 282): ?, Japan: Honshu, Karuizawa,
Shinano (RLRF AMNH).
Note: Linnavuori (1962e: 170) based the description of this taxon on the following material
studied: ‘Japan: Honshu, Karuizawa, Shinamo
[sic!], 1 ? and 1 / (types), 3.VIII.1959, S.
Miyamoto’. Kerzhner (1993: 100) provided the
following comment on P. erraticus and P. alni
Josifov, 1987: ‘I examined the holotype of P.
erraticus (RL) and 2 paratypes (male and
female) of P. alni (ZIS)’. Kerzhner and Josifov
(1999: 282) accepted the Kerzhner’s (1993)
action as designation of lectotype. However, in
our opinion Kerzhner’s (1993) action does not
fulfil requirements of the Articles 74.5 (the
choice of the ‘holotype’ as name-bearing type
was not explicite as it was not specified which
specimen, ? or /, he considered the holotype)
and 74.6 (the taxon was clearly described
according to two specimens) of the ICZN
(1999) and therefore does not constitute valid
lectotype designation. Kerzhner and Josifov
(1999: 282) explicitely identified the lectotype
as the male specimen and their action represents
the valid lectotype designation.
Pilophorus lucidus Linnavuori, 1962e: 172. Syntypes: 2 ??, Japan: Kyushu, Fukuoka, Hirao
(KUEC, RLRF AMNH).
Pilophorus minutissimus Linnavuori, 1975f: 59.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Lalyo–Juba (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Lalyocoris minutissimus (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori,
1993a: 136).
Pilophorus miyamotoi Linnavuori, 1961f: 165.
Holotype: ?, Japan: Kyushu, Fukuoka (KUEC
AMNH).
Pilophorus pilosus brevicollis Linnavuori, 1975f:
59. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Yei–Iwatoka
(RLRF AMNH).
Pilophorus ponderosus Linnavuori, 1962e: 171.
Holotype: /, Italy: Sardinia, Oristano (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Pilophorus confusus (Kirschbaum,
1856) (synonymized by Wagner, 1969: 281 with
P. gallicus Remane, 1954; Josifov, 1989: 8
synonymized P. gallicus with P. confusus).
Plagiognathidea flavescens Linnavuori, 1975f: 98.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Turit–Kapoeta
(RLRF AMNH).
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Plagiognathidea grisescens atricapillus Linnavuori,
1975f: 98. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Kordofan, El
Obeid (RLRF AMNH). Junior subjective
synonym of Plagiognathidea grisescens Poppius,
1914 (synonymized by Linnavuori, 1993a: 231)
Plagiognathidea minuta Linnavuori, 1975f: 98.
Holotype: ?, Somalia: Hargeisa (RLRF).
Plagiognathidea simplex Linnavuori, 1975f: 98.
Holotype: ?, Somalia: Hargeisa (RLRF
NMWC).
Plagiognathus (Chlorillus) amygdali Linnavuori,
1965a: 59. Holotype: ?, Turkey: near Bolu
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Leucodellus amygdali (Linnavuori, 1965) (see Konstantinov, 2012: 21).
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) marivanensis Linnavuori, 2010: 389. Holotype: ?, Iran: West
Azerbaijan, near Sardasht (RLRF [NMWC]).
Note. Holotype not found in NMWC (A.
Carapezza, pers. observ.).
Plagiorrhamma [sic!] curtipes Linnavuori, 1975f:
79. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Yambio (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Hallodapus curtipes
(Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori, 1996: 74).
Note: In most of his papers Linnavuori
misspelled Plagiorhamma as Plagiorrhamma.
Plagiorrhamma [sic!] jocosulus Linnavuori, 1975f:
79. Holotype: /, Sudan: Kassala, Kassala–
Halya (RLRF [AMNH] NMWC). Current status: Hallodapus jocosulus (Linnavuori,
1975) (see Linnavuori, 1996: 77).
Note: Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 291) listed
holotype deposited in AMNH, but it is not
listed in the on-line register of AMNH types
(Anonymus, 2005).
Plagiorrhamma [sic!] jocosus Linnavuori, 1975f:
79. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Lalyo–Juba
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Hallodapus
jocosus (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori,
1996: 76).
Plagiorrhamma [sic!] katangana Linnavuori,
1973d: 89. Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic
of the Congo: Lubumbashi (MZHF
AMNH). Current status: Hallodapus katanganus (Linnavuori, 1973) (see Linnavuori, 1996:
77), gender agreement corrected here.
Note: The species name is latinized geographical
adjective katanganus (-a, -um).
Plagiorrhamma [sic!] lucidulus Linnavuori, 1975f:
79. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Juba
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Hallodapus
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lucidulus (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori,
1996: 76).
Plagiorrhamma [sic!] maxima Linnavuori, 1973d:
89. Holotype: /, Kenya: East Africa, Madji,
Madzuru (ZMAS). Current status: Hallodapus
maximus (Linnavuori, 1973) (see Linnavuori,
1996: 77).
Note: In the type on-line register of the AMNH
the type is listed as deposited there (Anonymus,
2005), but both the locality and the photo do
not agree; the photo apparently belongs to a
Compsidolon species.
Plagiorrhamma [sic!] monticolus Linnavuori,
1975f: 77. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Lotti forest (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Hallodapus monticolus (Linnavuori,
1975) (see Linnavuori, 1996: 77).
Note: The species name is the erroneous
adjective monticolus (-a, -um) instead of the
correct Latin noun monticola, meaning inhabitant of mountains; however, incorrect latinization is not a reason for emendation of the name
according to ICZN (1999: Article 32.5.1).
Plagiorrhamma [sic!] pseudoconcolor Linnavuori,
1984: 40. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Dahuk, Sarsang
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Hallodapus
pseudoconcolor (Linnavuori, 1984) (see Linnavuori, 1993g: 254).
Plagiorrhamma [sic!] punctatulus Linnavuori,
1975f: 77. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Lotti
forest (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Junior subjective synonym of Hallodapus basilewskyi (Carvalho, 1951) (synonymized by
Linnavuori, 1996: 77).
Note: The species had already been listed as
Plagiorrhamma punctatula Linnavuori in Linnavuori (1973d: 72) as an unavailable name
(nomen nudum).
Plagiorrhamma [sic!] quadripunctatus Linnavuori,
1975f: 78. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Juba (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Hallodapus quadripunctatus (Linnavuori, 1975)
(see Linnavuori, 1996: 71).
Plagiorrhamma [sic!] ruficollis Linnavuori, 1975f:
77. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Kassala, Kassala–
Halya (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Hallodapus ruficollis (Linnavuori, 1975) (see
Linnavuori, 1996: 77).
Plagiorrhamma [sic!] sororculus Linnavuori, 1975f:
79. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Nimule (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Hallodapus soror-
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culus (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori, 1996:
77).
Plagiorrhamma [sic!] stami Linnavuori, 1973d: 88.
Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the
Congo: Lubumbashi (MZHF AMNH).
Current status: Hallodapus stami (Linnavuori,
1973) (see Linnavuori, 1996: 76).
Platycapsus lateralis Linnavuori, 1975f: 11. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Mundri
(RLRF AMNH).
Platycapsus pilosus Linnavuori, 1975f: 10. Holotype: ?, Somalia: Hargeisa (RLRF
NMWC).
Platycranus (Genistocapsus) alkestis Linnavuori,
1999a: 39: Holotype: ?, Greece: Rhodos Island,
Petaloudes (RLRF NMWC).
Platycranus jordanicus Linnavuori, 1984: 32.
Holotype: ?, Jordan: near Azrak (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Platycranus (Platycranus) putoni
Reuter, 1879 (synonymized by Knyshov and
Konstantinov, 2013: 220).
Platycranus orientalis Linnavuori, 1965a: 50.
Holotype: ?, Turkey: Hirfenli (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Platycranus (Genistocapsus) remanei Wagner, 1955 (synonymized by Knyshov
and Konstantinov, 2013: 239).
Pleurochiloporus [sic!] dorikha Linnavuori, 1974e:
9. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Pleurochilophorus
dorikha Linnavuori, 1974 (see Schuh, 1995:
922; Chérot and Malipatil, 2016: 181).
Pleurochiloporus [sic!] marginicollis Linnavuori,
1974e: 9. Holotype: /, Nigeria: NW [¼Niger]
State, Bida CRH (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Pleurochilophorus marginicollis Linnavuori, 1974 (see Schuh, 1995: 922; Chérot and
Malipatil, 2016: 181).
Pleurochiloporus [sic!] pyrrha Linnavuori, 1974f:
26. Holotype: ?, Kenya: Eldoret (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Pleurochilophorus
pyrrha Linnavuori, 1974 (see Schuh, 1995: 922;
Chérot and Malipatil, 2016: 181).
Pleurochiloporus [sic!] rubrinervis Linnavuori,
1974f: 26 (in key). Lectotype (designated by
Linnavuori, 1975f: 18, as holotype): ?, Ethiopia: Machi (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Pleurochilophorus rubrinervis Linnavuori, 1974
(see Schuh, 1995: 922; Chérot and Malipatil,
2016: 181).
Note: The intended original description by
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Linnavuori (1975f: 18) was preceded by an
identification key by Linnavuori (1974f: 26;
published on September 1, 1974) and Linnavuori (1974e: 9; published on November 1974)
which makes the name available from the first
publication; no types were established in the key
though it is apparent the species was based at
least on one male and one female, and the type
locality was cited as Ethiopia. We consider the
holotype designation (together with four paratypes) by Linnavuori (1975f: 18) as a valid
lectotype designation under the Article 74.5
(ICZN, 1999) because the term ‘type’ was used
explicitely for only one of the syntypes.
Polymerus (Polymerus) alkadanus Linnavuori and
van Harten, 2005: 87. Holotype: /, Yemen: Al
Hudaydah, Al Kadan (RLRF NMWC).
Current status: Dichelocentrum alkadanum (Linnavuori and van Harten, 2005) (see Gapon,
2014: 85).
Polymerus (Polymerus) flora Linnavuori and van
Harten, 2005: 89. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Al
Hudaydah, Al Kadan (RLRF NMWC).
Current status: Dichelocentrum flora (Linnavuori and van Harten, 2005) (see Gapon, 2014:
78).
Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) forughae Linnavuori
and Hosseini, 2000a: 191. Holotype: ?, Iran:
Gilan, Manjil (RLRF NMWC).
Polymerus xerophilus Linnavuori, 1975f: 47. Holotype: /, Somalia: Hargeisa (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Dichelocentrum ornatifrons (Odhiambo, 1959) (synonymized by Gapon, 2014:
79).
Pongocoris Linnavuori, 1975f: 75 (subgenus of
Glaphyrocoris Reuter, 1903). Type species:
Glaphyrocoris operius Linnavuori, 1975, original designation. Current status: Valid genus
(upgraded by Linnavuori, 1996: 62).
Proboscidocoris (Prosopicoris) asper Linnavuori,
1975f: 47. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Lotti forest (RLRF AMNH).
Proboscidocoris (Proboscidocoris) bifasciatus Linnavuori, 1975f: 46. Holotype: ?, South Sudan:
Equatoria, Torit (RLRF NMWC).
Proboscidocoris kadmos Linnavuori, 1974e: 36.
Holotype: ?, Nigeria: W [¼Ondo] State, Idanre
(RLRF NMWC).
Proboscidocoris (Proboscidocoris) saginatus Linnavuori, 1975f: 47. Holotype: ?, South Sudan:
Equatoria, Lotti forest (RLRF AMNH).
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Proboscidocoris (Proboscidocoris) tamburanus Linnavuori, 1975f: 45. Holotype: ?, South Sudan:
Equatoria, Tambura–Wau (RLRF NMWC).
Prodromus ibbaicus Linnavuori, 1975f: 4. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Ibba–Yambio (RLRF AMNH).
Psallomimus atripes Linnavuori, 1986c: 164. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Asir National Park,
near Abha (EHIA). Current status: Campylomma atripes (Linnavuori, 1986) (see Linnavuori,
1993a: 247).
Psallomimus bicoloripes plagiatus Linnavuori,
1975f: 111. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Kapoesta–Boma (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Junior subjective synonym of
Psallomimus lateralis Poppius, 1914 (synonymized by Linnavuori, 1993a: 229).
Psallomimus insignitus Linnavuori, 1975f: 111.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Kateri–Gilo (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Campylomma insignitum (Linnavuori, 1975) (see
Linnavuori, 1993a: 248), gender agreement
corrected here (see Table 4).
Psallomimus iokaste Linnavuori, 1993a: 229.
Holotype: ?, Somalia: Hargeisa (RLRF
NMWC).
Psallomimus nigricornis Linnavuori and van Harten, 2001: 235. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Ta’izz
(RLRF NMWC).
Psallomimus ornatus Linnavuori, 1975f: 110.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Tendelti–Umm Ruwaba
(RLRF AMNH).
Psallomimus tibialis Linnavuori, 1975f: 111. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei–Maridi
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Campylomma tibiale (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori, 1993a: 248), gender agreement corrected
here (see Table 4).
Psallomimus tihama Linnavuori and Al-Safadi,
1993b: 192. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Ta’izz, The
Tihama, 20 km S of Hais (RLRF [AMNH]
NMWC).
Psallops grandoculus Linnavuori and Alâmy,
1982: 90. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Abha,
Gizan, Wadi ad Dilla (NHMB).
Psallopsis bisulcis Linnavuori, 1961b: 12. Holotype: ?, Israel: ‘Palestine’ (RLRF AMNH).
Psallus (Psallus) amygdali Linnavuori, 1998b: 39:
Holotype: ?, Iran: Fars, 16 km E Sa’adatshahr
(HMIM).
Psallus badius Linnavuori, 1951c: 106. Holotype:
/, Israel: Jerusalem (UZMT). Current status:
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(Compsidolon) elegantulum Reuter, 1899 (synonymized by Linnavuori, 1953b: 109).
Psallus (Compsidolon) beduinus Linnavuori,
1966b: 363 [¼263]. Holotype: ?, Egypt: Sinai,
Wadi Feiran (RLRF NMWC). Current
status: Junior subjective synonym of Compsidolon pumilum (Jakovlev, 1876) (synonymized by
Wagner, 1975: 143).
Psallus (Phylidea) drosopoulosi Linnavuori, 1992c:
23. Holotype: ?, Greece: Peloponnesus, Mt.
Parnon near Agios Petros (RLRF NMWC).
Current status: Psallus (Hylopsallus) drosopoulosi Linnavuori, 1992 (see Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 403).
Psallus galilaeus Linnavuori, 1965a: 57. Holotype:
?, Israel: Tivon (RLRF NMWC). Current
status: Psallus (Psallus) galilaeus Linnavuori,
1965 (see Wagner, 1975: 198).
Note: Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 414) listed
holotype deposited in AMNH, but it is not
listed in the on-line register of AMNH types
(Anonymus, 2005).
Psallus jurorum Linnavuori, 1975f: 94. Holotype:
?, South Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal, Wau (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Supsallus jurorum
(Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori, 1993a: 214;
Carapezza and Kment, 2017).
Psallus kyushuensis Linnavuori, 1961f: 168. Syntypes: 1 ? 2 //, Japan: Kyushu, Fukuoka
(KUEC, RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Kasumiphylus kyushuensis (Linnavuori, 1961)
(see Schwartz and Stonedahl, 2004: 49).
Psallus (Psallus) pseudopunctulatus Linnavuori,
1984: 49. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Ninawa, Jebel
Sinjar (RLRF AMNH).
Psallus salviae Linnavuori, 1961b: 20. Holotype:
?, Israel: Mt. Carmel, Haifa (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Compsidolon (Apsinthophylus) salviae (Linnavuori, 1961) (see Wagner, 1975: 139).
Psallus senjoensis Linnavuori, 1961f: 167. Lectotype (designated by Yasunaga, 1999: 187, as
holotype): ?, Japan: Honshu, Kitazawa, Mt.
Senjo (AMNH). Current status: Europiella
senjoensis (Linnavuori, 1961) (see Schuh, 2001:
251).
Note: We consider the holotype designation by
Yasunaga (1999: 187) as valid lectotype designation under the Article 74.5 (ICZN, 1999) as
he explicitely used the term holotype for one of
the syntypes.
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Psallus (Compsidolon) sinaiticus Linnavuori,
1964a: 331. Holotype: ?, Egypt: Sinai, Wadi
Feiran (RLRF NMWC). Current status:
Camptotylidea sinaitica (Linnavuori, 1964) (see
Linnavuori, 1997b: 343).
Psallus (Apocremnus) skylla Linnavuori, 1994f: 27.
Holotype: ?, Israel: Mt. Hermon (RLRF
NMWC).
Psallus (Psallus) shulsangaricus Linnavuori, 2010:
392. Holotype: ?, Iran: Fars, Shul–Sangar
(RLRF [NMWC]).
Pseudoloxops amabilis Linnavuori, 1986c: 142.
Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Wadi Liyah S of
Taif (RLRF NMWC).
Pseudoloxops amfitrite Linnavuori, 1994e: 28.
Holotype: /, Nigeria: NE St. [¼Taraba], near
Mai Fula (RLRF AMNH).
Pseudoloxops galateia Linnavuori, 1994e: 28.
Holotype: ?, Cameroon: Kumba (RLRF
AMNH).
Pseudoloxops nike Linnavuori, 1994e: 26. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: E C St. [¼Enugu State],
Nsukka (RLRF AMNH).
Pseudoloxops ninos Linnavuori, 1994e: 26. Holotype: /, Nigeria: NE St. [¼Gombe State],
Kaltungo (RLRF AMNH).
Pseudoloxops niobe Linnavuori, 1994e: 23. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: NC St. [¼Kaduna State], Zaria
(RLRF AMNH).
Pseudoloxops sangrudanus Linnavuori, 2006: 227.
Holotype: ?, Iran: Gilan, Sang Rud (RLRF
NMWC).
Pseudoloxops sudanicus Linnavuori, 1975f: 54.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Kassala, Kassala (RLRF
AMNH).
Pseudoloxops thetis Linnavuori, 1994e: 24. Holotype: /, Nigeria: W St. [¼Oyo State], IgbohoKishi (RLRF AMNH).
Roudairea atargatis Linnavuori, 1971g: 1. Holotype: /, Iran: Sistan and Baluchestan, Makran,
Kahuran near Putab (SMNS).
Ruwaba Linnavuori, 1975f: 71. Type species:
Ruwaba elegans Linnavuori, 1975, original
designation.
Ruwaba elegans Linnavuori, 1975f: 71. Holotype:
?, Sudan: Tendelti–Umm Ruwaba (RLRF
AMNH).
Ruwaba glabriceps Linnavuori and Alâmy, 1982:
92. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Hieth (NHMB).
Sahlbergella lais Linnavuori, 1973f: 68. Holotype:
?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei–Maridi
(RLRF AMNH).
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Salicarius [sic!] urnammu Linnavuori, 1984: 51.
Holotype: ?, Iraq: Sulaymaniyah, near Halabja
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Salicarus
urnammu Linnavuori, 1984 (cf. Schuh, 1995:
428).
Schoutedenomiris longicornis Linnavuori, 1975f:
18. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Gembi near Agaro
(RLRF NMWC).
Shendina Linnavuori, 1975f: 80. Type species:
Shendina globiceps Linnavuori, 1975, original
designation.
Shendina globiceps Linnavuori, 1975f: 80. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Northern Province, Shendi–
Wad Hassuna (RLRF AMNH).
Skukuza manakhah Linnavuori and van Harten,
2005: 91. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Sana’a, 12 km
NW of Manakhah (RLRF NMWC).
Note: The species is missing in the on-line
catalogue of plant bugs (Schuh, 2013).
Skukuza somalica Linnavuori, 1975f: 69. Holotype:
?, Somalia: Hargeisa (RLRF AMNH).
Somalocoris Linnavuori, 1975f: 81. Type species:
Somalocoris pulcher Linnavuori, 1975, original
designation.
Somalocoris acaciae Linnavuori, 1986c: 175.
Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: 50 km E of Najran
(RLRF AMNH).
Somalocoris pulcher Linnavuori, 1975f: 81. Holotype: ?, Somalia: near Borama (RLRF
AMNH).
Sphinctothorax striatulus Linnavuori, 1973j: 140.
Holotype: ?, South Africa: Cape of Good
Hope (NHRS).
Notes: The volume 93(4) of Entomologisk
Tidskrift including the original description of
this species was published on March 20, 1973
(Kment and Wilson, 2017), not in 1972 as
supposed previously (cf. Schuh, 2013).
The species epithet is misspelled as stridulatus in
Schuh (1995: 671; 2013).
Stenocapsus admittens Linnavuori, 1975f: 109.
Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Juba–
Terakeka (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Campylomma admittens (Linnavuori, 1975) (see
Linnavuori, 1993a: 251).
Stenocapsus crotonicolus Linnavuori, 1975f: 109.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Belleta forest (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Campylomma crotonicolum (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori,
1993a: 250), gender agreement corrected here
(see Table 4).
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Stenocapsus minutus Linnavuori, 1975f: 109.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Kapoeta–Boma
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Campylomma minutum (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori, 1993a: 254), gender agreement corrected
here (see Table 4).
Stenotus aureus Linnavuori, 1975f: 29. Holotype:
?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei–Iwatoka
(RLRF NMWC).
Stenotus chryseis Linnavuori, 1974f: 18. Holotype:
?, Ivory Coast: Lamto (RLRF AMNH).
Stenotus hathor probus Linnavuori, 1975f: 29.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Ingessana
Mts. (RLRF AMNH).
Stenotus klepsydra Linnavuori, 1974f: 19. Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Aloma
Plateau, Yei–Iwatoka (RLRF NMWC).
Stenotus proitos Linnavuori, 1974f: 34. Holotype:
?, Ethiopia: Lake Zuai (RLRF AMNH).
Stenotus rubrocinctus Linnavuori, 1961f: 157.
Syntypes: 1 ? 1 /, Japan: Kyushu, Unagi,
Satsuma (KUEC, RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Junior subjective synonym of Stenotus
rubrovittatus (Matsumura, 1913) (synonymized
by Kerzhner, 1972: 284).
