Revision of the African shieldbug genus Afrius Stål, 1870 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae)

  • Talita Roell Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Zoologia, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre, 91501-970, RS
  • Valérie A. Lemaître Natural History Museum, London, Department of Life Sciences, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD
  • Michael D. Webb Natural History Museum, London, Department of Life Sciences, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD
Keywords: stink bugs, predation, taxonomy, polymorphism, Ethiopia

Abstract

The African shieldbug genus Afrius Stål, 1870 is revised. Cantheconidea migratoria Distant, 1913 and A. williamsi Miller, 1952 are proposed as junior synonyms of A. (Subafrius) flavirostrum (Signoret, 1861) whereas Canthecona marmorata Dallas, 1851, Canthecona annulipes Dallas, 1851 and A. rubromarginatus Bergroth, 1903 are proposed as junior synonyms of A. (Afrius) purpureus (Westwood, 1837) based on the general morphology and genitalia of the species. The three valid species, viz. A. (Subafrius) flavirostrum, A. (Afrius) kolleri Schouteden, 1911 and A. (Afrius) purpureus, are redescribed with details of male and female genitalia morphology, and a lectotype is designated for A. (Afrius) kolleri. A key to identify the species as well as an update of the geographical distribution for each species are provided, including new records for A. (Afrius) purpureus.

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Published
2019-04-