Stethoconus ocularis Linnavuori, 1995c: 34. Holotype: /, Iraq: Dahuk, Sarsang (RLRF
NMWC).
Stethoconus rhoksane Linnavuori, 1995c: 37.
Holotype: ?, Yemen: Ta’izz, Ta’izz–At Turbah
(RLRF NMWC).
Sthenaromma Linnavuori, 1975f: 108 (subgenus of
Campylomma Reuter, 1878). Type species:
Campylomma acaciae Linnavuori, 1961, original designation. Current status: Junior subjective synonym of Campylomma Reuter, 1878
(synonymized by Linnavuori, 1993a: 240).
Sthenaropsis convolvuli Linnavuori, 1984: 52.
Holotype: ?, Iraq: Al Basrah, near Safwan
(RLRF AMNH).
Sthenaropsis fedori Linnavuori, 2010: 395. Holotype: ?, Iran: Khuzestan, Zeydoon (RLRF
NMWC).
Sthenaropsis gracilicornis Linnavuori, 1964c: 211.
Holotype: /, Tadzhikistan: Dzhili-kul’ on river
Vahsh (RLRF ZMAS).
Sthenaropsis kuhestak Linnavuori, 2004a: 20.
Holotype: ?, Iran: Hormozgan, Kuhestak
(RLRF NMWC).
Sthenaropsis lamellaris Linnavuori, 1986c: 167.
Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Najran (RLRF
AMNH).
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Sthenaropsis piperatus Linnavuori, 1964c: 213.
Holotype: /, Bukhara, Ajak-agytjama
(ZMAS). Current status: Sthenaropsis piperata
Linnavuori, 1964 (see Kerzhner and Josifov,
1999: 426).
Sthenaropsis schachrudicus Linnavuori, 1964c:
212. Holotype: ?, Iran: Semnan, Schachrud
[¼Shahroud] (RLRF ZMAS). Current status:
Sthenaropsis schachrudica Linnavuori, 1964 (see
Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 426).
Sthenaropsis zeydoonica Linnavuori, 2010: 396.
Holotype: ?, Iran: Khuzestan, Zeydoon
(RLRF NMWC).
Stigmocorista crassa Linnavuori, 1975f: 95. Holotype: ?, Somalia: Hargeisa (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Campylomma crassum
(Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori, 1993a:
259), gender agreement corrected here (see
Table 4).
Stigmocorista marcida Linnavuori, 1975f: 95.
Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Nimule
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Campylomma marcidum (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori, 1993a: 258).
Stigmocorista pulicariae Linnavuori, 1986c: 173.
Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Najran (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Campylomma pulicariae
(Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori, 1993a: 260).
Stigmocorista rorida Linnavuori, 1975f: 95. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Torit–Kapoeta (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Campylomma roridum (Linnavuori, 1975) (see
Linnavuori, 1993a: 260), gender agreement
corrected here (see Table 4).
Stigmocorista velata Linnavuori, 1975f: 95. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: near Nazareth (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Campylomma velatum
(Linnavuori, 1975) (see Linnavuori, 1993a:
260), gender agreement corrected here (see
Table 4).
Stirophylus erinys Linnavuori, 1971d: 132. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Northern Province, Ed Damer
[¼Ad-Damar] (RLRF AMNH).
Stirophylus lineatus Linnavuori, 1971d: 132. Holotype: /, Yemen: Lahej–Dhala road (RLRF
AMNH).
Strongylocoris enki Linnavuori, 1984: 35. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Dahuk, near Aqra (RLRF
AMNH).
Supsallus Linnavuori, 1993a: 214 (subgenus of
Psallus Fieber, 1858). Type species: Psallus
jurorum Linnavuori, 1975, original designation.
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Systellonotidea malumfashi Linnavuori, 1996: 41.
Holotype: ?, Nigeria: N C St. [¼Katsina State],
Malumfashi (RLRF AMNH).
Systellonotidea numitor Linnavuori, 1996: 40.
Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Foro-Foro (RLRF
AMNH).
Systellonotus jirandehanus Linnavuori and Hosseini, 1998: 11. Holotype: /, Iran: Gilan, Sang
Rud–Jirandeh (RLRF NMWC).
Note: The species name is misspelled as S.
jirhandehanus in Kerzhner and Josifov (1999:
298) and Aukema et al. (2013: 280).
Systellonotus lesbia Linnavuori, 1972b: 44. Holotype: ?, Russia: Altai Mts., Kosh-Agetsh
(RLRF AMNH).
Systellonotus usaifirae Linnavuori, 1972b: 42.
Holotype: ?, Yemen: Usaifira, 1 mile north of
Ta’izz (BMNH).
Systellonotus wagneri Linnavuori, 1964b: 328.
Lectotype (Kerzhner et al., 1997: 136): ?, Iran,
Semnan, Schachrud [¼Shahroud] (ZMAS).
Note: Linnavuori (1964a: 328–329) transferred
Laemocoris wagneri Kiritshenko to the genus
Systellonotus, provided redescription, and cited
material studied as ‘Iran, Schachrud, 1 ? and 2
//, Kiritshenko’. However, Kiritshenko has
never described the species therefore Linnavuori
is the proper author of the name. Kerzhner et
al. (1997: 136) designated the lectotype of the
species ascribing it to R. Linnavuori (see also
Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999: 299).
Taeniophorus Linnavuori, 1952c: 36. Type species:
Taeniophorus hyalinus Linnavuori, 1952c, original designation.
Taeniophorus grandoculus Linnavuori, 1984: 42.
Holotype: ?, Iraq: Dhi Ghar, Nasiriyah–Abu
Ghar (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Junior subjective synonym of Camptotylidea
astarte (Linnavuori, 1971) (synonymized by
Linnavuori, 1990b: 60).
Taeniophorus hyalinus Linnavuori, 1952c: 37.
Lectotype (designated by Linnavuori, 1990b:
63, by naming the second syntype from RLRF
as ‘allotype’; see Kerzhner and Josifov, 1999:
427): ?, Turkmenistan: ‘Turcmenia’ (UZMT).
Taylorilygus aristogeiton Linnavuori, 1974e: 33.
Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Osun State], Ile-Ife
(RLRF NMWC).
Note: The name of the species in the handwritten label of the holotype is indicated as ‘Lygus
aristogeiton’.
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Taylorilygus caucanthus Linnavuori, 1975f: 34.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: near lake Langanno
(RLRF AMNH).
Taylorilygus compactus Linnavuori, 1975f: 36.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: near Nazareth (RLRF
[AMNH] NMWC).
Note: Kerzhner and Josifov (1999: 180) listed
holotype deposited in AMNH, but it is not
listed in the on-line register of AMNH types
(Anonymus, 2005).
Notes: The name of the species in the handwritten label of the holotype is indicated as
‘Lygus compactus’.
The original description does not mention any
host plant of the species, but one of the labels of
the holotype specifies that it was collected on
Caucanthus auriculatus (Malpighiaceae).
Taylorilygus dispar Linnavuori, 1975f: 34. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Mt. Maigudo (RLRF
NMWC).
Note: The name of the species in the handwritten label of the holotype is indicated as ‘Lygus
dispar’.
Taylorilygus figuratus Linnavuori, 1975f: 32.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: near Harrar (RLRF
AMNH).
Taylorilygus longicornis Linnavuori, 1975f: 35.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Mt. Maigudo (RLRF
AMNH).
Taylorilygus maia Linnavuori and van Harten,
2001: 231. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Ta’izz (RLRF
NMWC).
Taylorilygus morosus Linnavuori, 1975f: 32. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Jebel Jihaf (BMNH).
Taylorilygus nairobiensis atricollis Linnavuori,
1975f: 34. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei–Iwatoka (RLRF NMWC). Current
status: New junior objective synonym of Taylorilygus nairobiensis nigricollis Linnavuori, 1974
(here established).
Taylorilygus nairobiensis nigricollis Linnavuori,
1974a: 32 (in key). Lectotype (here designated):
?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei–Iwatoka (holotype of T. nairobiensis atricollis) (RLRF
NMWC).
Note: The intended original description of this
taxon by Linnavuori (1975f: 34, as T. n.
atricollis) was preceded by an identification
key by Linnavuori (1974e: 32) where the taxon
appeared as T. n. nigricollis, which makes the
latter name available and a senior objective
synonym of T. n. atricollis. No types were
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established in the key and the type locality was
cited as lowland areas of Sudan. As there is no
doubt that the species was based on the same
type material like T. n. atricollis Linnavuori,
1975, we designate here the holotype of T.
nairobiensis atricollis Linnavuori, 1975 as the
lectotype of T. nairobiensis nigricollis Linnavuori, 1974 to avoid future confusion and fix
both taxa as objective synonyms. The common
holotype of T. n. atricollis and lectotype of T. n.
nigricollis Linnavuori, 1974 bears the following
labels: ‘typus [red, printed] // Sudan.Equatoria /
Aloma plateau / Yei-lwatoka road / 12-13.iv.63
/ Linnavuori [printed] // Lygus nairobiensis
atricollis [handwritten] // HOLOTYPUS /
TAYLORILYGUS / NAIROBIENSIS ATRICOLLIS / Linna vuori, 1 97 5 / la be l:
KmentþCarapezza 2017 [red, printed] // LECTOTYPUS / TAYLORILYGUS / NAIROBIENSIS NIGRICOLLIS / Linnavuori, 1974 /
des. Kment & Carapezza 2017 [red, printed]’.
Taylorilygus obscuripes plagiatus Linnavuori,
1975f: 32. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Belleta forest
(RLRF AMNH).
Taylorilygus olivaceus Linnavuori, 1973d: 80.
Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the
Congo: Lubumbashi (MZHF NMWC).
Taylorilygus pseudopunctatus Linnavuori, 1975f:
34. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Agheresalam
(RLRF AMNH).
Taylorilygus rubripes Linnavuori and van Harten,
2001: 233. Holotype: ?, Somalia: Afgoi (RLRF
NMWC).
Taylorilygus subdivergens Linnavuori, 1974e: 34.
Holotype: ?, Yemen: Usaifira (BMNH).
Taylorilygus suturalis Linnavuori, 1975f: 35. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Kordofan, Tendelti–Umm
Ruwaba (RLRF AMNH).
Taylorilygus tessellatus Linnavuori, 1975f: 34.
Holotype: ?, Somalia, Argeisa (RLRF
AMNH).
Termatophylum ehsanae Linnavuori and van
Harten, 2002a: 221. Holotype: ?, Yemen:
Ta’izz (RLRF NMWC).
Note: The species epithet is misspelled as
eshaneae in Schuh (2013).
Termatophylum rhea Linnavuori, 1974e: 3. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Osun State], Ile-Ife (RLRF
AMNH).
Thoth Linnavuori, 1993a: 211. Type species: Thoth
punctipes Linnavuori, 1993, original designation.
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Thoth arsippe Linnavuori, 1993a: 213. Holotype:
?, Nigeria: B P1 St. [¼Plateau State], Gangare
Kibo [¼Gengere Kibo] (RLRF NMWC).
Thoth mandane Linnavuori, 1993a: 213. Holotype:
?, Central African Republic: La Maboke
(RLRF NMWC).
Thoth ocellaris Linnavuori, 1993a: 213. Holotype:
?, Nigeria: B PI St. [¼Benue State], Makurdi
(RLRF NMWC).
Thoth oreithyia Linnavuori, 1993a: 214. Holotype:
?, Ivory Coast: Man (RLRF NMWC).
Thoth punctipes Linnavuori, 1993a: 212. Holotype: /, Nigeria: M W St. [¼Edo State], Sapoba
forest (RLRF NMWC).
Thymopsallus Linnavuori, 1975f: 103. Type species: Thymopsallus alpinus Linnavuori, 1975,
original designation.
Thymopsallus alpinus Linnavuori, 1975f: 103.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Mussolini Pass [¼Tarma
Ber, near Debre Sina tunnel, 3.200 m, 9851 0 N
39844 0 ] (RLRF AMNH).
Thymopsallus ericetorum Linnavuori, 1975f: 103.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Mai Chew (RLRF
AMNH).
Tinginotum deukalion Linnavuori, 1974e: 10.
Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Osun State], Ile-Ife
(RLRF NMWC).
Tinginotum lucidiceps Linnavuori, 1975f: 31.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Lotti
forest (RLRF NMWC).
Tinginotum perlatum Linnavuori, 1961f: 155.
Syntypes: 1 ? 1 /, Japan: Kyushu, Hikosan,
Buzen (KUEC, RLRF AMNH).
Tinginotum sabulicolum Linnavuori, 1975f: 30.
Holotype: /, Sudan: Darfur, Ed Daein (RLRF
NMWC).
Note: The species name is the erroneous
adjective sabulicolus (-a, -um) instead of the
correct Latin noun sabulicola, meaning inhabitant of sands; however, incorrect latinization is
not a reason for emendation of the name
according to ICZN (1999: Article 32.5.1).
Tinginotum strigiliferum Linnavuori, 1974e: 11.
Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Osun State], Ile-Ife
(RLRF NMWC).
Tinicephalus dentifer Linnavuori, 1965a: 28. Holotype: ?, Spanish Morocco: Melilla (RLRF
AMNH).
Tinicephalus vicarius Linnavuori, 1984: 42. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Dahuk, near Brozah (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Valid species, but
possibly a junior subjective synonym of Tinice-
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phalus dentifer Linnavuori, 1965 (see Matocq,
2007: 175).
Trichophorella monticola Linnavuori, 1975f: 64.
Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Lotti
forest (RLRF AMNH).
Trichophorella ocellaris Linnavuori, 1975f: 64.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei–
Maridi (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Junior subjective synonym of Trichophorella
rubella Odhiambo, 1960 (synonymized by Linnavuori, 1996: 16).
Trichophorella palustris Linnavuori, 1975f: 64.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal,
Wau (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Trichophorella sordidipennis palustris Linnavuori, 1975 (downgraded by Linnavuori, 1996:
15).
Trichophorella perplexa Linnavuori, 1996: 14.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Lalyo
(RLRF AMNH).
Trichophorella pilipes Linnavuori, 1975f: 64. Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Mundri
(RLRF AMNH).
Trichophorella splendida Linnavuori, 1984: 37.
Holotype: ?, Iraq: Baghdad (RLRF
AMNH).
Trichophorella vicaria Linnavuori, 1973d: 85.
Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Osun State], Ile-Ife
(RLRF AMNH).
Trichophthalmocapsus longicornis Linnavuori,
1996: 66. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: near
Zahran (RLRF NMWC).
Trichophthalmocapsus microphthalmus Linnavuori, 1996: 67. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Kordofan,
Kadugli (RLRF AMNH).
Tuponia (Tuponia) adenica Linnavuori, 1975f: 111.
Holotype: ?, Yemen: Labej–Dhala road
(RLRF AMNH).
Tuponia albomarginata Linnavuori, 1961b: 26.
Holotype: ?, Israel: Tanninim (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Tuponia (Chlorotuponia) hippophaes
(Fieber, 1861) (synonymized by Carapezza,
1997: 186).
Tuponia concinnoides Linnavuori, 1961b: 31.
Holotype: ?, Israel: Beer–Mashash (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Tuponia (Chlorotuponia) concinnoides Linnavuori, 1961 (see Linnavuori, 1975f: 113).
Tuponia (Tuponia) dehshorana Linnavuori, 1997a:
317: Holotype: ?, Iran: Khorasan, Deh Shor
(RLRF NMWC).
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Tuponia (Chlorotuponia) diversa Linnavuori,
1975f: 113. Holotype: ?, Eritrea: Dogali
(RLRF AMNH).
Tuponia (Chlorotuponia) filomele Linnavuori,
1995a: 209. Holotype: ?, Israel: Wadi Paran
(RLRF NMWC).
Tuponia (Tuponia) hosseinii Linnavuori, 2004a: 26.
Holotype: ?, Iran: Hormozgan, Minab (RLRF
NMWC).
Tuponia (Chlorotuponia) inessae Linnavuori,
2004a: 27. Holotype: ?, Iran: Hormozgan,
Gurband (RLRF NMWC).
Tuponia (Tuponia) kurdestanica Linnavuori, 2010:
404. Holotype: ?, Iran: Kurdestan, near
Sanandai (RLRF NMWC).
Tuponia lethierryi vulnerata Linnavuori, 1961: 25.
Holotype: ?, Israel, Hula (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Junior subjective synonym of
Tuponia (Tuponia) mixticolor (A. Costa, 1862)
(synonymized by Ribes and Ribes, 1996: 120).
Tuponia luniensis Linnavuori, 1974c: 169. Holotype: ?, India: Rajasthan, Luni River, 40 km S
of Jodhpur (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Tuponia (Tuponia) luniensis Linnavuori, 1974.
The species is included here in the nominotypical subgenus because Linnavuori (1974c) specified that it belongs to the T. tamaricis group
belonging to Tuponia s. str.
Tuponia minutissima Linnavuori, 1961b: 34. Holotype: ?, Israel: ’Ein Gedi (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Tuponia (Chlorotuponia) minutissima Linnavuori, 1961 (see Wagner, 1975:
457).
Tuponia (Tuponia) ninhursag Linnavuori, 1984: 53.
Holotype: ?, Iraq: Al-Anbar, Anah–Al Qaim
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Junior
subjective synonym of Tuponia (Tuponia) algirica Eckerlein and Wagner, 1965 (synonymized
by Carapezza, 1997: 181).
Tuponia (Tuponia) ninlil Linnavuori, 1984: 54.
Holotype: ?, Iraq: Dhi Qar, Nasiriyah–Abu
Ghar (RLRF AMNH).
Tuponia nupta Linnavuori, 1961b: 26. Holotype:
?, Israel: Revivim (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Eurycranella nupta (Linnavuori, 1961)
(see Eckerlein and Wagner, 1969: 191).
Tuponia (Chlorotuponia) ornatipes Linnavuori,
1975f: 113. Holotype: ?, Eritrea: Dogali
(RLRF AMNH).
Tuponia (Tuponia) picticornis Linnavuori, 2004a:
24. Holotype: ?, Iran: Hormozgan, Minab
(RLRF NMWC).
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Tuponia (Chlorotuponia) platycranoides Linnavuori, 1975f: 112. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Sana’a,
Bir-el-Azab (BMNH).
Tuponia (Tuponia) pungens Linnavuori, 1986c:
184. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Wadi Shuqub,
Turabah (NHMB).
Tuponia (Tuponia) semele Linnavuori, 1995a: 206.
Holotype: ?, Israel: Hazeva (RLRF
NMWC).
Tuponia (Chlorotuponia) shadeganica Linnavuori,
2010: 402. Holotype: ?, Iran: Khuzestan,
Shadegan (RLRF NMWC).
Tuponia (Chlorotuponia) shamash Linnavuori,
1984: 55. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Al-Anbar, Anah–
Al Qaim (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Anonychiella alhagicola shamash (Linnavuori,
1984) (downgraded by Carapezza, 1997: 127).
Tuponia (Chlorotuponia) shulgi Linnavuori, 1984:
55. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Baghdad (RLRF
AMNH).
Tuponia (Chlorotuponia) somalica Linnavuori,
1975f: 113. Holotype: ?, Somalia: Daragodleb
(RLRF AMNH).
Tuponia statices anatolica Linnavuori, 1965a: 60.
Holotype: /, Turkey: 50 km S of Aksaray
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Tuponia
(Chlorotuponia) anatolica Linnavuori, 1965
(raised to species rank by Drapolyuk, 1982: 168).
Verdeius Linnavuori, 1975f: 43 (subgenus of
Orthops Fieber, 1858). Type species: Lygus
lavandulae (Lindberg, 1958), original designation.
Volumnus rufus Linnavuori, 1997b: 327: Holotype:
?, Yemen: Socotra Island, Hadiboh (RLRF
NMWC).
Voruchiella rubrinervis Linnavuori, 1986c: 179.
Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Abqaiq (RLRF
AMNH).
Waupsallus Linnavuori, 1975f: 90. Type species:
Waupsallus rubromaculatus Linnavuori, 1975,
original designation.
Waupsallus dentatus Linnavuori, 1975f: 91. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Machi (RLRF AMNH).
Waupsallus hilaris Linnavuori, 1975f: 92. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Kapoeta–
Boma (RLRF NMWC).
Waupsallus ptah Linnavuori, 1993a: 195. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Kaduna State], Zaria (RLRF
NMWC).
Waupsallus rubromaculatus Linnavuori, 1975f: 91.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Ibba–
Yambio (RLRF AMNH).
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Waupsallus tricuspidatus Linnavuori, 1975f: 91.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Yei–Maridi (RLRF
AMNH).
Yambio Linnavuori, 1975f: 25. Type species:
Yambio chaetacme Linnavuori, 1975, subsequent designation. Current status: Junior subjective synonym of Volumnus St ål, 1965
(synonymized by Linnavuori, 1980: 3).
Note: The genus Yambio was mentioned already by Linnavuori (1974e: 11–12) as that
paper preceded the intended original description by Linnavuori (1975f). However, Linnavuori (1974e) did not list the type species of the
genus Yambio, which does not make the name
Yambio available from Linnavuori (1974e).
Yambio chaetacme Linnavuori, 1974e: 12 (in key).
Lectotype (designated by Linnavuori, 1975f: 25,
as holotype): ?, South Sudan: Equatoria,
Yambio (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Volumnus chaetacme (Linnavuori, 1974) (see
Linnavuori, 1980: 3).
Notes: The intended original description by
Linnavuori (1975f: 25) was preceded by an
identification key by Linnavuori (1974e: 12)
which makes the name available from the
earlier publication; no types were established
in the key and the type locality was cited as
Sudan. We consider the holotype designation
(together with several paratypes) by Linnavuori
(1975f: 25) as valid lectotype designation under
the Article 74.5 (ICZN, 1999) because the term
‘type’ was used explicitely for only one of the
syntypes.
According to the ICZN (1999: Article 11.9.3) ‘a
species-group name must be published in
unambiguous combination with a generic name
(either explicit, or implicit by context)’. However, ‘the generic name need not be valid or
even available’ (ICZN, 1999: Article 11.9.3.1)
therefore the circumstances of its description
have no influence on availability of the species
from its original description.
Yambio clavicornis Linnavuori, 1974e: 12 (in key).
Lectotype (designated by Linnavuori, 1975f: 26,
as holotype): /, Ethiopia: Mt. Maigudo (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Volumnus clavicornis (Linnavuori, 1974) (see Linnavuori, 1980: 3).
Notes: The intended original description by
Linnavuori (1975f: 26) was preceded by an
identification key by Linnavuori (1974e: 12)
which makes the name available from the earlier
publication; no types were established in the key
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and the type locality was cited as Ethiopia. We
consider the holotype designation (the only type
specimen) by Linnavuori (1975f: 26) as valid
lectotype designation under the Article 74.5
(ICZN, 1999) because the term ‘type’ was used
explicitely for the single syntype.
According to the ICZN (1999: Article 11.9.3) ‘a
species-group name must be published in
unambiguous combination with a generic name
(either explicit, or implicit by context)’. However, ‘the generic name need not be valid or
even available’ (ICZN, 1999: Article 11.9.3.1)
therefore the circumstances of its description
have no influence on availability of the species
from its original description.
Yambio mimnermos Linnavuori, 1974e: 11. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Osun State], Ile-Ife (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Volumnus mimnermos
(Linnavuori, 1974) (see Linnavuori, 1980: 3).
Yngveella scutellaris iokaste Linnavuori, 1975f: 44.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Agheresalam (RLRF
AMNH).
Yotvata Linnavuori, 1964a: 331. Type species:
Compsidolon acacicola Linnavuori, 1961
(¼Atomophora picticornis Horváth, 1903), original designation.
Note: Schuh (2013) lists erroneously Yotvata
picticornis Linnavuori, 1961 as the type species
of the genus.
Yotvata (Yotvata) albocunealis Linnavuori, 1986c:
160. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Qaraah
village, Khamis M. (NHMB).
Yotvata (Godataira) carinata Linnavuori, 2004a:
16. Holotype: ?, Iran: Hormozgan, Rodan
(RLRF NMWC).
Yotvata (Yotvata) erifyle Linnavuori, 1994d: 153.
Holotype: ?, Yemen: Socotra Island, Hadiboh
(RLRF NMWC).
Yotvata (Yotvata) farsiana Linnavuori, 2010: 407.
Holotype: ?, Iran: Fars, Fasa, Mianjangal
(RLRF [NMWC]).
Note: Holotype not found in NMWC (A.
Carapezza, pers. observ.).
Yotvata (Godataira) hadibo Linnavuori, 1994d:
154. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Socotra Island,
Hadiboh (RLRF NMWC).
Yotvata (Godataira) hawtana Linnavuori, 1986c:
160. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Al Hawtah
(RLRF NMWC).
Yotvata (Yotvata) nergal Linnavuori, 1984: 44.
Holotype: ?, Iraq: Baghdad (RLRF NMWC).
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Yotvata nigricornis Linnavuori, 1975f: 93. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Mundri
(RLRF NMWC). Current status: Yotvata
(Yotvata) nigricornis Linnavuori, 1975 (see
Linnavuori, 1993a: 200).
Yotvata (Godataira) pulcherrima Linnavuori,
1984: 45. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Sulaymaniyah,
near Dukan (RLRF AMNH).
Yotvata (Godataira) salmana Linnavuori, 1984:
45. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Al Muthanna, As
Salman–Takhadid (RLRF NMWC).
Zanchius amabilis Linnavuori, 1994e: 74. Holotype: ?, Cameroon: Kumba (RLRF
NMWC).
Zanchius bidens Linnavuori, 1994e: 73. Holotype:
?, Nigeria: W St. [¼Osun State], Ile-Ife (RLRF
NMWC).
Zanchius bilineatus Linnavuori, 1973d: 84. Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Lubumbashi (MZHF AMNH).
Zanchius ekho Linnavuori, 1994e: 74. Holotype:
?, Nigeria: SE St. [¼Cross River State], Ikom–
Obudu (RLRF NMWC).
Zanchius gurbandicus Linnavuori, 2010: 372.
Holotype: ?, Iran: Hormozgan, Gurband
(RLRF [NMWC]).
Note: Holotype not found in NMWC (A.
Carapezza, pers. observ.).
Zanchius laodameia Linnavuori, 1994e: 72. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: R St. [¼Rivers State], near
Mbiama (RLRF NMWC).
Zanchius oreithyia Linnavuori, 1994e: 73. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: N C St. [¼Kaduna State],
Kagoro forest (RLRF NMWC).
Zanchius prokris Linnavuori, 1994e: 72. Holotype:
?, Cameroon: Bota (RLRF NMWC).
Zinjolopus Linnavuori, 1975f: 80. Type species:
Zinjolopus elegans Linnavuori, 1975, original
designation.
Zinjolopus albostriatus Linnavuori, 1975f: 81.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Kapoeta–Boma (RLRF AMNH).
Zinjolopus elegans Linnavuori, 1975f: 80. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bar el Ghazal, Wau
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Zinjolopus
elegans elegans Linnavuori, 1975 (cf. Linnavuori, 1993a: 149).
Zinjolopus elegans minor Linnavuori, 1993a: 149.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Kapoeta–Boma (RLRF NMWC).
Note: This taxon was omitted in both printed
(Schuh, 1995: 453) and on-line (Schuh, 2013)
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well as in the list of corrections by Kerzhner and
Schuh (2001: 265).
FAMILY NABIDAE A. COSTA, 1853
Alloeorhynchus paludicolus Linnavuori, 1974b:
134. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Upper Nile,
Malakal (RLRF AMNH).
Note: The species name is the erroneous
adjective paludicolus (-a, -um) instead of the
correct Latin noun paludicola, meaning inhabitant of marshes; however, incorrect latinization
is not a reason for emendation of the name
according to ICZN (1999: Article 32.5.1).
Alloeorhynchus wau Linnavuori, 1974b: 134.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr El Ghazal,
Wau (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Alloeorhynchus wau Linnavuori, 1974, subgenus
incertae sedis (see Aukema et al., 2013: 79).
FAMILY REDUVIIDAE LATREILLE, 1807
Afgoia Linnavuori, 1976b: 135. Type species:
Afgoia arkheana Linnavuori, 1976, original
designation.
Afgoia arkheana Linnavuori, 1976b: 136. Holotype: /, Somalia: Afgoi (coll. Servadei
MSNV).
Afgoia malakal Linnavuori, 1976b: 136. Holotype:
/, South Sudan: Upper Nile, Malakal (RLRF
AMNH).
Collartida nigella Linnavuori, 1974b: 133. Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Lotti forest
(RLRF AMNH).
Collartida phryne Linnavuori, 1973h: 41. Holotype: ?, Israel: Hula reserve (RLRF
AMNH).
Collartida serapis Linnavuori, 1974b: 132. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Ingessana Mts.
(RLRF AMNH).
Collartida zephyrus Linnavuori, 1974b: 132. Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Mundri
(RLRF AMNH).
Ectomocoris basra Linnavuori, 1972b: 48. Holotype: /, Iraq: Basra (RLRF AMNH).
Ectomocoris caucasicus Linnavuori, 1972b: 47.
Holotype: ?, Azerbaijan: Geok Tapa (RLRF
AMNH).
Ectomocoris quadrimaculatus jordanensis Linnavuori, 1961b: 41. Holotype: ?, Israel: lower
Jordan Valley (RLRF [AMNH] NMWC).
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Current status: Ectomocoris jordanensis Linnavuori, 1961, upgraded to species rank by
Linnavuori (1972b: 47).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 174),
but it is not included in the on-line register of
AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Empicoris kassala Linnavuori, 1974b: 131. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Kassala, Kassala (RLRF
AMNH).
Empicoris litoralis Linnavuori, 1964a: 318. Holotype: ?, Egypt: near Alexandria (RLRF
[AMNH]).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 167),
but it is not included in the on-line register of
AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Holotrichius innesi rugicollis Linnavuori, 1973h:
44. Holotype: ?, Israel: Arad (RLRF
AMNH).
Holotrichius nitidicollis Linnavuori, 1964a: 319.
Lectotype (designated by V. G. Putshkov and P.
V. Putshkov, 1996: 191, as holotype): ?,
Yemen, Sana’a (?RLRF).
Note: By a mistake no type locality or any other
information on the type(s) was given in the
original description by Linnavuori (1964a: 319).
Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 191) listed the
following information: ‘Holotype: ?, Yemen,
Sana’a (USNM)’. We consider this as valid
lectotype designation by the inference of ‘holotype’ under the Article 74.6 (ICZN, 1999). The
type depository, USNM, was listed by mistake
(T. J. Henry, pers. comm.). The type is not
deposited in AMNH either (Anonymus, 2005)
and probably remains in R. Linnavuori’s
collection (RLRF).
Jamesa ghazalensis Linnavuori, 1974b: 133. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr El Ghazal, Wau
(RLRF AMNH).
Lopodytes palustris Linnavuori, 1974b: 125. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Upper Nile, Malakal
(RLRF AMNH).
Neopakesia Linnavuori, 1982a: 6 (subgenus of
Pakesia Miller, 1952). Type species: Pakesia
(Neopakesia) ornata Linnavuori, 1982, original
designation. Current status: Listed in synonymy
of Pakesia Miller, 1952 by Putshkov and
Putshkov (1996: 219).
Oncocephalus baghdadus Linnavuori, 1986c: 103.
Holotype: ?, Iraq: Baghdad (RLRF
[AMNH] NMWC).
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Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 212),
but it is not included in the on-line register of
AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Oncocephalus nigricornis Linnavuori, 1986c: 104.
Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Al Kharj (RLRF
[AMNH] NMWC).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 215),
but it is not included in the on-line register of
AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Pakesia microphthalma Linnavuori, 1976b: 134.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Wad Medani
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Pakesia
microphthalma Linnavuori, 1976 (see Putshkov
and Putshkov, 1996: 219).
Pakesia (Neopakesia) ornata Linnavuori, 1982a: 7.
Holotype: ?, Somalia: Giohar (MZUF). Current status: Pakesia ornata Linnavuori, 1982
(see Putshkov and Putshkov, 1996: 219).
Pakesia somalica Linnavuori, 1976b: 134. Holotype: ?, Somalia: Afgoi (RLRF). Current
status: Pakesia somalica Linnavuori, 1976 (see
Putshkov and Putshkov, 1996: 219).
Pakesia styx Linnavuori, 1976b: 135. Holotype:
?, Somalia: Afgoi (RLRF). Current status:
Pakesia styx Linnavuori, 1976 (see Putshkov
and Putshkov, 1996: 219).
Pasira shilluk Linnavuori, 1974b: 128. Holotype:
?, South Sudan: Upper Nile, Malakal (RLRF).
Peirates sin Linnavuori, 1984: 17. Holotype: ?,
Iraq: Baghdad (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Junior subjective synonym of Lestomerus (Brachysandalus) bicolor Villiers, 1948 (synonymized by Coscarón and Linnavuori, 2007:
65).
Ploiaria disponsi Linnavuori, 1965d: 268. Holotype: ?, Cyprus: Yermasoyia (RLRF
AMNH).
Polididus phoeniceus Linnavuori, 1965c: 239.
Holotype: ?, Israel: Ramath Gan (RLRF
AMNH).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
USNM by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 245),
however, it is not deposited there (T. J. Henry,
pers. comm.) but in the AMNH according to
their list of types (Anonymus, 2005).
Polytoxus ayunellus Linnavuori, 1986c: 99. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Al Ayun (RLRF
[AMNH] NMWC).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 206),
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but it is not included in the on-line register of
AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Pseudoreduvius asper Linnavuori, 1986c: 119.
Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Hufuf (RLRF
[AMNH] NMWC). Current status: Reduvius
asper (Linnavuori, 1986) (see Putshkov and
Putshkov, 1996: 195).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 195),
but it is not included in the on-line register of
AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Putoniola vaulogeri angusticeps Linnavuori, 1986c:
100. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: As Sirar
(RLRF [AMNH] NMWC).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 170),
but it is not included in the on-line register of
AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Reduvius afgoius Linnavuori, 1976a: 125. Holotype: ?, Somalia: Afgoi (RLRF).
Reduvius bidens Linnavuori, 1964a: 320. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: El Riyadh (RLRF
AMNH).
Reduvius congener Linnavuori, 1974b: 127. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: near Nazareth (RLRF
AMNH).
Reduvius falsus Linnavuori, 1973h: 46. Holotype:
?, Israel (RLRF [AMNH] NMWC).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 197),
but it is not included in the on-line register of
AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Reduvius insectus Linnavuori, 1974b: 127. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Sana’a (BMNH).
Reduvius insularis Linnavuori, 1964a: 320. Holotype: ?, Bahrain (RLRF AMNH).
Reduvius occultans Linnavuori, 1964a: 320. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Dhala road (RLRF
[AMNH] NMWC).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 200),
but it is not included in the on-line register of
AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Reduvius varipes Linnavuori, 1964a: 320. Holotype: ?, Morocco: Tafraoute (RLRF
[AMNH] NMWC).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 203),
but it is not included in the on-line register of
AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Rhinocoris harmonia Linnavuori, 1989d: 26. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Sana’a (RLRF NMWC).
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Current status: Rhynocoris harmonia Linnavuori,
1989 (cf. Putshkov and Putshkov 1996: 249).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
USNM by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 249),
apparentlybya mistake(T. J.Henry, pers. comm.).
Sastrapada arabica Linnavuori, 1974b: 129. Holotype: /, Yemen: Wadi Dareija, SW of Dhala
(BMNH).
Sphedanolestes annulatus Linnavuori, 1961b: 44.
Holotype: ?, Israel: Dan (RLRF AMNH).
Sphedanolestes fenestratus Linnavuori, 1969c: 219.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Ingessana Mts.
(RLRF AMNH).
Sphedanolestes fenestratus antigone Linnavuori,
1969c: 220. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Ferkessédougou (MRAC).
Sphedanolestes ornaticollis Linnavuori, 1965a: 10.
Holotype: ?, Libya: El Merj–Gubba road
(RLRF [AMNH] NMWC).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 257),
but it is not included in the on-line register of
AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Sphedanolestes pulcher charon Linnavuori, 1969c:
221. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Wadi Sheriya
(RLRF [AMNH] NMWC).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 257),
but it is not included in the on-line register of
AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Stenolemus galegu Linnavuori, 1974b: 131. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Abu Hashim–Galegu
(RLRF AMNH).
Stenolemus mnesis Linnavuori, 1973h: 40. Holotype: ?, Israel: Lahav (RLRF [AMNH]
NMWC).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 157),
but it is not included in the on-line register of
AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Stenolemus pothyne Linnavuori, 1973h: 40. Holotype: ?, Israel: En Fashkha (RLRF
[AMNH] NMWC).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 157),
but it is not included in the on-line register of
AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Stirogaster hanifa Linnavuori, 1986c: 114. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Wadi Hanifa (NHMB
[AMNH]).
Note: The type depository is explicitely given as
NHMB in the original description, but Putsh-
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kov and Putshkov (1996: 223) cited AMNH
instead, but it is not included in the on-line
register of AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Stirogaster laticeps Linnavuori, 1964a: 319. Holotype: ?, Iran: Djiroft, Anbar-Abad (RLRF
[AMNH] NMWC).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 223),
but it is not included in the on-line register of
AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Stirogaster fausti var. obtusangulus Linnavuori,
1964a: 319. Holotype: ?, Turkmenistan: Tahta–
Bazar (ZMAS). Current status: Unavailable name
listed in synonymy of Stirogaster fausti Jakovlev,
1874 by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 223).
Note: This taxon was explicitely described as
infrasubspecific (variety) after 1960 and therefore
it is an unavailable name (cf. ICZN, 1999: Article
15.2). No depository of the holotype is cited in the
original description but it was specified as ZMAS
by Putshkov and Putshkov (1996: 223).
Stirogaster pilosa Linnavuori, 1986c: 113. Holotype: /, Saudi Arabia: Hamatiyat (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Stirogaster pilosus
Linnavuori, 1986 (see Putshkov and Putshkov,
1996: 223).
Vachiria immaculata Linnavuori, 1961b: 41. Holotype: ?, Israel: Yotvata (RLRF AMNH).
FAMILY TINGIDAE LAPORTE, 1832
Aframixia clymene Linnavuori, 1977d: 20. Holotype: /, Sudan: Blue Nile, Singa–Damazin
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Junior
subjective synonym of Arushia horvathi Drake,
1951 (synonymized by Duarte Rodriques,
1980a: 269).
Afrotingis mboloko Linnavuori, 1977d: 20. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: M’Boloko (RLRF
AMNH).
Agramma confluens Linnavuori, 1964a: 317. Holotype: ?, Egypt: Fayoum (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Junior subjective synonym of
Agramma (Agramma) basilicorne (Drake, 1951)
(synonymized by Péricart, 1982: 368).
Note: No type depository was given in the
original description. Péricart and Golub (1996:
12) listed type depository as USNM by mistake
(T. J. Henry, pers. comm.), however, according
to Göllner-Scheiding (2004: 20) and the list of
the types in AMNH it is deposited there
(Anonymus, 2005).
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Agramma elegantulum Linnavuori, 1974f: 17.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Abu Hashim–
Galegu (RLRF AMNH).
Agramma panici Linnavuori, 1977d: 32. Holotype:
?, Somalia: Silil (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Agramma (Agramma) panici (see Péricart
and Golub, 1996: 15).
Agramma sidae Linnavuori, 1977d: 33. Holotype:
?, Eritrea: Decamera (RLRF AMNH).
Agramma sociale instabile Linnavuori, 1977d: 33.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Torit (RLRF
AMNH).
Agramma theonoe Linnavuori, 1977d: 34. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, near Gilo
(RLRF AMNH).
Ammianus aeneas Linnavuori, 1977d: 17. Holotype: ?, Cameroon (RLRF AMNH).
Ammianus echo Linnavuori, 1977d: 15. Holotype:
/, South Sudan: near Gilo (RLRF AMNH).
Ammianus montanus Linnavuori, 1977d: 17. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Mt. Maigudo (RLRF
AMNH).
Ammianus paraspinosus Linnavuori, 1977d: 16.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Lotti
(RLRF AMNH).
Belenus parvicollis Linnavuori, 1977d: 18. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Wad Medani (RLRF
AMNH).
Biskria bishareenica Linnavuori, 1965c: 237. Holotype: /, Sudan: Ed Damer [¼Ad-Damar]
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Dictyonota
(Dictyonota) bishareenica (Linnavuori, 1965)
(see Golub, 1975: 63; Göllner-Scheiding, 2004:
37).
Biskria opaca Linnavuori, 1965c: 237. Holotype:
/, Israel: Deganya (RLRF AMNH). Current status: Dictyonota opaca (Linnavuori,
1965) (see Golub, 1975: 57; Péricart and Golub,
1996: 37).
Cantacader curtulus Linnavuori, 1977d: 6. Holotype: /, Yemen (RLRF [AMNH]
NMWC). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Cantacader divisus (Bergroth,
1908) (synonymized by B. Lis, 2001: 424).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Péricart and Golub (1996: 4), but it
is not included in the on-line register of AMNH
types (Anonymus, 2005).
Cysteochila rhomboidalis Linnavuori, 1977d: 28.
Holotype: /, Sudan: Lalyo–Juba (RLRF
AMNH).
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Dictyla aridula Linnavuori, 1961b: 48. Holotype:
/, Israel, Haifa (?RLRF).
Note: In his monograph on Hemiptera of Israel,
Linnavuori (1961b: 48) gave only the following
information: ‘Type, a female and a paratype,
12. VI. 1958,!. – Swept from dune vegetation.’
The type locality was later provided by Péricart
and Golub (1996: 30), but they cited the type
depository as USNM, apparently by mistake
(T. J. Henry, pers. comm.). The holotype is
probably still deposited in the R. Linnavuori’s
collection.
Dictyla heissi Linnavuori and Péricart, 2006: 503.
Holotype: ?, Yemen: Hadramaut, Wadi Hadramaut (RLRF NMWC).
Dictyonota (Elina) scutellaris Linnavuori, 1977d:
8. Holotype: /, Sudan: Blue Nile, Wad Medani
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Kalama
scutellaris (Linnavuori, 1977) (see Duarte Rodrigues, 1987: 11; Göllner-Scheiding, 2004: 84).
Dulinius fasciatipennis Linnavuori, 1977d: 11.
Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Mundri–Lalyo (RLRF AMNH).
Elasmotropis podocarpi Linnavuori, 1977d: 12.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: near Addis Abeba
(RLRF AMNH).
Elasmotropis villosa Linnavuori, 1977d: 13. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Amba Alagi (RLRF
AMNH).
Eteoneus flavicornis Linnavuori, 1977d: 30. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Mt. Maigudo (RLRF
AMNH).
Gitava eremita Linnavuori, 1977d: 24. Holotype:
/, Yemen (RLRF [AMNH] NMWC).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Péricart and Golub (1996: 41), but it
is not included in the on-line register of AMNH
types (Anonymus, 2005).
Gitava galla Linnavuori, 1977d: 23. Holotype: ?,
Ethiopia: Belleta forest (RLRF AMNH).
Gonycentrum sinuaticolle Linnavuori, 1977d: 6.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: near Lake Langanno
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Sinalda
sinuaticollis (Linnavuori, 1977) (see Duarte
Rodrigues, 1982a: 207; G öllner-Scheiding,
2004: 9).
Habrochila parumtomentosa Linnavuori, 1977d: 9.
Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Lotti
forest (RLRF AMNH).
Habrochila punctigera Linnavuori, 1977d: 10.
Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Torit–
Kapoeta (RLRF AMNH).
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Haedus nymphias Linnavuori, 1977d: 23. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal, River
Pongo (RLRF AMNH).
Lasiacantha beithovedensis Linnavuori, 1961b: 47.
Holotype: ?, Israel: Beith Oved (RLRF
AMNH).
Lasiacantha bipunctata Linnavuori, 1977d: 14.
Holotype: /, Sudan: Umm Banein (RLRF
AMNH).
Lasiacantha flavicornis Linnavuori, 1977d: 14.
Holotype: /, Chad: Bas-Chari, near Fort
Lamy, Farcha (MNHN). Current status: Junior
subjective synonym of Lasiacantha absimilis
Drake, 1951 (synonymized by Göllner-Scheiding, 2005: 366).
Monosteira nigricollis Linnavuori, 1977d: 31.
Holotype: ?, Chad: Bas-Chari, near Fort Lamy
(MNHN).
Naochila inaequalis Linnavuori, 1977d: 12. Holotype: /, Ethiopia: Dessie–Karakore (RLRF
AMNH).
Onymochila tomentosa Linnavuori, 1977d: 29.
Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, 30 km
N of Terakeka (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Junior subjective synonym of Cysteochila tarda Drake, 1954 (synonymized by Duarte
Rodrigues, 1982b: 70).
Paracopium connexum Linnavuori, 1977d: 22.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Yei–Iwatoka
(RLRF).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Göllner-Scheiding (2004: 104), but it
is not included in the on-line register of AMNH
types (Anonymus, 2005).
Paracopium convexocarinatum Linnavuori, 1977d:
21. Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria,
Juba–Terakeka (RLRF AMNH).
Perissonemia ghazalensis Linnavuori, 1977d: 25.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal,
River Pongo (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Junior subjective synonym of Naitingis
blukwena (Drake, 1954) (synonymized by
Duarte Rodrigues, 1978a: 308).
Plerochila nigricornis Linnavuori, 1977d: 26.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Shashamanni (RLRF
AMNH).
Plerochila shashamanna Linnavuori, 1977d: 26.
Holotype: /, Ethiopia: Shashamanni (RLRF
AMNH).
Sinuessa deianira Linnavuori, 1977d: 19. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Lotti forest
(RLRF AMNH).
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Tadelia Linnavuori, 1977d: 7. Type species:
Tadelia tamarindi Linnavuori, 1977, original
designation.
Tadelia tamarindi Linnavuori, 1977d: 7. Holotype:
?, South Sudan: Equatoria, 30 km N of
Terakeka (RLRF AMNH).
Tingis (Tropidocheila) ribesi Golub and Linnavuori, 2011: 45. Holotype: /, Iran: Fars, 16 km
of Sa’adatshahr (RLRF NMWC).
INFRAORDER PENTATOMOMORPHA LESTON,
PENDERGRAST AND SOUTHWOOD, 1954
FAMILY ALYDIDAE AMYOT AND SERVILLE, 1843
Dulichius similis Linnavuori, 1987a: 131. Holotype: /, Ivory Coast: Lamto (RLRF
AMNH).
Euthetus ornatipennis Linnavuori, 1978d: 38.
Holotype: /, Sudan: Blue Nile, Ingessana
Mts. (RLRF AMNH).
Euthetus wellmani gracilicornis Linnavuori, 1978:
38. Holotype: /, Sudan: Blue Nile, Ingessana
Mts. (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Junior subjective synonym of Euthetus limbatus
Distant, 1902 (synonymized by Linnavuori,
1987a: 38).
Mirperus xerophilus Linnavuori, 1978d: 39. Holotype: ?, Sudi Arabia: El Riyadh (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Mirperus torridus (Westwood,
1842) (synonymized by Linnavuori, 1987a: 13
with M. mucronatus (Reuter, 1882); GöllnerScheiding, 2000: 25 with M. torridus).
Nariscus longirostris Linnavuori, 1974c: 170.
Holotype: /, Israel: Ein-el-Turuba, 27 km S
of Jericho (RLRF [AMNH] NMWC).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Dolling (2006: 40), but it is not
included in the on-line register of AMNH types
(Anonymus, 2005).
Nemausus longulus Linnavuori, 1978d: 40. Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Juba (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Zulubius longulus
(Linnavuori, 1978) (see G öllner-Scheiding,
2000: 47).
FAMILY ARADIDAE BRULLÉ, 1836
Aradus gracilipes Linnavuori, 1978d: 6. Holotype:
/, South Sudan: Equatoria, Nimule (RLRF
AMNH).
Mezira amplicollis Linnavuori, 1978d: 6. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Shashamanni (RLRF
Vol. 122(4)
AMNH). Current status: Brachyrhynchus amplicollis (Linnavuori, 1978) (see Kormilev and
Froeschner, 1987: 114).
FAMILY ARTHENEIDAE STÅL, 1872
Holcocranum diminutum umbrinum Linnavuori,
1984: 12. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Baghdad (RLRF
AMNH).
FAMILY BERYTIDAE FIEBER, 1851
Metacanthus pusillus Linnavuori, 1960c: 47. Holotype: ?, Israel: Dan (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Junior secondary homonym of
Megalomerium pusillum Horváth, 1912, replaced by new substitute name Metacanthus
linnavuorii Štusák, 1977: 338; junior subjective
synonym of Metacanthus meridionalis (A. Costa, 1843) (synonymized by Péricart, 1976: 371).
Note: In the catalogues by Péricart (2001a: 240)
and Henry and Froeschner (1998: 38), the name
Metacanthus linnavuorii Péricart, 1976 is listed
as available, though Henry and Froeschner
(1998) admitted it was proposed in synonymy.
In fact, Péricart (1976: 371) established the
name as junior synonym of Metacanthus
meridionalis (Costa) as follows: ‘Metacanthus
linnavuorii Štusák (à paraı̂tre [¼forthcoming])
nom. nov. pr. pusillus Linnavuori 1960 (nec
Horváth, 1912). . . . Nov. syn.’ According to
ICZN (1999: Art. 11.5), ‘to be available, a name
must be used as valid for a taxon when
proposed, . . .’ It means that any name established as junior synonym is unavailable. On the
contrary, Metacanthus linnavuorii Štusák, 1977
was established as a valid name and it is
certainly available (see Štusák, 1977: 338).
Yemma gracilis Linnavuori, 1974b: 137. Holotype:
?, Sudan: North Province, Ed Damer [¼AdDamar] (RLRF AMNH).
FAMILY BLISSIDAE STÅL, 1862
Dimorphopterus xanthopus Linnavuori, 1978d: 57.
Holotype: ? (macropterous), Sudan: Kordofan,
Wusa’a–Umm Koweika (RLRF).
FAMILY COREIDAE LEACH, 1815
Acanthocorduba Linnavuori, 1978d: 33 (subgenus
of Corduba Stål, 1862). Type species: Corduba
echinops Linnavuori, 1978, original designation.
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Acanthomia griseola Linnavuori, 1978d: 35. Holotype: /, Yemen: Sheikh Othman–Lahej,
Umm Barona (RLRF [AMNH]). Current
status: Clavigralla griseola (Linnavuori, 1978)
(see Dolling, 1979a: 50).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Dolling (2006: 45), but it is not
included in the on-line register of AMNH types
(Anonymus, 2005).
Anoplocnemis aloma Linnavuori, 1978d: 10. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei–Iwatoka (RLRF AMNH).
Anoplocnemis amalthea Linnavuori, 1970f: 156.
Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Lamto, Toumodi
(RLRF AMNH).
Anoplocnemis chiron Linnavuori, 1970f: 156.
Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Sipilou (RLRF
AMNH).
Anoplocnemis dodona Linnavuori, 1974f: 14.
Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Lamto (RLRF
AMNH).
Anoplocnemis eumelos Linnavuori, 1974f: 14.
Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the
Congo: Karemi (RLRF AMNH).
Anoplocnemis eurystheus Linnavuori, 1971e: 168.
Holotype: ?, Malawi: ‘Nyasaland’ (RMNH).
Anoplocnemis hygrotopora Linnavuori, 1978d: 13.
Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Lotti
forest (RLRF AMNH).
Anoplocnemis nubarum Linnavuori, 1978d: 12.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Kordofan, near Talodi
(RLRF AMNH).
Anoplocnemis sotades Linnavuori, 1970g: 163.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Arussi, Kabolsha
(RLRF AMNH).
Carlisis myrmecophilus Linnavuori, 1978d: 13.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Juba–
Terakeka (RLRF AMNH).
Centrocoris bampurensis Linnavuori, 1968: 199.
Holotype: /, Iran: Farsistan, 25 km SW of
Dzhahrume [¼Jahrom] (RLRF ZMAS).
Current status: Junior subjective synonym of
Centrocoris spiniger (Fabricius, 1781) (synonymized by Tshernova, 1979: 578).
Note: Originally cited as C. bampurensis Kiritshenko, however, that was a manuscript name,
being available from Linnavuori (1968: 199).
Centrocoris desertorum Linnavuori, 1960c: 23.
Holotype: ?, Israel: Revivim (RLRF
AMNH).
Centrocoris scutellaris Linnavuori, 1968b: 197.
Holotype: /, Saudi Arabia: Ramlat Sahma
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(BMNH). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Centrocoris volxemi (Puton, 1878)
(synonymized by Moulet, 1991: 52).
Ceratopachys nigricornis viridis Linnavuori,
1978d: 15. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Kordofan,
Dilling (RLRF AMNH).
Chaerommatellus Linnavuori, 1971e: 22. Type
species: Petalocnemis pachycerus Stål, 1855,
original designation. Junior objective synonym
of Petalocnemis Stål, 1854 (see Livermore et al.,
2015).
Choerommatus angusticollis Linnavuori, 1978d:
23. Holotype: /, Cameroon (RLRF
AMNH).
Choerommatus limosus Linnavuori, 1978d: 24.
Holotype: /, Sudan: Blue Nile, Singa–Damazin
(RLRF AMNH).
Choerommatus pandora Linnavuori, 1978d: 23.
Holotype: ?, Tanzania: ‘Deutsche Ost-Afrika’
(MRAC).
Cletus binotulatus obtusulus Linnavuori, 1978d:
28. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Wad
Medani (RLRF AMNH).
Cletus callosus Linnavuori, 1978d: 31. Holotype:
/, Yemen (RLRF [AMNH]).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Dolling (2006: 76), but it is not
included in the on-line register of AMNH types
(Anonymus, 2005).
Cletus indicator lottiensis Linnavuori, 1978d: 31.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Lotti
forest (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Cletomorpha indicator lottiensis (Linnavuori,
1978) (see Livermore et al., 2015).
Cletus pronus simplex Linnavuori, 1978d: 30.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Singa–Damazin
(RLRF AMNH).
Corduba (Acanthocorduba) echinops Linnavuori,
1978d: 33. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Wad Medani,
Umm Barona (RLRF AMNH).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Dolling (2006: 43), but it is not
included in the on-line register of AMNH types
(Anonymus, 2005).
Corduba (Acanthocorduba) umbrina Linnavuori,
1978d: 34. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Lotti forest (RLRF).
Cossutia angama Linnavuori, 1976c: 92. Holotype:
?, Ivory Coast: Angama (RLRF AMNH).
Cossutia arakhne Linnavuori, 1976c: 92. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Maridi–Ibba
(RLRF AMNH).
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Daladeropsis africana ampliata Linnavuori, 1975g:
60. Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the
Congo: Meshe (RLRF AMNH).
Daladeropsis pelops Linnavuori, 1975g: 61. Holotype: ?, Central African Republic: Boukoko
(RLRF AMNH).
Daladeropsis rhomboidalis Linnavuori, 1989a: 6.
Holotype: /, Nigeria: NW [¼Niger] State,
Mokwa (RLRF AMNH).
Elasmopoda chione Linnavuori, 1973g: 126. Holotype: ?, Rwanda: Gatsibu (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Elasmopoda ugandica (Kirkaldy,
1909) (synonymized by O’Shea, 1980: 320 with
E. distanti (Blöte, 1938); Hoplopterna distanti
Blöte, 1938 is an unnecessary replacement
name for Holopterna affinis Distant, 1908
(Blöte, 1938: 290), which was synonymized
with Elasmopoda ugandica by O’Shea, 1980:
322) (see also Livermore et al., 2015).
Elasmopoda falx cypassis Linnavuori, 1973g: 122.
Holotype: ?, Cameroon: Mundame (MRAC).
Elasmopoda parmenio Linnavuori, 1973g: 122.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Shashamanni, Wondo
cloud forest (RLRF AMNH).
Haglundina eala Linnavuori, 1973g: 153. Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Eala (MRAC).
Haidara angustula Linnavuori, 1989b: 14. Holotype: /, Ethiopia: no locality given, 3.iv.1967,
P. Štys lgt. (PSPC).
Haidara kagoro Linnavuori, 1989b: 14. Holotype:
?, Nigeria: NC [¼Kaduna] State, Kagoro forest
(RLRF AMNH).
Haidara lamellaris Linnavuori, 1989b: 15. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Upper Nile, Malakal
(RLRF).
Haidara senegalensis Linnavuori, 1989b: 14. Holotype: ?, Senegal: Fété-Olé, Ferlo (RLRF
AMNH).
Haidara shillukorum Linnavuori, 1989b: 12. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Upper Nile, Malakal
(RLRF).
Homoeocerus cleio Linnavuori, 1974f: 16. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Lamto, Toumodi (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Homoeocerus
(Homoeocerus) cleio Linnavuori, 1974 (see
Livermore et al., 2015).
Mevaniomorpha amphrysius Linnavuori, 1970b:
44. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Lamto, Toumodi
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Psilolomia
amphrysius (Linnavuori, 1970) (see Dolling,
Vol. 122(4)
1986: 170), gender agreement corrected here.
Note: Amphrysius, a small river of Thessaly, is
noun in apposition, and should not be changed
to amphrysia as it was done by Dolling (1986:
170).
Mevaniomorpha ferruginea Linnavuori, 1978d: 36.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Ingessana Mts.
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Psilolomia
ferruginea (Linnavuori, 1978) (see Dolling,
1986: 172).
Mictis abstrusa Linnavuori, 1978d: 9. Holotype:
?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Lotti forest (RLRF
AMNH).
Myla abyssinica Linnavuori, 1971e: 175 (in key).
Lectotype (designated by Linnavuori, 1978d:
36, as holotype): ?, Ethiopia: near Nazareth
(RLRF AMNH).
Note: The intended original description by
Linnavuori (1978d: 36) was preceded by an
identification key by Linnavuori (1971e: 175)
which makes the name available from the
earlier publication; no types were established
in the key and the type locality was cited as
Ethiopia. We consider the holotype designation
(the only type specimen) by Linnavuori (1978d:
36) as valid lectotype designation under the
Article 74.5 (ICZN, 1999) as the term ‘type’ was
used explicitely for the single syntype.
Myla graciloides Linnavuori, 1971e: 175 (in key).
Lectotype (designated by Linnavuori, 1978d:
36, as holotype): ?, South Sudan: Equatoria,
Yei–Maridi (RLRF AMNH). Current status: Junior subjective synonym of Myla gracilis
Schouteden, 1938 (synonymized by Dolling,
1986: 204).
Note: The intended original description by
Linnavuori (1978d: 35–36) was preceded by an
identification key by Linnavuori (1971e: 175)
which makes the name available from the
earlier publication; no types were established
in the key and the type localities were cited as
Congo, Ivory Coast, and Sudan [sic!]. However,
Linnavuori (1978d: 36) mentioned only a single
type, male from South Sudan (see above). We
consider the explicite designation of ‘type’ by
Linnavuori (1978d: 36) as valid lectotype
designation under the Article 74.5 (ICZN,
1999).
Myla microphthalma Linnavuori, 1971e: 176.
Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Lamto (RLRF
AMNH).
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Myla somalica Linnavuori, 1982a: 14. Holotype:
?, Somalia: Giohar (MZUF).
Myrrhina Linnavuori, 1973g: 140. Type species:
Hoplopterna wollastoni Distant, 1908, original
designation.
Neaira Linnavuori, 1973g: 138. Type species:
Hoplopterna intermedia Garcı́a Varela, 1913,
original designation.
Paramyla Linnavuori, 1971e: 177 (subgenus of
Myla Stål, 1865). Type species: Myla suspecta
Schouteden, 1938, original designation. Current
status: Upgraded to generic rank by Dolling
(1986: 165).
Petalocnemis grossa Linnavuori, 1978d: 17. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Beila (RLRF
AMNH).
Petalocnemis nimule Linnavuori, 1978d: 20. Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Nimule
(RLRF AMNH).
Petalocnemis phryne Linnavuori, 1978d: 21. Holotype: ?, Namibia: N Ovamboland, Oshikango (MRAC).
Petalocnemis strictula Linnavuori, 1978d: 20.
Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the
Congo: Lac Albert, Ishwa (RLRF).
Petalocnemis thyia Linnavuori, 1978d: 19. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast (RLRF AMNH).
Petalocnemis thymele Linnavuori, 1978d: 17.
Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the
Congo: Kapanga (MRAC).
Plectropoda gnathenion Linnavuori, 1973g: 145.
Holotype: ?, Tanzania, Zanzibar coast (RLRF
AMNH).
Plectropoda terminalis angustipes Linnavuori,
1978d: 9. Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Lotti forest (RLRF AMNH).
Plinachtus umbricolus Linnavuori, 1978d: 26.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Belleta forest (RLRF
AMNH).
Note: The species name is the erroneous
adjective umbricolus (-a, -um) instead of the
correct Latin noun umbricola, meaning inhabitant of shade; however, incorrect latinization is
not a reason for emendation of the name
according to ICZN (1999: Article 32.5.1).
Ptyctus signatus hebe Linnavuori, 1971e: 173.
Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Lamto (RLRF
AMNH).
Thryallis Linnavuori, 1973g: 136. Type species:
Mictis cornuta Dallas, 1852, original designation. Current status: Junior homonym of
Thryallis Thomson, 1857 (Coleoptera: Ceram-
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Raunothryallis Faúndez, 2016: 37.
FAMILY CYDNIDAE BILLBERG, 1820
Aethus (Aethus) eremophilus Linnavuori, 1993b:
71. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Aden (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Aethus eremophilus
Linnavuori, 1993 (see J. A. Lis, 1999: 186).
Aethus holothrix Linnavuori, 1977d: 37. Holotype:
?, South Sudan: Upper Nile, Malakal (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Aethus holothrix
Linnavuori, 1977 (see J. A. Lis, 1999: 186).
Aethus lucidus Linnavuori, 1977d: 38. Holotype:
?, Republic of South Africa: ‘Caffraria’
(NHRS). Current status: Paraethus lucidus
(Linnavuori, 1977) (see J. A. Lis, 1995: 55,
1999: 214).
Aethus pseudosyriacus Linnavuori, 1977d: 39.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Darfur, Abu Matariq
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Byrsinus
pseudosyriacus (Linnavuori, 1977) (see J. A. Lis,
1996: 101, 1999: 193).
Aethus (Aethus) shimoniensis Linnavuori, 1993b:
71. Holotype: ?, Kenya: Shimoni (MNHN).
Current status: Aethus shimoniensis Linnavuori,
1993 (see J. A. Lis, 1999: 188).
Aethus solutus Linnavuori, 1977d: 38. Holotype:
?, Sudan: Lake Keilak (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Aethus solutus Linnavuori, 1977
(see J. A. Lis, 1999: 188).
Aethus (Aethus) splendidus Linnavuori, 1993b: 76.
Holotype: /, Ivory Coast: Foro-Foro (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Paraethus splendidus (Linnavuori, 1993) (see J. A. Lis, 1996:
102, 1999: 214).
Aethus striipennis Linnavuori, 1986a: 110. Holotype: ?, Somalia: Sar Uanle (MZUF). Current
status: Microporus striipennis (Linnavuori,
1986) (see J. A. Lis, 1999: 213).
Aethus uageranus Linnavuori, 1982a: 27. Holotype: ?, Somalia: Ola Uager (MZUF). Current
status: Aethus uageranus Linnavuori, 1982 (see
J. A. Lis, 1999: 189).
Afraethus Linnavuori, 1977d: 39. Type species:
Aethus pallipennis Dallas, 1851 (misidentification) ¼ Afraethus bistortus Linnavuori, 1993,
designated here by action of the First Reviser
according to Articles 70.3 and 70.3.2 of ICZN
(1999).
Note: Linnavuori (1977d: 39) briefly redescribed Aethus pallipennis Dallas, 1851 and
designated it as type species of a new genus,
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Afraethus Linnavuori, 1977d: 39. However,
Linnavuori (1993: 31) considered A. pallipennis
Dallas, 1851 sensu Wagner (1963: 91) and
Linnavuori (1977: 40) as misidentification and
described the species as new one, Afraethus
bistortus Linnavuori, 1993: 31. Despite Linnavuori (1993: 31) did not provide any detailed
comments, he explicitely listed misidentification
of Aethus pallipennis Dallas, 1851 as synonym
of Afraethus bistortus sp. nov., and Afraethus
bistortus sp. nov., explicitely as type species of
Afraethus Linnavuori, 1977d. Unfortunatelly,
he did not submit the case to International
Comission on Zoological Nomenclature as it
was required by ICZN (1986: Article 70b),
therefore his action does not constitute available nomenclatorial act. J. A. Lis (1999: 189)
followed Linnavuori (1993) in his catalogue, but
did not fix formally Afraethus bistortus as type
species by submitting the case to the Comission
(according to ICZN, 1986) or later mentioning
the required Article 70.3.2 under the ICZN
(1999). To avoid any further confusion, we
formally designate here Afraethus bistortus
Linnavuori, 1993 as type species of Afraethus
Linnavuori, 1977 by action of the First Reviser
according to Articles 70.3 and 70.3.2 of ICZN
(1999).
Afraethus bistortus Linnavuori, 1993b: 31. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: R. St. [¼Rivers State], Ebubu
near Bori (RLRF AMNH).
Aloma Linnavuori, 1993b: 32. Type species:
Endotylus longiceps Linnavuori, 1977, original
designation. Current status: Junior homonym
of Aloma Andrewes, 1931 (Coleoptera: Carabidae); replaced by new substitute name Raunoloma J. A. Lis, 1999 (see J. A. Lis, 1999: 216).
Byrsinus (Psammozetus) azrak Linnavuori, 1993b:
86. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Umm
Banein (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Byrsinus azrak (see J. A. Lis, 1999: 191).
Chilocoris fraterculus Linnavuori, 1993b: 120.
Holotype: ?, Nigeria: W [¼Osun] State, Ife
(RLRF AMNH).
Chilocoris iborum Linnavuori, 1993b: 118. Holotype: /, Nigeria: EC [¼Enugu] State, Nsukka
(RLRF AMNH).
Chilocoris lucidus Linnavuori, 1993b: 115. Holotype: /, Ivory Coast: Adiopodoumé (RLRF
AMNH).
Chilocoris nobilis Linnavuori, 1993b: 115. Holotype: /, East Africa (NHRS).
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Chilocoris quadraticollis Linnavuori, 1993b: 119.
Holotype: ?, Republic of the Congo: Kindamba, Méya, Louolo river (HNHM).
Chilocoris somalicus equatorialis Linnavuori,
1977d: 48. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr el
Ghazal, Wau (RLRF AMNH).
Chilocoris umbricola Linnavuori, 1993b: 116.
Holotype: ?, Central African Republic: La
Maboke (RLRF AMNH).
Endotylus longiceps Linnavuori, 1977d: 41. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei–Iwatoka,
Aloma Plateau (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Raunoloma longiceps (Linnavuori, 1977)
(see Linnavuori, 1993b: 33; J. A. Lis, 1999: 216).
Endotylus pallidus Linnavuori, 1993b: 30. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Adiopodoumé (RLRF
AMNH).
Eolactistes Linnavuori, 1993b: 13 (subgenus of
Lactistes Schiödte, 1848). Type species: Lactistes incertus Signoret, 1881, original designation. Current status: Valid subgenus of Lactistes
Schiödte, 1848.
Note: In the revision of the Oriental Cydnidae,
J. A. Lis (1994: 199) followed Linnavuori (1993)
in considering Eolactistes as valid subgenus of
Lactistes and both these subgenera were included in the key. However, subsequently in his
catalogues J. A. Lis (1999, 2006) listed Eolactistes in synonymy of Lactistes without any
comment on its status and did not assign the
listed species to particular subgenus due to
problems with their separation. However, both
subgenera have never been synonymized and
remain formally valid. Their status requires
further investigations (J. A. Lis, pers. comm.
2016).
Exosehirus sargon Linnavuori, 1984: 2. Holotype:
?, Iraq: Irbil, near Salahuddin (RLRF
NMWC).
Garsauriella Linnavuori, 1993b: 133. Type species:
Garsauria haglundi Bergroth, 1903, original
designation.
Geocnethus boulardi Linnavuori, 1972h: 12. Holotype: ?, Central African Republic: Boukoko
(RLRF AMNH).
Geocnethus djoumouna Linnavuori, 1993b: 49.
Holotype: ?, Republic of the Congo: Djoumouna (ZMHB).
Geocnethus foroforo Linnavuori, 1993b: 51. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Foro-Foro (RLRF
AMNH).
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Geocnethus ifensis Linnavuori, 1973f: 30. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Osun State], Ile-Ife (RLRF
AMNH).
Geocnethus incognitus Linnavuori, 1977d: 43.
Holotype: ? [originally paratype of G. camerunensis (Haglund, 1894)], Cameroon (NHRS).
Geocnethus kumasianus Linnavuori, 1993b: 48.
Holotype: ?, Ghana: Ashanti region, Kumasi
(HNHM).
Geocnethus laticeps Linnavuori, 1993b: 42. Holotype: ?, Cameroon: Johann Albrechtshöhe
[¼Government Station Johann Albrecht Mountain near Barombi Lake] (ZMHB).
Geocnethus maboke Linnavuori, 1993b: 57. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: MW [¼Edo] State, Sapoba
forest (RLRF AMNH).
Geocnethus mendax Linnavuori, 1993b: 40. Holotype: ?, Equatorial Guinea: Nkolentangau
(ZMHB).
Geocnethus nitidus intermedius Linnavuori, 1993b:
46. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Adiopodoumé
(RLRF).
Geocnethus obalanus Linnavuori, 1993b: 55. Holotype: ?, Cameroon: Obala, Nkometou
(RLRF AMNH).
Geocnethus ornatellus Linnavuori, 1993b: 52.
Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Adiopodoum é
(RLRF AMNH).
Geocnethus ornatus Linnavuori, 1993b: 53. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Adiopodoumé (RLRF
AMNH).
Geocnethus pallidus Linnavuori, 1993b: 56. Holotype: ?, Central African Republic: La Maboke
(RLRF AMNH).
Geocnethus pirithous Linnavuori, 1973f: 32. Holotype: ?, Angola: suburbs of Negage (RLRF
AMNH).
Geocnethus punctiger Linnavuori, 1993b: 57.
Holotype: ?, Nigeria: MW [¼Edo] State,
Sapoba forest (RLRF AMNH).
Geocnethus sapoba Linnavuori, 1993b: 51. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: MW [¼Edo] State, Sapoba
forest (RLRF AMNH).
Geocnethus seredouensis Linnavuori, 1993b: 50.
Holotype: ?, Guinea: Sérédou (ZMHB).
Geocnethus sibitiensis Linnavuori, 1993b: 38.
Holotype: ?, Republic of the Congo: Sibiti
(HNHM).
Geocnethus spathifer Linnavuori, 1993b: 40. Holotype: ?, Central African Republic: La Maboke (RLRF AMNH).
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Geocnethus tomyris Linnavuori, 1993b: 59. Holotype: ?, Cameroon: Yaoundé, N’Kolbisson
(RLRF AMNH).
Geotomus bicornis Linnavuori, 1993b: 97. Holotype: ?, Benin: Savé (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Fromundus bicornis (Linnavuori,
1993) (see J. A. Lis, 1994: 174, 1999: 196).
Geotomus fraterculus Linnavuori, 1993b: 101.
Holotype: /, Ivory Coast: Adiopodoum é
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Fromundus
fraterculus (Linnavuori, 1993) (see J. A. Lis,
1994: 174, 1999: 197).
Geotomus montanus Linnavuori, 1993b: 99. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: SE [¼Cross River] State,
Obudu Cattle Ranch (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Fromundus montanus (Linnavuori, 1993) (see J. A. Lis, 1994: 174, 1999: 197).
Geotomus palustris ghazalensis Linnavuori, 1977d:
46. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal,
River Pongo (RLRF AMNH).
Geotomus palustris palustris Linnavuori, 1977d:
46. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Upper Nile,
Malakal (RLRF AMNH).
Geotomus rugicollis Linnavuori, 1993b: 100. Holotype: ?, Cameroon: Kumba (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Fromundus rugicollis
(Linnavuori, 1993) (see J. A. Lis, 1994: 174,
1999: 199).
Geotomus schaefferi babaeculus Linnavuori,
1977d: 47. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile,
Abu Hashim–Galegu (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Microscytus babaeculus (Linnavuori, 1977), upgraded to species rank by
Linnavuori (1993b: 103), new generic combination by J. A. Lis (1999: 213).
Geotomus theano Linnavuori, 1993b: 97. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Lake Awasa (ZMAS).
Current status: Fromundus theano (Linnavuori,
1993) (see J. A. Lis, 1994: 174, 1999: 199).
Hispidocydnus Linnavuori, 1993b: 127 (subgenus
of Amaurocoris Stål, 1964). Type species:
Amaurocoris orbicularis Jakovlev, 1885, original
designation. Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Linospa Signoret, 1881 (synonymized by J. A. Lis, 1994: 43, 1999: 219).
Lactistes (Eolactistes) angusticeps Linnavuori,
1993b: 15. Holotype: /, Nigeria: B. Pl.
[¼Benue] State, Katsina Ala (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Lactistes (Eolactistes)
angusticeps Linnavuori, 1993 (see J. A. Lis,
1999: 205 and Note under Eolactistes above).
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Lactistes (Eolactistes) glabripennis Linnavuori,
1993b: 15. Holotype: ?, Central African
Republic: Uamgebiet [¼Uam Region], Bosum
(ZMHB). Current status: Lactistes (Eolactistes)
glabripennis Linnavuori, 1993 (see J. A. Lis,
1999: 206 and Note under Eolactistes above).
Lactistes (Eolactistes) lakhesis Linnavuori, 1993b:
13. Holotype: ?, Tanzania: Zanzibar (ZMAS).
Current status: Lactistes (Eolactistes) lakhesis
Linnavuori, 1993 (see J. A. Lis, 1999: 206 and
Note under Eolactistes above).
Lactistes (Lactistes) puncticollis Linnavuori,
1993b: 13. Holotype: /, Nigeria: NW
[¼Zamfara] State, Zurmi (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Lactistes (Lactistes) puncticollis
Linnavuori, 1993 (see J. A. Lis, 1999: 206 and
Note under Eolactistes above).
Lactistes scitus Linnavuori, 1977d: 36. Holotype:
?, South Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal, Wau (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Lactistes (Lactistes) verticulatus
Schiödte, 1847 (synonymized by Linnavuori,
1993b: 11).
Megacydnus Linnavuori, 1993b: 19. Type species:
Megacydnus signatus Linnavuori, 1993, original
designation.
Note: No type species is mentioned in the
original description of the genus, but as the
genus was based on a single new species, it is an
available name based on the Article 13.4 of the
ICZN (1999) on ‘combined description of new
genus-group taxon and new species’.
Megacydnus signatus Linnavuori, 1993b: 21.
Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Osun State], Ife (RLRF
AMNH).
Peltoxys thaumastellus Linnavuori, 1977d: 48.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Mundri (RLRF
AMNH).
Prokne Linnavuori, 1993b: 88. Type species:
Prokne signaticornis Linnavuori, 1993, original
designation.
Prokne signaticornis Linnavuori, 1993b: 88. Holotype: ?, Cameroon: Obala (RLRF
AMNH).
Sehirus (Lalervis) alticola Linnavuori, 1993b: 141.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Belleta forest (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Lalervis alticola (Linnavuori, 1993) (see J. A. Lis, 1999: 223).
Shillukia Linnavuori, 1977d: 44. Type species:
Shillukia polita Linnavuori, 1977, original
designation.
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Shillukia polita Linnavuori, 1977d: 45. Holotype:
?, South Sudan: Upper Nile, Malakal (RLRF
AMNH).
FAMILY CYMIDAE BAERENSPRUNG, 1860
Cymodema (Cymodema) angustiformis Linnavuori, 1978d: 55. Holotype: ?, South Sudan:
Equatoria, Yei–Maridi (RLRF AMNH).
Cymodema (Cymodema) robusta Linnavuori,
1978d: 55. Holotype: /, Ethiopia: Koka artificial lake (RLRF AMNH).
Cymodema (Cymodema) tabidum longicornis Linnavuori, 1978d: 55. Holotype: /, South Sudan:
Ed Damer (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Cymodema tabida longicornis Linnavuori, 1978
(see Péricart, 2001b: 68 and Kerzhner, 2003).
Cymus ferrugineus Linnavuori, 1978d: 56. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Belleta forest (RLRF
AMNH).
FAMILY GEOCORIDAE DAHLBOM, 1851
Eilatus Linnavuori, 1972c: 177 (subgenus of Geocoris Fallén, 1814). Type species: Piocoris
confalonierii Bergevin, 1932, original designation.
Engistus boops gracilicornis Linnavuori, 1960c: 33.
Holotype: ?, Israel: ’Ein Gedi (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Engistus gracilicornis
Linnavuori, 1960, upgraded to species rank by
Gadalla (2003: 93).
Engistus exsanguis punctulatus Linnavuori, 1954a:
157. Syntypes: ?/ (11 specimens), Turkmenistan: Repetek, Pereval (UZMT).
Note: The volume 19(4) of Annales Entomologici Fennici including the original description
of this species was published on January 4,
1954 (Kment and Wilson, 2017), not in 1953
as supposed previously (cf. Péricart, 2001b:
81).
Geocoris (Eilatus) aspasia Linnavuori, 1972c: 106.
Holotype: /, Turkmenistan: well Kirpili, central Karakum (RLRF ZMAS).
Geocoris (Eilatus) calligonii Linnavuori, 1972c:
105. Holotype: /, Yemen: Lahej–Dhala road
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Geocoris
(Eilatus) pulchricornis calligonii Linnavuori,
1960 (see Linnavuori, 1986c: 82).
Geocoris (Eilatus) danacilicus Linnavuori, 1978d:
62. Holotype: /, Sudan: Kassala, Erkowit
(RLRF AMNH).
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Geocoris deserticola Linnavuori, 1952c: 37. Holotype: ?, Turkmenistan: ‘Turcmenia’. (UZMT).
Current status: Junior subjective synonym of
Geocoris (Geocoris) pattakumensis Kiritshenko,
1914 (synonymized by Kerzhner, 1979: 58).
Geocoris (Eilatus) laevicollis Linnavuori, 1972c:
106. Holotype: /, Iran: Bampur Kaskin
(RLRF ZMAS). Current status: Junior
subjective synonym of Geocoris (Eilatus) aspasia
Linnavuori, 1972 (synonymized by Kerzhner,
1979: 69).
Geocoris (Piocoris) luridus marulla Linnavuori,
1972c: 102. Holotype: /, Iran: Bampur, Kaskin
(RLRF ZMAS). Current status: Junior
subjective synonym of Geocoris (Piocoris) luridus (Fieber, 1844) (synonymized by Linnavuori, 2007b: 65).
Geocoris (Eilatus) marduk Linnavuori, 1984: 11.
Holotype: /, Iraq: Babil, Al Hillah (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Geocoris (subgenus
incertae sedis) marduk Linnavuori, 1984 (see
Péricart, 2001b: 93).
Geocoris (Geocoris) ningal Linnavuori, 1984: 10.
Holotype: /, Iraq: Al-Muthanna, Abu Ghar–
Busaya (RLRF NMWC).
Geocoris (Piocoris) nocturnus Linnavuori, 1978d:
58. Holotype: /, Chad: Bas-Chari, near Fort
Lamy (RLRF).
Geocoris paradoxus Linnavuori, 1954a: 159. Syntypes: 2 //, Turkmenistan: ‘Turcmenia’
(UZMT). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Geocoris (Eilatus) chloroticus Puton, 1888 (synonymized by Kerzhner, 1979: 68
with G. nigriceps Reuter, 1891; G. nigriceps was
synonymized with G. chloroticus by Péricart and
Ribes, 1992: 80).
Notes: This taxon was originally described
based on two female syntypes from ‘Turcmenia’. However, Péricart (2001b: 83) listed the
holotype, female from ‘Turcmenia’. As
Péricart’s (2001b) action does not fulfil requirements of the Articles 74.5 (the choice of the
‘holotype’ as name-bearing type was not explicite) and 74.6 (the taxon was clearly described according to two specimens) of the
ICZN (1999) his action does not constitute valid
lectotype designation.
The volume 19(4) of Annales Entomologici
Fennici including the original description of this
species was published on January 4, 1954
(Kment and Wilson, 2017), not in 1953 as
supposed previously (cf. Péricart, 2001b: 83).
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The depository of ‘holotype’ is cited as AMNH
by Péricart (2001b: 83), but it is not included in
the on-line register of AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Geocoris paradoxus var. punctiger Linnavuori,
1954a: 159. Syntypes: 2 //, Turkmenistan:
‘Turcmenia’ (UZMT). Unavailable name in
synonymy of Geocoris (Eilatus) hirticornis Jakovlev, 1882 (synonymized by Kerzhner, 1979:
69).
Note: This taxon was originally described based
on two female syntypes from ‘Turcmenia’.
However, Péricart (2001b: 83) listed the holotype, female from ‘Turcmenia’. As Péricart’s
(2001b) action does not fulfil requirements of
the Articles 74.5 (the choice of the ‘holotype’ as
name-bearing type was not explicite) and 74.6
(the taxon was clearly described according to
two specimens) of the ICZN (1999) his action
does not constitute valid lectotype designation.
Linnavuori (1954a: 159) established var. hirticornis alongside with the subspecies Engistus
exsanguis punctulatus Linnavuori, 1954a and
Rhyparochromus chiragra cyprius Linnavuori,
1954a, which makes this taxon infrasubspecific
and therefore unavailable from its original
description (see ICZN, 1999: Article 45.6.4;
Lingafelter and Nearns, 2013).
The volume 19(4) of Annales Entomologici
Fennici including the original description of this
species was published on January 4, 1954
(Kment and Wilson, 2017), not in 1953 as
supposed previously (cf. Péricart, 2001b: 83).
The depository of ‘holotype’ is cited as AMNH
by Péricart (2001b: 83), but it is not included in
the on-line register of AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Geocoris (Geocoris) piligerus Linnavuori, 1978d:
60. Holotype: /, Eritrea: Suluta (RLRF
AMNH).
Geocoris (Geocoris) pseudolineolus Linnavuori,
1978d: 60. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei–Iwatoka (RLRF AMNH).
Geocoris pulchricornis Linnavuori, 1960c: 36.
Holotype: ?, Israel: Eilat (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Geocoris (Eilatus) pulchricornis
pulchricornis Linnavuori, 1960 (see Linnavuori,
1986c: 82).
Geocoris (Piocoris) quercicola Linnavuori, 1962a:
76. Holotype: ?, Israel: Neve Ya’ar (RLRF
[AMNH]).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
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AMNH by Péricart (2001b: 93), but it is not
included in the on-line register of AMNH types
(Anonymus, 2005).
Geocoris (Piocoris) stellatus eburneus Linnavuori,
1978d: 58. Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Juba–Terakeka (RLRF AMNH).
Geocoris tanninimensis Linnavuori, 1960c: 8. Holotype: ?, Israel: Tanninim (RLRF NMWC).
Current status: Junior subjective synonym of
Geocoris (Eilatus) confalonierii (Bergevin, 1932)
(synonymized by Péricart, 1994: 95).
Geocoris (Geocoris) titan Linnavuori, 1986c: 80.
Holotype: /, Saudi Arabia: Al Hasa (RLRF
AMNH).
Geocoris (Geocoris) toposa Linnavuori, 1978d: 59.
Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Torit–
Kapoeta (RLRF NMWC).
Hypogeocoris lucidus Linnavuori, 1978d: 63.
Holotype: /, Ethiopia: Belleta forest (RLRF
AMNH).
Stenophthalmicus hilaris Linnavuori, 1964a: 313.
Holotype: ?, Somalia: ‘near Silil’ (RLRF
AMNH).
Stenophthalmicus intermedius Linnavuori, 1978d:
63. Holotype: /, Sudan: Northern Province,
Abu Hamed–Abidiya (RLRF AMNH).
Stenophthalmicus leptosomus Linnavuori, 1964a:
312. Holotype: ?, Turkmenistan: ‘Turcmenia’
(RLRF AMNH).
Stenophthalmicus punctatulus Linnavuori, 1964a:
313. Holotype: /, Yemen: Anad (RLRF
AMNH).
FAMILY HETEROGASTRIDAE STÅL, 1872
Dinomachus aksiokhe Linnavuori and Al-Safadi,
1994: 24. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Hadramaut,
Wadi Doad, Ar Rhib (RLRF NMWC).
Note: The volume 37(1–2) of Acta Universitatis
Carolinae Biologica including the original description of this species was published on March
21, 1994 (Kment and Wilson, 2017), not in 1993
as supposed previously (cf. Péricart, 2001b: 101).
Dinomachus clypealis Linnavuori, 1978d: 67.
Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Mundri–Lalyo (RLRF AMNH).
Eranchiellus pongoensis Linnavuori, 1978d: 66.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal,
River Pongo (RLRF AMNH).
Masoas koronis Linnavuori, 1974f: 25. Holotype:
?, Ethiopia: Belleta forest (RLRF AMNH).
Masoas subtilis Linnavuori, 1974f: 25. Holotype:
/, Ethiopia: Mai Chew (RLRF NMWC).
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Trinithignus manto Linnavuori and Al-Safadi,
1994: 22. Holotype: ?, Algeria: Hoggar Mts.
near Tamanrasset (RLRF NMWC).
Note: The volume 37(1–2) of Acta Universitatis
Carolinae Biologica including the original description of this species was published on
March 21, 1994 (Kment and Wilson, 2017),
not in 1993 as supposed previously (cf. Péricart,
2001b: 105).
Trinithignus themis Linnavuori and van Harten,
2002a: 225. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Al Lahima
(RLRF NMWC).
FAMILY LYGAEIDAE SCHILLING, 1829
Afraethalotus tomentosus Linnavuori, 1978d: 52.
Holotype: ?, Cameroon: Bas-Logone, Kidam
(MNHN).
Aulacopeltus melas Linnavuori, 1978d: 44. Holotype: /, Ethiopia: Gembi near Agaro (RLRF
NMWC).
Horvathiolus adonis Linnavuori, 1978d: 49. Holotype: /, Sudan: Erkowit (RLRF NMWC).
Horvathiolus contaminatus Linnavuori, 1978d: 49.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Juba–
Terakeka (RLRF).
Horvathiolus delicatulus argutidens Linnavuori,
1978d: 49. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Mundri–Laylo (RLRF).
Horvathiolus najranus Linnavuori, 1986c: 72.
Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Najran (RLRF
AMNH).
Horvathiolus obscurus Linnavuori, 1978d: 49.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Juba–
Terakeka (RLRF).
Horvathiolus rhea Linnavuori and Al-Safadi,
1994: 9. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Abyan, Al
Mahafid (RLRF NMWC).
Note: The volume 37(1–2) of Acta Universitatis
Carolinae Biologica including the original description of this species was published on March
21, 1994 (Kment and Wilson, 2017), not in 1993
as supposed previously (cf. Péricart, 2001b: 43).
Horvathiolus sudd Linnavuori, 1978d: 49. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Upper Nile, Malakal
(RLRF).
Lygaeosoma pilosa Linnavuori, 1978d: 50. Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Juba–Nimule
(RLRF AMNH).
Lygaeus dives ocellaris Linnavuori, 1978d: 46.
Holotype: ?, Yemen: near Dhala (RLRF
NMWC).
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Orsillus montanus Linnavuori, 1978d: 53. Holotype:
?, Eritrea: Addi Caieh (RLRF AMNH).
Orsillus potanini Linnavuori, 1978d: 53. Holotype:
/, China: Sichuan, Tshzhanyinyiuan, Tamushu
[¼Zhamynguan, NE of Jiangyou] (ZMAS).
Paranysius australis Linnavuori, 1978d: 51. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Northern Province, Shendi
(RLRF AMNH).
Pylorgus alkithoe Linnavuori and Al-Safadi, 1994:
17. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Ibb, Al Makhadir
(RLRF NMWC).
Note: The volume 37(1–2) of Acta Universitatis
Carolinae Biologica including the original description of this species was published on March
21, 1994 (Kment and Wilson, 2017), not in 1993
as supposed previously (cf. Péricart, 2001b: 66).
Pylorgus athnenicus Linnavuori, 1986c: 76. Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: near Athnen (RLRF
AMNH).
Pylorgus ericae Linnavuori, 1978d: 53. Holotype:
?, Ethiopia: Mt. Maigudo (RLRF AMNH).
Pylorgus incognitus Linnavuori, 1978d: 54. Holotype: /, Yemen: Jebel Harir (BMNH).
Pylorgus stramineus Linnavuori, 1978d: 54. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Jebel Harir (BMNH).
Spilostethus altivolens Linnavuori, 1978d: 44.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Mai Chew (RLRF
AMNH).
Spilostethus longiceps Linnavuori, 1978d: 44.
Holotype: /, Sudan: Lake Keilak (RLRF
AMNH).
Spilostethus rivularis epimetheus Linnavuori,
1974f: 23. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Imatong Mts.,
near Gilo (RLRF AMNH).
Spilostethus rivularis meleagros Linnavuori, 1974f:
23. Holotype: /, Sudan: Blue Nile, Ingessana
Mts. (RLRF AMNH).
Barberocoris somalicus Linnavuori, 1978d: 65.
Holotype: ?, Somalia: near Borama (RLRF
NMWC).
Camptotelus carmini Linnavuori, 1960c: 38. Holotype: /, Israel: Kefar-Malal, Carmin
(RLRF). Current status: Microplax carmini
(Linnavuori, 1960) (see Hoberlandt, 1987: 7).
Jakowleffia inanna Linnavuori, 1984: 12. Holotype: /, Iraq: Karbala, Ain Al Tamar–Ramadi
(RLRF NMWC).
Macroplax ornata Linnavuori, 1951c: 108. Syntypes:
?/ (many specimens), Uzbekistan: Des. Golodn.
[¼Golodnaya Step] (between Samarkand and SyrDaria) (UZMT). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Macropternella inermis (Fieber, 1851)
(synonymized by Linnavuori, 1954a: 152 with
Macropterna ornata Jakovlev, 1890; Péricart,
1994: 97, with M. inermis).
Note: This taxon is missing in the Palaearctic
catalogues by Péricart (2001b) and Aukema et al.
(2013).
Macropternella opaca Linnavuori, 1978d: 64.
Holotype: ?, Eritrea: Asmara (RLRF
AMNH).
Oxycarenus cruciatus Linnavuori, 1978d: 64.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Kassala, Erkowit (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Oxycarenus (Oxycarenus) cruciatus Linnavuori, 1978 (see
Péricart, 2001b: 115).
FAMILY OXYCARENIDAE STÅL, 1862
FAMILY PENTATOMIDAE LEACH, 1815
Auchenodes utu Linnavuori, 1984: 16. Holotype:
?, Iraq: Irbil, near Salahuddin (RLRF
NMWC).
Barberocoris astragali Linnavuori, 1984: 12. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Al Muthanna, near Nograt
Salman (RLRF AMNH).
Barberocoris leto Linnavuori, 1989a: 4. Holotype:
?, Israel: Mt. Ramon, Es Saharonim (RLRF
AMNH).
Barberocoris mirei periboia Linnavuori, 1989a: 2.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Northern Province, Ed
Damer [¼Ad-Damar] (RLRF AMNH).
Acrosternum aequale Linnavuori, 1972f: 419 (in
key). Lectotype (designated by Linnavuori,
1975h: 99, as holotype): /, South Sudan:
Equatoria, Lotti forest (RLRF NMWC).
Current status: Chinavia aequalis (Linnavuori,
1972), new combination (see Rider, 2016).
Note: The intended original description by
Linnavuori (1975h: 98–99) was preceded by an
identification key by Linnavuori (1972f: 419)
which makes the name available from the
earlier publication; no types were established
in the key and the type locality was cited as
FAMILY PACHYGRONTHIDAE STÅL, 1865
Afrophyella Linnavuori, 1978d: 66 (subgenus of
Cymophyes Fieber, 1870). Type species: Stenophyella africana Lindberg, 1958, original designation.
Teracrius fulvus Linnavuori, 1970j: 200. Holotype:
/, Eritrea: Asmara (RLRF).
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Sudan. We consider the holotype designation
(the only type specimen) by Linnavuori (1975h:
99) as valid lectotype under the Article 74.5
(ICZN, 1999) because the term ‘type’ was used
explicitely for the single syntype.
Acrosternum (Chinavia) amosi Linnavuori, 1982b:
141. Holotype: /, Nigeria: W [¼Osun] State,
Ile-Ife (RLRF NMWC). Current status:
Chinavia amosi (Linnavuori, 1982), new combination (see Ahmad, 1996; Rider, 2016).
Acrosternum apicale Linnavuori, 1972f: 420 (in
key). Lectotype (designated by Linnavuori,
1975h: 101, as holotype): ?, Yemen: near Lahej
(RLRF NMWC).
Note: The intended original description by
Linnavuori (1975h: 101–102) was preceded by
an identification key by Linnavuori (1972f: 420)
which makes the name available from the
earlier publication; no types were established
in the key and the type localities were cited as
South Yemen and the Red Sea Coast of the
Sudan. We consider the holotype designation
(together with one paratype) by Linnavuori
(1975h: 101) as valid lectotype designation
under the Article 74.5 (ICZN, 1999) because
the term ‘type’ was used explicitely for one of
the syntypes.
Acrosternum curticeps Linnavuori and Al-Safadi,
1993d: 237. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Sana’a,
Matnah (RLRF NMWC).
Aeliomorpha eremita Linnavuori, 1975h: 44. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Ingessana Mts.
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Aeliomorpha (Aeliomorpha) eremita Linnavuori, 1976
(see Rider, 2006: 265).
Aeliomorpha grandis Linnavuori, 1974d: 398.
Holotype: /, Kenya: Tana (NHMW). Current
status: Aeliomorpha (Aeliomorpha) grandis Linnavuori, 1974 (compare Azim and Shafee,
1987).
Aeliomorpha sheanensis Linnavuori, 1965c: 237.
Holotype: ?, Israel: Beit Shean (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Aeliomorpha (Aeliomorpha) sheanensis Linnavuori, 1965 (see Rider,
2006: 265).
Afrius discolor glypsoides Linnavuori, 1975h: 124.
Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Lotti
forest (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Junior subjective synonym of Canthecona discolor (Palisot de Beauvois, 1811) (synonymized
by Thomas, 1994: 167).
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Agonoscelis arabica Linnavuori, 1975h: 92. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Lahej–Dhala road (RLRF
AMNH).
Agonoscelis okuana Linnavuori, 1982b: 106. Holotype: ?, Cameroon: Mt. Oku (RLRF
AMNH).
Agonoscelis versicolor fallaciosa Linnavuori,
1975h: 93. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Nimule
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Agonoscelis versicolorata fallaciosa Linnavuori, 1975 (see
Rider, 1998a: 450).
Alomaella Linnavuori, 1982b: 74 (subgenus of
Erachtheus Stål, 1861). Type species: Sciocoris
tibialis Dallas, 1862, original designation.
Antestia colorata acca Linnavuori, 1973f: 55.
Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Lamto (RLRF
AMNH).
Antestia tethys Linnavuori, 1970a: 41. Holotype:
?, Ivory Coast: Lamto (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Parantestia (Parantestia) tethys
(Linnavuori, 1970) (see Linnavuori, 1975h:
111).
Antestia trispinosa Linnavuori, 1973f: 53. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Adiopodoumé (RLRF
AMNH).
Antestiella Linnavuori, 1975h: 113. Type species:
Antestia bequaerti Schouteden, 1913, original
designation.
Antestiopsis nuba Linnavuori, 1975h: 112. Holotype: /, Sudan: Kordofan, Umm Shuheita–
Jebel Shivai (RLRF AMNH).
Aspavia inermis Linnavuori, 1986b: 129. Holotype: ?, Cameroon: Mt. Oku (RLRF
AMNH).
Aspavia vittiventris argutidens Linnavuori, 1975h:
48. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Shashamanni
(RLRF AMNH).
Atelocera arabica Linnavuori, 1975h: 22. Holotype: ?, Yemen (RLRF NMWC). Current
status: Pseudatelus (Pseudatelus) arabicus (Linnavuori, 1976) (see Linnavuori, 1982: 62, 1989d:
8; Rider, 2006: 310).
Atelocera darfurensis Linnavuori, 1975h: 22.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Darfur, Jebel Marra
(RLRF AMNH).
Bagrada (Nitilia) zillae Linnavuori, 1986c: 64.
Holotype: ?, Saudi Arabia: Al Khuff (RLRF
AMNH).
Bathycoelia alkyone Linnavuori, 1989a: 6. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Socotra Island (RLRF
NMWC).
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Bathycoelia cythereia Linnavuori, 1974f: 11. Holotype: /, Ivory Coast: Lamto (RLRF
AMNH).
Bathycoelia thalassina f. nigromarginata Linnavuori, 1974f: 12. Holotype: /, Guinea, Mt.
Nimba (nigromarginata det. Schouteden)
(MRAC). Unavailable name in synonymy of
Bathycoelia thalassina (Herrich-Schäffer, 1844).
Note: Linnavuori (1974f) attributed the taxon
B. nigromarginata to Bergroth and provided this
following comment: ‘The species B. nigromarginata has been recorded by Villiers (1952, p.
305). I have not been able to find the original
description, and Mrs. G. M. Black has informed
me in a letter that she could not trace it in the
lists of the British Museum either. Thus I do not
know whether Bergroth really has described the
species, or whether B. nigromarginata is only a
manuscript name. At any rate B. nigromarginata undoubtedly is only a dark colour variety of
the widespread B. thalassina (H.-S.).’ As B.
nigromarginata has apparently been never described by Bergroth (D. A. Rider, pers. comm.)
and Linnavuori (1974f: 12–13) considered it as
infrasubspecific colour form, the name remains
unavailable under the ICZN (1999: Article
15.2).
Boerias kajoanus Linnavuori, 1982b: 119. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Kajo-Kaji,
Mongalla (RLRF AMNH).
Brachynema ishiharai Linnavuori, 1961e: 85.
Holotype: ?, Japan: Kohotoke near Tokyo
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Chalazonotum ishiharai (Linnavuori, 1961) (see Ribes
and Schmitz, 1992: 154).
Carbula ampliventris Linnavuori, 1982b: 94. Holotype: ?, Nigeria, SE [¼Cross River] State,
Obudu Cattle Ranch (RLRF NMWC).
Carbula citheris Linnavuori, 1973d: 92. Holotype:
?, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lubumbashi (MZHF NMWC).
Carbula cynthia Linnavuori, 1973f: 40. Holotype:
?, Ivory Coast: Lamto (RLRF AMNH).
Carbula decorata pungens Linnavuori, 1975h: 54.
Holotype: /, Senegal (NHRS).
Carbula marginella sindouana Linnavuori, 1982b:
97. Holotype: ?, Burkina Faso: Sindou
(RLRF). Current status: Carbula limpoponis
sindouana Linnavuori, 1982 (see Rider, 1998a:
452, 2006: 296).
Carbula melanacantha breviscutum Linnavuori,
1975g: 64. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast:
601
Adiopodoumé (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Carbula melacantha breviscutum Linnavuori, 1975 (original spelling of the name is
Cimex melacanthus – see Fabricius, 1794: 103).
Carbula tristis Linnavuori, 1975h: 58. Holotype:
?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei–Maridi
(RLRF AMNH).
Caura breviceps Linnavuori, 1970e: 45. Holotype:
?, Republic of the Congo (RLRF AMNH).
Caura rubripes Linnavuori, 1975h: 26. Holotype:
?, Ethiopia: Belleta forest (RLRF NMWC).
Caystrus basalis minor Linnavuori, 1972f: 409.
Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the
Congo: Lulua, Kapanga (MRAC).
Caystrus buzianus Linnavuori, 1974d: 410. Holotype: ?, Mozambique: Buzi (NHMW).
Caystrus deserticolus Linnavuori, 1975h: 35. Holotype: /, Yemen: near Lahej (RLRF
NMWC).
Note: The species name is the erroneous
adjective deserticolus (-a, -um) instead of the
correct Latin noun deserticola, meaning inhabitant of deserts; however, incorrect latinization
is not a reason for emendation of the name
according to ICZN (1999: Article 32.5.1).
Caystrus edentatus Linnavuori, 1982a: 22. Holotype: ?, Somalia: Giohar (MZUF).
Caystrus hipponax Linnavuori, 1972f: 414. Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Ituri (RLRF AMNH).
Caystrus kivuanus Linnavuori, 1974d: 403. Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Kivu, Bwito (MRAC).
Caystrus marginiventris quadrimaculatus Linnavuori, 1972f: 405. Holotype: /, Ivory Coast:
Lamto (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Caystrus quadrimaculatus (see Linnavuori,
1974d: 403).
Caystrus mawambinus Linnavuori, 1974d: 411.
Holotype: /, Democratic Republic of the
Congo: Mawambi–Beni (NHMW).
Caystrus niokanus Linnavuori, 1974d: 409. Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Ituri, Nioka (MRAC).
Caystrus nuristanus Linnavuori, 1974d: 400. Holotype: ?, Afghanistan: Nuristan, 25 km N of
Barikot (NHMW).
Caystrus parviceps Linnavuori, 1972f: 402. Holotype: /, Kenya: Eldoret (RLRF AMNH).
Caystrus pseudobrunnescens Linnavuori, 1974d:
408. Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the
Congo: Buta (RLRF AMNH).
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Caystrus pygmaeus Linnavuori, 1972f: 401. Holotype: ?, Burkina Faso: Poundou (RLRF
AMNH).
Chromantestia Linnavuori, 1975h: 111 (as subgenus of Parantestia Linnavuori, 1973). Type
species: Cimex cincticollis Schaum, 1853, original designation.
Coenomorpha charon Linnavuori, 1982b: 60.
Holotype: /, Cameroon: Bengbis (RLRF
NMWC).
Cosmopausias Linnavuori, 1982b: 149 (as subgenus of Pausias Jakovlev, 1905). Type species:
Piezodorus martini (Puton, 1890), original designation. Current status: Junior objective synonym of Pausias Jakovlev, 1905 (synonymized
by Ahmad, 1994: 35).
Dalsira costalis ugandana Linnavuori, 1982b: 43.
Holotype: ?, Uganda: Entebbe (NHRS). Current status: Basicryptus costalis ugandanus
(Linnavuori, 1982) (see Rider and Rolston,
1995: 851).
Dalsira striata Linnavuori, 1982b: 44. Holotype:
?, Democratic Republic of the Congo: PNU
[¼Upemba National Park], Mukelengia near
Kalumegongo (MRAC). Current status: Basicryptus striatus (Linnavuori, 1982) (see Rider
and Rolston, 1995: 851).
Dalsira upembana Linnavuori, 1982b: 44. Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
PNU [¼Upemba National Park], Kaswabilenga,
r. dr. Lufira (MRAC). Current status: Basicryptus upembanus (Linnavuori, 1982) (see Rider
and Rolston, 1995: 851).
Diploxys (Diploxys) arkheana Linnavuori, 1982b:
83. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Foro-Foro
(RLRF AMNH).
Diploxys (Diploxys) orientalis Linnavuori, 1982b:
84. Holotype: ?, Somalia: Afgoi (RLRF
AMNH).
Diploxys (Diploxys) pallidispina Linnavuori,
1982b: 82. Holotype: ?, Chad: near Fort Lamy
(RLRF AMNH).
Diploxys (Ancyrocoris) pulchricornis Linnavuori,
1975h: 37. Holotype: ?, Yemen (RLRF
NMWC).
Diploxys (Diploxys) richard-molardi mokwana
Linnavuori, 1982b: 85. Holotype: ?, Nigeria:
NW [¼Niger] State, Mokwa (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Diploxys (Diploxys)
richardmolardi mokwana Linnavuori, 1982
(mandatory change).
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Dryadantestia Linnavuori, 1982b: 125. Type
species: Farnya marmorata Villiers, 1967, original designation.
Dryadocoris (Dryadocoris) breviceps breviceps
Linnavuori, 1975h: 84. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia:
Belleta forest (RLRF AMNH).
Dryadocoris (Dryadocoris) breviceps kivuensis Linnavuori, 1975h: 85. Holotype: ?, Democratic
Republic of the Congo: Kivu, Bitale (MRAC).
Dryadocoris (Dryadocoris) decipiens Linnavuori,
1975h: 86. Holotype: ?, Tanzania: Kilimandjaro (RLRF AMNH).
Dryadocoris (Dryadocoris) kenyalis Linnavuori,
1975h: 86. Holotype: ?, Kenya: Mt. Kenya
(RLRF AMNH).
Dryadocoris medleri Linnavuori, 1972h: 10. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Cross River State], Obudu
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Obuducoris
medleri (Linnavuori, 1972) (see Linnavuori,
1982b: 125).
Dryadocoris (Dryadocoris) rufobrunneus Linnavuori, 1975h: 86. Holotype: ?, South Sudan:
Equatoria, Imatong Mts., near Gilo (RLRF
AMNH).
Durmia circe Linnavuori, 1972 in Gillon (1972:
338). Lectotype (designated by Linnavuori,
1973f: 39, as holotype): /, Ivory Coast: Lamto
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Durmia
circe circe Linnavuori, 1972 (see Linnavuori,
1982b: 101).
Note: Gillon (1972) did not intend to describe
this species and attributed it undoubtedly to
‘Linnavuori (in press)’. However, the paper by
Gillon (1972: 266, 288, 296, 336–339) included
the name, descriptive notes and keys for
identification of adults and mature larvae,
which is sufficient to establish the name as
available, though with authorship of Linnavuori. The species was described from the
Station d’Ecologie Tropicale, Lamto, Ivory
Coast, but no type material was listed by Gillon
(1972). We consider the holotype designation by
Linnavuori (1973f: 39) as valid lectotype
designation under the Article 74.5 (ICZN,
1999) because the term ‘type’ was used explicitely for one of the syntypes.
Durmia circe voltana Linnavuori, 1982b: 101.
Holotype: ?, Burkina Faso: Bobo Dioulasso
(RLRF AMNH).
Durmia rodriguesi Linnavuori, 1982b: 99. Holotype: ?, Benin: near Kokoro (RLRF
AMNH).
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Durmia sallier-dupini devius Linnavuori, 1982b:
101. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: near Fakobly
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Durmia
sallierdupini devia Linnavuori, 1982, gender
agreement corrected here.
Note: The species epithet is the Latin adjective
devius (-a, -um), meaning misleading, deviating
or remote. As the genus is apparently a
feminine, the correct gender agreement must
be Durmia sallierdupini devia.
Durmia sallier-dupini sallier-dupini Linnavuori,
1982b: 100. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: near
Fakobly (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Durmia sallierdupini sallierdupini Linnavuori,
1982 (mandatory change).
Durmia varicornis pseudaspavia Linnavuori,
1975h: 70. Holotype: /, Sudan: Kordofan,
Kadugli (RLRF AMNH).
Dymantis aias Linnavuori, 1982b: 69. Holotype:
?, Ivory Coast: Foro-Foro (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Neodymantis aias
(Linnavuori, 1982) (see Kment and Rider,
2015: 281).
Empiesta Linnavuori, 1982b: 104. Type species:
Empiesta ventrivittata Linnavuori, 1982, original designation.
Empiesta ventrivittata Linnavuori, 1982b: 104.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Addis Abeba (ZMAS).
Eomyrochea Linnavuori, 1982b: 70 (subgenus of
Myrochea Amyot and Serville, 1843). Type
species: Dymantis subvittata Stål, 1861, original designation. Current status: Junior objective synonym of Dymantis Stål, 1861, subgenus
of Myrochea (synonymized by Ahmad and
Zahid, 2004: 142; see Kment and Rider, 2015:
279).
Eonymia Linnavuori, 1982b: 34. Type species:
Metonymia overlaeti Schouteden, 1962, original
designation.
Eudryadocoris Linnavuori, 1975h: 78 (as subgenus
of Dryadocoris Kirkaldy, 1909). Type species:
Pentatoma goniodes Dallas, 1851, original designation. Current status: Valid genus, upgraded
by Linnavuori (1982b: 126).
Euryaspis chryseis Linnavuori, 1982b: 152. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: W [¼Oyo] State, Ibadan
(RLRF). Current status: Eurysaspis chryseis
(cf. Rider, 2006: 294).
Euryaspis dentistylus Linnavuori, 1982a: 25. Holotype: ?, Tanzania: Kilimandjaro, Kibonoto
(NHRS). Current status: Eurysaspis dentistylus
(cf. Rider, 2006: 294).
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Euryaspis impictus Linnavuori, 1982b: 153. Holotype: ?, Angola: Ahianga s/HO Spedeiro
(MRAC). Current status: Eurysaspis impictus
(cf. Rider, 2006: 294).
Euryaspis iphigeneia Linnavuori, 1982b: 151.
Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Foro-Foro (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Eurysaspis iphigeneia (cf. Rider, 2006: 294).
Euryaspis phryne Linnavuori, 1982b: 152. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Foro-Foro (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Eurysaspis phryne (cf.
Rider, 2006: 294).
Euryaspis rhea Linnavuori, 1982b: 152. Holotype:
?, Nigeria: Kw. [¼Kwara] State, Shaganu
Biological Station (RLRF NMWC). Current
status: Eurysaspis rhea (cf. Rider, 2006: 294).
Eysarcoris squamosus Linnavuori, 1986a: 110.
Holotype: ?, Somalia: Sar Uanle (MZUF).
Gellia monticola Linnavuori, 1982b: 29. Holotype:
/, Guinea: Mt. Nimba, Nion (MRAC).
Gellia pilosa Linnavuori, 1982b: 29. Holotype: ?,
Ivory Coast: Lamto (RLRF AMNH).
Gomphocranum adad Linnavuori, 1984: 8. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Sulaymaniyah, near Penjwin
(RLRF NMWC).
Gomphocranum anu Linnavuori, 1984: 8. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Ninawa, Al Qosh (RLRF
AMNH).
Gonopsis bellatrix Linnavuori, 1975h: 11. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei river
(RLRF AMNH).
Gonopsis dimorphus Linnavuori, 1975h: 11. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal, River
Pongo (RLRF AMNH).
Gonopsis gillonae Linnavuori, 1974f: 7. Holotype:
?, Ivory Coast: Lamto (RLRF AMNH).
Gonopsis talodicus Linnavuori, 1975h: 13. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Kordofan, Talodi (RLRF
AMNH).
Gynenica vicaria Linnavuori, 1989d: 10. Holotype:
/, Yemen: Ta’izz, on road to Mocha (RLRF
NMWC).
Halyomorpha angustisecta Linnavuori, 1982b:
117. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Foro-Foro
(RLRF AMNH).
Halyomorpha carmona Linnavuori, 1982b: 116.
Holotype: ?, Angola: Carmona (RLRF
AMNH).
Halyomorpha picoides Linnavuori, 1975h: 87.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yambio
(RLRF AMNH).
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Halys jizanus Linnavuori, 1986c: 55. Holotype: ?,
Saudi Arabia: Jizan (NHMB).
Hermolaus longirostris Linnavuori, 1982b: 89.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Upper Nile, Malakal (RLRF AMNH).
Humria Linnavuori, 1975h: 32. Type species:
Humria bimaculicollis Linnavuori, 1975, original designation.
Humria bimaculicollis Linnavuori, 1975h: 33.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Lake Keilak (RLRF
AMNH).
Hymenomaga modesta Linnavuori, 1988c: 89.
Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Ta ı̈ environs
(MNHN).
Katongoplax Linnavuori, 1982b: 26. Type species:
Katongoplax mubalensis Linnavuori, 1982, original designation.
Katongoplax mubalensis Linnavuori, 1982b: 27.
Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the
Congo: PNU [¼Upemba National Park], Katongo near Mubale (MRAC).
Kayesia setiger Linnavuori, 1982b: 50. Holotype:
?, Burkina Faso: Gouindougouba (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Kayesia setigera Linnavuori, 1982, gender agreement corrected here.
Note: The species epithet is the Latin adjective
setiger (also saetiger; feminine setigera, neuter
setigerum), meaning bristly, bristle-bearing,
setaceous.
Kurumana Linnavuori, 1972f: 431. Type species:
Acrosternum bechuana Schouteden, 1960, original designation.
Lamtoplax Linnavuori, 1982b: 21. Type species:
Phyllocephala volxemi Stål, 1876, original designation.
Lobopeltista ornata Linnavuori, 1982b: 24. Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
PNU [¼Upemba National Park], Lusinga
(MRAC).
Lokaia Linnavuori, 1975h: 89. Type species:
Lokaia paludicola Linnavuori, 1976, original
designation.
Lokaia paludicola Linnavuori, 1975h: 90. Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Loka forest
(RLRF AMNH).
Melanocryptus Linnavuori, 1982b: 33. Type species: Basicryptus funebris Schouteden, 1909,
original designation. Current status: Junior
homonym of Melanocryptus Cameron, 1902
(Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), replaced by
new substitute name Jayma Rider, 1998 (see
Rider, 1998b: 508).
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Menida archias Linnavuori, 1970c: 45. Holotype:
?, Burkina Faso: Poundou (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Menida (Menida)
archias Linnavuori, 1970 (see Linnavuori,
1982b: 159).
Menida compta Linnavuori, 1975h: 116. Holotype:
?, Sudan: Blue Nile, near Damazin (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Menida (Menida)
compta Linnavuori, 1975 (see Linnavuori,
1982b: 159).
Menida decoratula bariensis Linnavuori, 1975h:
116. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria,
Juba–Terakeka (RLRF NMWC).
Menida handenica Linnavuori, 1986b: 131. Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Tanganyika Territory, Handeni (MRAC). Current status: Menida (Menida) handenica Linnavuori, 1986 (see Linnavuori, 1982b: 157, 1986b:
131).
Menida lurida Linnavuori, 1986b: 133. Holotype:
?, Angola: Calondo (MRAC). Current status:
Menida (Menida) lurida Linnavuori, 1986 (see
Linnavuori, 1982b: 157, 1986b: 131).
Menida tuula Linnavuori, 1986b: 134. Holotype:
?, Ivory Coast: Taı̈ (MRAC). Current status:
Menida (Menida) tuula Linnavuori, 1986 (see
Linnavuori, 1982b: 157, 1986b: 131).
Menida villosa Linnavuori, 1975h: 119. Holotype:
/, Ivory Coast: 6 km N of Taı̈ (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Menida (Menida)
villosa Linnavuori, 1976 (see Linnavuori,
1982b: 160).
Metocryptus Linnavuori, 1982b: 40. Type species:
Basicryptus pallidus Schouteden, 1909, original
designation.
Metocryptus acutangulus Linnavuori, 1982b: 41.
Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the
Congo: Elisabethville [¼Lubumbashi] (MRAC).
Metocryptus calcaratus Linnavuori, 1982b: 41.
Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the
Congo: PNU [¼Upemba National Park], Mubale (MRAC).
Metonymia mabokeana Linnavuori, 1982b: 39.
Holotype: ?, Central African Republic: La
Maboke (RLRF NMWC). Current status:
Dalsira mabokeana (Linnavuori, 1982) (see
Rider and Rolston, 1995: 852).
Metonymia mulunguana Linnavuori, 1982b: 38.
Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the
Congo: Mulungu (MRAC). Current status:
Dalsira mulunguana (Linnavuori, 1982) (see
Rider and Rolston, 1995: 852).
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Metonymia niemboana Linnavuori, 1982b: 37.
Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the
Congo: Kivu, La Niembo (MRAC). Current
status: Dalsira niemboana (Linnavuori, 1982)
(see Rider and Rolston, 1995: 852).
Metonymia vicaria Linnavuori, 1982b: 37 (key,
figure of head and pronotum), 38–39 (description). Syntypes: 1 /, Ethiopia, Seri (RLRF); 1
/, Uganda/Tanzania/Kenya: Victoria Nyanza
[¼Ukerewe Lake] (MRAC). Current status:
Dalsira vicaria (Linnavuori, 1982) (see Konstantinov and Gapon, 2005: 349).
Note: Linnavuori (1982: 37–39) keyd and
redescribed the species Metonymia vicaria giving Bergroth credit for this name. Rider and
Rolston (1995) synonymized the genus Metonymia Kirkaldy, 1909 with Dalsira Amyot and
Serville, 1843, but did not mention M. vicaria
among the included species. Konstantinov and
Gapon (2005: 349) provided the following
comment: ‘Linnavuori (1982) described Metonymia vicaria with an erroneous authorship of
Bergroth. According to labels of specimens
from the ZIN collection [¼Zoological Institute
of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St.
Petersburg, Russia], Bergroth really separated
the species described, but never published the
description.’ Konstantinov and Gapon (2005)
correctly attributed the authorship of the
species to Linnavuori and provided the new
combination, Dalsira vicaria.
Mezessea Linnavuori, 1982b: 61. Type species:
Mezessea scutellaris Linnavuori, 1982, original
designation.
Mezessea scutellaris Linnavuori, 1982b: 62. Holotype: ?, Cameroon: Mezess é (RLRF
AMNH).
Mulungua Linnavuori, 1982b: 103. Type species:
Mulungua depressa Linnavuori, 1982, original
designation.
Mulungua depressa Linnavuori, 1982b: 104. Holotype: ?, Kenya: Londiani (RLRF).
Nimboplax Linnavuori, 1982b: 22. Type species:
Nimboplax schmitzi Linnavuori, 1982, original
designation.
Nimboplax schmitzi Linnavuori, 1982b: 23. Holotype: ?, Guinea: Nimba (MRAC).
Nkolbissonia Linnavuori, 1982b: 133. Type species: Nkolbissonia rubescens Linnavuori, 1982,
original designation. Current status: Junior
primary homonym of Nkolbissonia Dajoz,
1978 (Coleoptera: Cerylonidae), replaced by
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new substitute name Nkolbissonicoris Rider,
1998b: 506.
Nkolbissonia rubescens Linnavuori, 1982b: 133.
Holotype: ?, Cameroon: Yaoundé, Nkolbisson
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Nkolbissonicoris rubescens (Linnavuori, 1982) (see Rider,
1998b: 506).
Obuducoris Linnavuori, 1982b: 125. Type species:
Dryadocoris medleri Linnavuori, 1972, original
designation.
Oncozygidea denticollis Linnavuori, 1975h: 18.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Umm Banein
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Scotinophara denticollis (Linnavuori, 1975) (see Gapon,
2007: 245).
Palomena mursili Linnavuori, 1984: 9. Holotype:
?, Iraq: Dahuk, Sulaf (RLRF AMNH).
Paralerida Linnavuori, 1982b: 111. Type species:
Lerida bolivari Schouteden, 1904, original designation.
Paralerida luluana Linnavuori, 1982b: 112. Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Lulua, Kapanga (MRAC).
Paralerida niokana Linnavuori, 1982b: 111. Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Ituri, Nioka (MRAC).
Parantestia Linnavuori, 1973f: 57. Type species:
Antestia trivialis Stål, 1876, original designation.
Parantestia (Parantestia) dryas Linnavuori, 1975h:
111. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria,
Yambio (RLRF NMWC). Current status:
Parantestia (Parantestia) dryas dryas Linnavuori, 1976 (see Linnavuori, 1982b: 132).
Parantestia (Parantestia) dryas mambillana Linnavuori, 1982b: 132. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: NE
[¼Taraba] State, Mambilla Plateau, Gembu–
Yelwa (RLRF AMNH).
Parantestia (Parantestia) elongata Linnavuori,
1975h: 107. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Ibba–Yambio (RLRF AMNH).
Parantestia (Parantestia) immunda Linnavuori,
1975h: 109. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yambio (RLRF AMNH).
Parantestia (Parantestia) lotis Linnavuori, 1975h:
108. Holotype: ?, Democratic Republic of the
Congo: Stanleyville [¼Kisangani] (RLRF
AMNH).
Parantestia (Parantestia) marginata angularis Linnavuori, 1982b: 130. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast:
Adiopodoumé (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Parantestia (Parantestia) massylia angu-
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laris Linnavuori, 1982b (see Kirkaldy, 1909:
129; Rider, 2015).
Parantestia (Parantestia) ocellaris Linnavuori,
1982b: 131. Holotype: ?, Nigeria: SE [¼Cross
River] State, Obudu Cattle Ranch (RLRF).
Parantestia (Parantestia) picturella punctipes Linnavuori, 1975h: 108. Holotype: ?, Democratic
Republic of the Congo: Lake Kivu (RLRF
AMNH).
Parantestia propinqua Linnavuori, 1974f: 10.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Loka
forest (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Parantestia (Chromantestia) propinqua Linnavuori, 1974 (see Linnavuori, 1975h: 111).
Parantestia (Parantestia) viridula Linnavuori,
1975h: 110. Holotype: /, Ethiopia: Mt. Maigudo (RLRF AMNH).
Pausias (Pausias) leprieuri ornatellus Linnavuori,
1982b: 148. Holotype: /, Nigeria: NC
[¼Kaduna] State, Zaria (RLRF NMWC).
Current status: Pausias (Linnavuorius) ornatellus Linnavuori, 1982, raised to species rank by
Ahmad (1994: 38).
Pausias (Pausias) modestus Linnavuori, 1982b:
149. Holotype: /, Nigeria: NC [¼Kaduna]
State, Kagoro forest (RLRF NMWC).
Current status: Pausias (Linnavuorius) modestus
Linnavuori, 1982 (see Ahmad, 1994: 38).
Pausias pulverosus Linnavuori, 1975h: 123. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Umm Banein
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Pausias
(Linnavuorius) pulverosus Linnavuori, 1976 (see
Ahmad, 1994: 40).
Penedalsira Linnavuori, 1982b: 41. Type species:
Phyllocephala notata Dallas, 1851, original
designation.
Phricodus incisiforceps Linnavuori, 1975h: 22.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Mt. Maigudo (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Phricodus hystrix (Germar, 1838)
(synonymized by Göllner-Scheiding, 1999: 154).
Plautia elegans Linnavuori, 1975h: 114. Holotype:
/, Sudan: Blue Nile, Ingessana Mts. (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Plautia crossota (Dallas, 1851)
(synonymized by Roche, 1979: 602).
Pseudatelus Linnavuori, 1982b: 62. Type species:
Pentatoma spinulosa Palisot de Beauvois, 1807,
original designation.
Pseudolerida capitata Linnavuori, 1982b: 103.
Holotype: /, Central African Republic: La
Maboke (RLRF NMWC).
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Pseudomemmia Linnavuori, 1982b: 64 (subgenus
of Pseudatelus Linnavuori, 1982). Type species:
Memmia excurrens Bergroth, 1893, original
designation.
Sciocoris (Parasciocoris) addisi Linnavuori, 1972h:
2. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Addis Abeba env.,
Entotto Hills (PSPC).
Sciocoris australis Linnavuori, 1975h: 26. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Torit–Kapoeta (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Junior primary homonym of Sciocoris australis
Dallas, 1852, replaced by Sciocoris sahelensis
Rider and Rolston, 1995 (see Rider and
Rolston, 1995: 850).
Sciocoris (Parasciocoris) cassiae Linnavuori, 1975h:
28 (differential diagnosis). Holotype: /, Yemen:
Aden (MZHF). Current status: Sciocoris (Parasciocoris) cassiae Linnavuori, 1975 (see Linnavuori, 1986c: 59).
Note: Linnavuori (1975h) attributed S. cassiae to
Reuter, compared it to S. sahlbergi Wagner, 1952
and listed its holotype. Linnavuori (1986) realized
that ‘the holotype was labelled as Sciocoris
cassiae sp. n. by Reuter but the species was never
described’ and provided its formal description
with the same holotype mentioned. However, the
treatment of Linnavuori (1975h) is sufficient to
establish the name as available with Linnavuori
as its author. The authorship of the species was
clarified by Rider (2006: 352).
Sciocoris conspurcatus majusculus Linnavuori,
1964a: 308. Holotype: ?, France: Le Lavandou
(RLRF AMNH). Current status: Sciocoris
(Neosciocoris) conspurcatus majusculus Linnavuori, 1964 (see Rider, 2006: 349).
Sciocoris (Neosciocoris) farsianus Linnavuori,
2012: 82. Holotype: ?, Iran: Fars, Fasa–
Mianjangal (RLRF NMWC).
Sciocoris (Neosciocoris) fraterculus Linnavuori,
1972h: 4. Holotype: ?, Somalia: near Borama
(RLRF AMNH).
Sciocoris (Parasciocoris) kmenti Linnavuori, 2012:
84. Holotype: ?, Iran: Tehran, Robat-e-Tork
(NMPC).
Sciocoris (Neosciocoris) lineiventris Linnavuori,
1972h: 6. Holotype: ?, Eritrea: Asmara–Decamere (RLRF AMNH).
Sciocoris monticola Linnavuori, 1975h: 27. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Jebel Jihaf (BMNH). Current
status: Sciocoris (Neosciocoris) monticola Linnavuori, 1975 (see Linnavuori, 1986c: 58).
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Sciocoris orientalis Linnavuori, 1960c: 13. Holotype: ?, Israel: Ashqelon (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Sciocoris (Neosciocoris) orientalis Linnavuori, 1960 (see Rider, 2006: 350).
Sciocoris (Neosciocoris) othmanus Linnavuori,
1972h: 8. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Sheikh Othman–Lahej (RLRF NMWC). Current status: Junior subjective synonym of Sciocoris
(Neosciocoris) conspurcatus Klug, 1845 (synonymized by Linnavuori and van Harten, 1997:
228).
Note: Rider (2006: 350) listed S. othmanus as
valid species, apparently by mistake (D. A.
Rider, pers. comm.).
Sciocoris rotundiceps Linnavuori, 1975h: 28. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Alamata (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Valid species unplaced
to subgenus (see Rider, 2015).
Scotinophara acutangula Linnavuori, 1973f: 34.
Holotype: ?, Nigeria: [Osun State], Ile-Ife
(RLRF AMNH).
Scotinophara depressa Linnavuori, 1974f: 8. Holotype: ?, Cameroon: ‘Cameroun merid.’
(HNHM).
Scotinophara longicornis Linnavuori, 1972h: 1.
Holotype: ?, Central African Republic: Boukoko (RLRF AMNH).
Scotinophara mixta Linnavuori, 1970j: 198. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Guitry (RLRF
AMNH).
Scotinophara yaoundea Linnavuori, 1982b: 51.
Holotype: ?, Cameroon: Yaoundé, Nkolbisson
(RLRF AMNH).
Scribonia päivi Linnavuori, 1972f: 397. Holotype:
/, Nigeria: [Osun State], Ile-Ife (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Scribonia paivi Linnavuori, 1972 (mandatory change).
Note: Päivi is Finnish woman name and name of
Rauno’s daughter, given as noun in apposition.
Sepontia angusticollis Linnavuori, 1975h: 48.
Holotype: ?, Tanzania: Kilimandjaro (RLRF
AMNH).
Sepontia misella laticeps Linnavuori, 1975h: 47.
Holotype: ?, Eritrea: near Ghinda (BMNH
AMNH).
Sepontia nitens Linnavuori, 1975h: 47. Holotype:
?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei–Iwatoka
(RLRF AMNH).
Stenozygum alamata Linnavuori, 1975h: 98. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Dessie–Karakore (RLRF
AMNH).
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Stenozygum genale Linnavuori, 1975h: 97. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Kordofan, Umm Shuheita–
Jebel Shivai (RLRF AMNH).
Stenozygum pallens Linnavuori, 1982b: 163. Holotype: ?, Niger: Arlit road (RLRF
AMNH).
Tarisa fraudatrix maris-mortui Linnavuori, 1960c:
8. Holotype: ?, Israel: ’Ein Gedi (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Tarisa subspinosa
marismortui Linnavuori, 1960 (see Linnavuori,
1986c: 52).
Tarisa leprosissima Linnavuori, 1964b: 208. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Ed Damer [¼Ad-Damar]
(RLRF AMNH).
Tarisa somalica Linnavuori, 1975h: 16. Holotype:
?, Somalia: near Borama (RLRF AMNH).
Tholagmus acutangulus Linnavuori, 1984: 7. Holotype: ?, Iran: M. Madyle, Kučje, Makran [¼
Baluchestan, Kucheh] (ZMAS).
Tholagmus enkidu Linnavuori, 1984: 6. Holotype:
?, Iraq: Ninawa, Mosul (RLRF AMNH).
Thoria gioharana Linnavuori, 1982a: 19. Holotype: /, Somalia: Giohar (MZUF).
Thoria iadmon Linnavuori, 1982b: 54. Holotype:
?, Ivory Coast: Foro-Foro (RLRF
AMNH).
Tshingisella robusta Linnavuori, 1960c: 8. Holotype: /, Israel: Jerusalem (MZHF).
Vanessomenida Linnavuori, 1982b: 161 (as subgenus of Menida Motschulsky, 1861). Type
species: Menida vanessae Leston, 1955, original
designation.
Veterna alcanor Linnavuori, 1982: 113 (in key).
Lectotype (designated by Linnavuori, 1989a: 6):
?, Ethiopia: Jimma (RLRF NMWC).
Note: Veterna alcanor Linnavuori and Cobben
was listed as a manuscript name in Linnavuori
(1982b: 113). Although such manuscript was
never published, description in a key to the
species of the genus Veterna is sufficient to
make it an available name, V. alcanor Linnavuori, 1982 (see Linnavuori, 1989a: 6, including
valid lectoytpe designation).
Veterna chewensis Linnavuori, 1975h: 75. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Mai Chew (RLRF
NMWC).
FAMILY PLATASPIDAE DALLAS, 1851
Brachyplatys advenus Linnavuori, 1977d: 52.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yambio
(RLRF NMWC).
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Brachyplatys robustus Linnavuori, 1977d: 52.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Lotti
forest (RLRF NMWC).
Coptosoma affine pellax Linnavuori, 1977d: 69.
Holotype: ?, Tanzania: Usambara, Nguele
(RLRF AMNH).
Coptosoma aglaia Linnavuori, 1974f: 5. Holotype:
/, Ivory Coast: Lamto (RLRF NMWC).
Coptosoma amabile Linnavuori, 1977d: 74. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Imatong Mts.
near Gilo (RLRF AMNH).
Coptosoma antigone Linnavuori, 1977d: 62. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yambio
(RLRF NMWC).
Coptosoma arabicum Linnavuori, 1977d: 78.
Holotype: ?, Yemen: near Dhala (RLRF
[AMNH] NMWC).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Davidová-Vilı́mová (2006: 154), but
it is not included in the on-line register of
AMNH types (Anonymus, 2005).
Coptosoma athamas Linnavuori, 1974f: 7. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Lamto (RLRF
AMNH).
Coptosoma dentiventre Linnavuori, 1977d: 73.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Ingessana
Mts. (RLRF AMNH).
Coptosoma dilutum Linnavuori, 1977d: 64. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Belleta forest (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Junior primary homonym of Coptosoma dilutum Montandon, 1894,
replaced by Coptosoma parapallens Rider, 2010
(see Rider, 2010: 562).
Coptosoma marginellum putridum Linnavuori,
1977d: 77. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Umm Banein
(RLRF AMNH).
Coptosoma maridicum augeias Linnavuori, 1974f:
7. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Lamto (RLRF
AMNH).
Coptosoma maridicum maridicum Linnavuori,
1974f: 6. Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria,
Maridi–Ibba (RLRF NMWC).
Coptosoma nebulosum abraxas Linnavuori, 1974f:
4. Holotype: ?, Ivory Coast: Lamto (RLRF
NMWC).
Coptosoma olivaceum Linnavuori, 1977d: 55.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yambio
(RLRF NMWC).
Coptosoma pygmaeum ingessanorum Linnavuori,
1977d: 72. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile,
Ingessana Mts. (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Coptosoma kassindianum ingessanorum
Vol. 122(4)
Linnavuori, 1977 (see Rider, 2010: 563; Rider
and Kment, 2015: 68).
Coptosoma pygmaeum superbum Linnavuori,
1977d: 72. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile,
Singa–Damazin (RLRF AMNH). Current
status: Coptosoma kassindianum superbum Linnavuori, 1977 (see Rider, 2010: 563; Rider and
Kment, 2015: 69).
Coptosoma stali geminum Linnavuori, 1977d: 76.
Holotype: /, Ethiopia: Belleta forest (RLRF
AMNH).
Coptosoma stali interruptum Linnavuori, 1977d:
76. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria,
Loka forest (RLRF NMWC).
Coptosoma tabiense Linnavuori, 1977d: 63. Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Ingessana Mts.
(¼Tabi Hills) (RLRF AMNH).
Coptosoma tessellatum Linnavuori, 1977d: 70.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Gembi near Agaro
(RLRF AMNH).
Coptosoma thetis Linnavuori, 1977d: 62. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei–Iwatoka
road (RLRF NMWC).
Livingstonica aberrans Linnavuori, 1977d: 50.
Holotype: ?, Republic of South Africa: Transvaal (NHMW).
Pseudoponsila kapoeta Linnavuori, 1977d: 49.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Kapoeta–Boma (RLRF NMWC).
FAMILY PYRRHOCORIDAE AMYOT
VILLE, 1843
AND
SER-
Neodindymus elegans Linnavuori, 1988b: 15.
Holotype: ?, Nigerie: SE [¼Cross River] State,
Obudu Cattle Ranch (RLRF AMNH).
Sericocoris (Pseudocenaeus) obuduanus Linnavuori,
1988b: 14. Holotype: ?, Nigerie: SE [¼Cross
River] State, Obudu Cattle Ranch (RLRF).
FAMILY RHOPALIDAE AMYOT
1843
AND
SERVILLE,
Chorosoma xenocles Linnavuori, 1976c: 95. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Addis Abeba (RLRF
AMNH).
Peliochrous globisternum Linnavuori, 1978d: 42.
Holotype: ?, Yemen: near Dhala (RLRF
AMNH).
Peliochrous nigromaculatus alpinus Linnavuori,
1978d: 42. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, near Gilo (RLRF AMNH).
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Serinetha oreias Linnavuori, 1978d: 44. Holotype:
?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Singa–Ed Damazin
(RLRF). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Leptocoris mutilatus (Gerstaecker,
1873) (synonymized by G öllner-Scheiding,
1980: 122).
Serinetha orodemnias Linnavuori, 1978d: 44.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Singa–Ed
Damazin (RLRF). Current status: Junior subjective synonym of Leptocoris hexophthalmus
hexophthalmus (Thunberg, 1784) (synonymized
by Göllner-Scheiding, 1980: 117).
FAMILY RHYPAROCHROMIDAE AMYOT
SERVILLE, 1843
AND
Aellopus sumulailu Linnavuori, 1984: 17. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Irbil, near Salahuddin (RLRF
NMWC).
Botocudo ferrugineus Linnavuori, 1978d: 77.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Singa–Damazin
(RLRF AMNH).
Botocudo giloensis Linnavuori, 1978d: 78. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, near Gilo
(RLRF AMNH).
Botocudo vitticollis Linnavuori, 1978d: 77. Holotype: /, South Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal, Wau
(RLRF AMNH).
Botocudo x-niger Linnavuori, 1978d: 78. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei–Iwatoka
(RLRF AMNH).
Dakhla Linnavuori, 1964a: 316. Type species:
Dakhla striipennis Linnavuori, 1964, original
designation). Junior subjective synonym of
Suffenus Distant, 1903 (synonymized by Linnavuori, 1969b: 205).
Dakhla striipennis Linnavuori, 1964a: 316. Holotype: ?, Egypt: Dakhla (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Downgraded to subspecies
Suffenus fusconervosus striipennis by Linnavuori
(1969b: 205), considered junior subjective synonym of Suffenus fusconervosus (Motschulsky,
1863) by Scudder (1970: 103).
Diniella trispinosa Linnavuori, 1978d: 72. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei–Maridi
(RLRF AMNH).
Elasmolomus arabicus Linnavuori, 1978d: 92.
Holotype: ?, Yemen: Lahej–Dhala road
(RLRF [AMNH] NMWC). Current
status: Liolobus arabicus (Linnavuori, 1978)
(see Linnavuori, 1989d: 21).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Péricart (2001b: 199), but it is not
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included in the on-line register of AMNH types
(Anonymus, 2005).
Elasmolomus mahfid Linnavuori and Al-Safadi,
1994: 27. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Abyan, Al
Mahafid (RLRF NMWC).
Note: The volume 37(1–2) of Acta Universitatis
Carolinae Biologica including the original description of this species was published on
March 21, 1994 (Kment and Wilson, 2017),
not in 1993 as supposed previously (cf. Péricart,
2001b: 1997).
Emblethis angustus var. dubius Linnavuori, 1954a:
164. Holotype: ?, Greece: Crete, Canea
(UZMT). Current status: Unavailable name in
synonymy of Emblethis angustus Montandon,
1890 (synonymized by Péricart, 1999: 14).
Notes: Linnavuori (1954a: 164) established var.
dubius alongside with the subspecies Engistus
exsanguis punctulatus Linnavuori, 1954a and
Rhyparochromus chiragra cyprius Linnavuori,
1954a, which makes this taxon infrasubspecific
and therefore unavailable from its original
description (see ICZN, 1999: Article 45.6.4;
Lingafelter and Nearns, 2013). The volume
19(4) of Annales Entomologici Fennici including
the original description of this species was
published on January 4, 1954 (Kment and
Wilson, 2017), not in 1953 as supposed previously (cf. Péricart, 2001b: 143).
Emblethis brachypterus Linnavuori, 1954a: 165.
Holotype: /, Israel: Jordan (UZMT
AMNH). Current status: Suspected junior
subjective synonym of Emblethis dilaticollis
(Jakovlev, 1874) (synonymized by Seidenstücker, 1987: 144).
Note: The volume 19(4) of Annales Entomologici Fennici including the original description of
this species was published on January 4, 1954
(Kment and Wilson, 2017), not in 1953 as
supposed previously (cf. Péricart, 2001b: 144).
Emblethis filicornis Linnavuori, 1954b: 40. Syntypes: 3 //, Russia: Tuva, Kemtschik
(MZHF).
Eremocoris gracilis Linnavuori, 1968b: 199. Holotype: /, Yemen: El Errein, near Haz near
Sana’a (BMNH).
Ethaltomarus scudderi Linnavuori, 1976a: 127.
Holotype: ?, Somalia: Afgoi (RLRF).
Gonianotus angusticollis Linnavuori, 1954a: 166.
Syntypes: 2 ??, Asian Kazakhstan: Chimkent
Province, Bekljar-bek (?) and Uzbekistan:
Desert Golodnoi [¼Golodnaya Step] (?)
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(UZMT).
Note: The volume 19(4) of Annales Entomologici Fennici including the original description of
this species was published on January 4, 1954
(Kment and Wilson, 2017), not in 1953 as
supposed previously (cf. Péricart, 2001b: 147).
Hyalochilus fasciatus Linnavuori, 1984: 16. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Ninawa, Al Qosh (RLRF
AMNH).
Lasiosomus erato Linnavuori and van Harten,
2001: 238. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Djebel An
Nabi Shuaib (RLRF NMWC).
Lasiosomus sedulus abyssinicus Linnavuori, 1978d:
86. Holotype: /, Ethiopia: Agheresalem
(RLRF AMNH).
Lasiosomus terpsikhore Linnavuori, 1989c: 55.
Holotype: ?, Israel: Southern District, Be’er
Sheva (RLRF AMNH).
Lethaeus aristarche Linnavuori, 1978d: 75. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Upper Nile, Renk–
Malakal (RLRF AMNH).
Lethaeus dryas Linnavuori, 1978d: 75. Holotype:
?, Sudan: Kassala, Erkowit (RLRF
AMNH).
Lethaeus inermipes Linnavuori, 1978d: 76. Holotype: /, Sudan: Blue Nile, Umm Banein
(RLRF AMNH).
Lethaeus kowdanus Linnavuori and van Harten,
2002a: 226. Holotype: ?, Yemen: Al Kowd
(RLRF NMWC).
Lethaeus pelamys Linnavuori, 1978d: 75. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal, Wau
(RLRF AMNH).
Lethaeus punctiventris Linnavuori, 1978d: 76.
Holotype: /, South Sudan: Upper Nile, Malakal (RLRF AMNH).
Lophoraglius fasciatus Linnavuori, 1978d: 73.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Kassala, Erkowit (RLRF
AMNH).
Lophoraglius niloticus Linnavuori, 1978d: 73.
Holotype: /, South Sudan: Upper Nile, Malakal (RLRF AMNH).
Lophoraglius punctatulus Linnavuori, 1978d: 73.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal,
Wau (RLRF AMNH).
Megalonotus semela Linnavuori, 1970j: 203. Syntypes: 2 //, Chad: Bas-Chari, Farcha near
Fort Lamy (MNHN, RLRF).
Mizaldus sinuaticollis Linnavuori, 1978d: 86.
Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei–
Iwatoka (RLRF AMNH).
Vol. 122(4)
Pachybrachius capicolus umbricolus Linnavuori,
1978d: 87. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Shashamanni, Wondo cloud forest (RLRF AMNH).
Current status: Junior subjective synonym of
Pseudopachybrachius capicola (Stål, 1874) (synonymized by Zheng and Slater, 1984: 103),
gender agreement collected here.
Note: The subspecies name is the erroneous
adjective umbricolus (-a, -um) instead of the
correct Latin noun umbricola, meaning inhabitant
of shade; however, incorrect latinization is not a
reason for emendation of the name according to
ICZN (1999: Article 32.5.1). The species name
capicola was established in the original combination Pamera capicola Stål, 1874 (Stål, 1874: 148),
and therefore should be treated as noun in
apposition, meaning inhabitant of Cape region.
Pachybrachius kisseis Linnavuori, 1978d: 88.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei–
Iwatoka (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Stalaria kisseis Linnavuori, 1978 (see Harrington, 1980: 91).
Pachybrachius nysias Linnavuori, 1978d: 89.
Holotype: /, South Sudan: Upper Nile, Malakal (RLRF AMNH). Current status: Stalaria nysias Linnavuori, 1978 (see Harrington,
1980: 91).
Parastilbocoris fumidus Linnavuori, 1978d: 81.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Lotti
forest (RLRF).
Piezoscelis elegans Linnavuori, 1978d: 92. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Sulaymaniyah (RLRF
NMWC).
Pionosomus abha Linnavuori, 1986c: 88. Holotype: ? (brachypterous), Saudi Arabia: Asir
National Park, near Abha (RLRF AMNH).
Note: The depository of holotype is cited as
AMNH by Péricart (2001b: 151), but it is not
included in the on-line register of AMNH types
(Anonymus, 2005).
Plinthisus (Isioscytus) alpinus Linnavuori, 1978d:
68. Holotype: ? (brachypterous), South Sudan:
Equatoria, near Gilo (RLRF AMNH).
Plinthisus (Locutius) daneghanus Linnavuori and
van Harten, 2000: 171. Holotype: / (macropterous), Yemen: Socotra Island, Wadi Daneghan (NMWC).
Plinthisus (Plinthisus) debaroensis Linnavuori,
1989d: 19. Holotype: ? (brachypterous), Eritrea: Debaroa (MZUF).
Plinthisus (Isioscytus) himyaritus beniamaricus
Linnavuori, 1978d: 69. Holotype: / (brachy-
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pterous), Eritrea: Decamare (RLRF
AMNH). Current status: Plinthisus (Isioscytus)
beniamaricus Linnavuori, 1978d (raised to
species rank by Sweet and Slater, 2004: 12, 17).
Plinthisus (Isioscytus) himyaritus himyaritus Linnavuori, 1978d: 69. Holotype: ? (brachypterous), Yemen: Jebel Jihaf (BMNH). Current
status: Plinthisus (Isioscytus) himyaritus Linnavuori, 1978d (see Sweet and Slater, 2004: 12,
17).
Plinthisus (Isioscytus) laevis Linnavuori, 1978d:
69. Holotype: ? (macropterous), Sudan: Blue
Nile, Wad es Zaki (RLRF AMNH).
Plinthisus (Locutius) lucidus Linnavuori, 1978d:
71. Holotype: / (macropterous), South Sudan:
Equatoria, Mundri–Lalyo (RLRF AMNH).
Plinthisus (Isioscytus) noctivagus Linnavuori,
1978d: 70. Holotype: ? (macropterous), Sudan:
Darfur, Safaha–Abu Matariq (RLRF
AMNH).
Plinthisus (Nannoplinthisus) pallens Linnavuori,
1978d: 70. Holotype: ? (macropterous), Sudan:
Darfur, Safaha–Abu Matariq (RLRF
AMNH).
Poeantius angusticollis Linnavuori, 1978d: 94.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal,
Wau (RLRF AMNH).
Poeantius baggara Linnavuori, 1978d: 95. Holotype: / (macropterous), Sudan: Kordofan, near
Babanusa (RLRF AMNH).
Poeantius dhalaicus Linnavuori, 1978d: 94. Holotype: /, Yemen: Lahej–Dhala road (RLRF
NMWC).
Poeantius ingessana Linnavuori, 1978d: 96. Holotype: ? (macropterous), Sudan: Blue Nile,
Ingessana Mts. (RLRF NMWC).
Poeantius opariensis Linnavuori, 1978d: 96. Holotype: / (macropterous), South Sudan: Equatoria, Opari–Magwe (RLRF NMWC).
Poeantius sabuleti Linnavuori, 1978d: 95. Holotype: ? (macropterous), Sudan: Blue Nile, Abu
Hashim–Galegu (RLRF AMNH).
Poeantius saxatilis Linnavuori, 1978d: 97. Holotype: / (macropterous), Eritrea: Ghinda
(RLRF AMNH).
Polycrates zeuxis Linnavuori, 1970j: 202. Holotype: /, Sudan: Blue Nile, Singa–Damazin
(RLRF AMNH).
Raglius alboacuminatus josifovi Linnavuori and
Heiss, 2008: 232. Holotype: ?, Iran: Gilan,
Damashk–Bareh Sar (RLRF NMWC).
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Rhyparochromus chiragra cyprius Linnavuori,
1954a: 163. Lectotype (designated by Seidenstücker, 1979: 278): /, Cyprus: Boghazi
(MZHF). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Megalonotus emarginatus (Rey,
1888) (synonymized by Péricart, 1999: 137).
Note: The volume 19(4) of Annales Entomologici Fennici including the original description of
this species was published on January 4, 1954
(Kment and Wilson, 2017), not in 1953 as
supposed previously (cf. Péricart, 2001b: 164).
Rhyparochromus rugulosus Linnavuori, 1954a:
161. Syntypes: 4 ??, Israel: Jerusalem (2
??), Mont. Jud. occ. [¼western mountains of
Judea] (2 ??) (UZMT). Current status: Megalonotus rugulosus (Linnavuori, 1953) (see
Péricart, 2001b: 166).
Notes: This taxon was originally described
based on four male syntypes from Israel.
However, Péricart (2001b: 166) listed the
holotype, male from ‘Israel: Jerusalem’. As
Péricart’s (2001b) action does not fulfil requirements of the Articles 74.5 (the choice of the
‘holotype’ as name-bearing type was not explicite) and 74.6 (the taxon was clearly described according to four specimens) of the
ICZN (1999) his action does not constitute valid
lectotype designation.
The depository of the syntypes is cited as
UZMT in the original description. However,
Péricart (2001b: 166) mentioned the ‘holotype’
deposited in AMNH, but no such specimen is
included in the on-line register of AMNH types
(Anonymus, 2005).
The volume 19(4) of Annales Entomologici
Fennici including the original description of this
species was published on January 4, 1954
(Kment and Wilson, 2017), not in 1953 as
supposed previously (cf. Péricart, 2001b: 166).
Rhyparochromus (Liolobus) sabulicola Linnavuori,
1989d: 21. Holotype: ?, Lahej–Dhala road
(RLRF NMWC). Current status: Liolobus
sabulicola (Linnavuori, 1989) (see Péricart,
2001b: 199).
Rhyparochromus (Raglius) tisifone Linnavuori,
1990a: 18. Holotype: /, Iraq: Shaklawa (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Rhyparochromus
tisifone Linnavuori, 1990 (see Péricart, 2001b:
211).
Salaciola alomaensis Linnavuori, 1978d: 84. Holotype: /, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yei–Iwatoka (RLRF AMNH).
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Salaciola intermedia Linnavuori, 1978d: 85. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr el Ghazal, Wau
(RLRF AMNH).
Salaciola pilicornis Linnavuori, 1978d: 85. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Kateri–Gilo
(RLRF AMNH).
Salaciola signaticornis Linnavuori, 1978d: 85.
Holotype: /, Ethiopia: Belleta forest (RLRF
AMNH).
Scolopostethus daulias Linnavuori, 1978d: 82.
Holotype: /, Sudan: Blue Nile, Singa–Damazin
(RLRF AMNH).
Scolopostethus eros Linnavuori, 1978d: 83. Holotype: /, Somalia: Hargeisa (RLRF
NMWC).
Scolopostethus silvicolus Linnavuori, 1978d: 82.
Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Gembi near Agaro
(RLRF AMNH).
Note: The species name is the erroneous
adjective silvicolus (-a, -um) instead of the
correct Latin noun silvicola, meaning inhabitant
of forests; however, incorrect latinization is not
a reason for emendation of the name according
to ICZN (1999: Article 32.5.1).
Stigmatonotum carinatum Linnavuori, 1978d: 90.
Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Ibba–
Yambio (RLRF AMNH). Current status:
Junior subjective synonym of Stigmatonotum
afrum Stål, 1865 (synonymized by Slater and
Zheng, 1985: 18).
Stilbocoris arabicus Linnavuori, 1978d: 81. Holotype: /, Yemen: Jebel Jihaf, Wadi Leje
(BMNH).
Stilbocoris galla Linnavuori, 1978d: 79. Holotype:
?, Ethiopia: Gembi near Agaro (RLRF
AMNH).
Stilbocoris laevicollis Linnavuori, 1978d: 79. Holotype: /, Sudan: Belleta forest (RLRF).
Stilbocoris pasiphae Linnavuori, 1978d: 79. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yambio
(RLRF).
Stilbocoris persimilis Linnavuori, 1978d: 80. Holotype: ?, Ethiopia: Gembi near Agaro (RLRF
AMNH).
Stilbocoris triangularis Linnavuori, 1978d: 81.
Holotype: /, Sudan: Blue Nile, Umm Banein
(RLRF AMNH).
Stilbocoris zande Linnavuori, 1978d: 80. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Equatoria, Yambio
(RLRF).
Taphropeltus ornatus Linnavuori, 1978d: 83.
Holotype: ?, Eritrea: Ailet (RLRF AMNH).
Vol. 122(4)
Tethallotrum longicolle Linnavuori, 1978d: 99.
Holotype: ?, Yemen: Beit Baus near Sana’a
(BMNH).
Tropistethus lanternae Linnavuori, 1960c: 41.
Holotype: ?, Israel: Dan (RLRF NMWC).
FAMILY SCUTELLERIDAE LEACH, 1815
Alphocoris crassiceps Linnavuori, 1975h: 15.
Holotype: ?, Sudan: Blue Nile, Ingessana
Mts. (RLRF).
Alphocoris halophilus Linnavuori, 1984: 3. Holotype: ?, Iraq: Saleh ed Din [¼Salah ad Din],
Tharthar lake (RLRF).
FAMILY STENOCEPHALIDAE DALLAS, 1852
Dicranocephalus agilis litoralis Linnavuori, 1960c:
21. Holotype: ?, Israel: Ashqelon (MZHF
AMNH). Current status: Junior subjective synonym of Dicranocephalus agilis (Scopoli, 1763)
(synonymized by Lansbury, 1966: 87 with D.
agilis moralesi Wagner, 1950, which was synonymized with D. agilis by Moulet, 1995: 356).
Dicranocephalus pilicornis Linnavuori, 1961d: 83.
Holotype: /, Israel: Wadi Wefekh (RLRF
NMWC). Current status: Junior subjective
synonym of Dicranocephalus insularis (Dallas,
1852) (synonymized by Lansbury, 1965: 72 with
D. bianchii Jakovlev, 1901, which was synonymized with D. insularis by Moulet, 1995: 359).
FAMILY TESSARATOMIDAE STÅL, 1865
Haplosterna virescens combreticola Linnavuori,
1975h: 9. Holotype: ?, South Sudan: Bahr el
Ghazal, M’Boloko (RLRF).
Haplosterna virescens senegalana Linnavuori,
1975h: 10. Holotype: ?, Senegal: Kaolok
(MRAC).
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We are obliged to Mike R. Wilson (NMWC) for
his kind assistance during our stays in Cardiff.
David Rider (North Dakota State University,
Fargo, USA), Dávid Rédei (Nankai University,
Tianjin, China) and El}
od Kondorosy (Georgikon
Faculty, University of Pannonia, Keszthely, Hungary) provided their critical comments on the
manuscript. Jerzy A. Lis (Opole University,
Opole, Poland), Ping-ping Chen and Nico Nieser
(Tiel, the Netherlands) provided us important
comments on taxonomic status of some of the
taxa. Randall T. Schuh and Ruth Salas (AMNH)
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and Thomas J. Henry (USNM) provided us with
valuable information on types deposited or
supposed to be deposited in their institutions.
This work was financially supported by Ministry
of Culture of the Czech Republic (DKRVO 2017/
14, National Museum, 00023272).
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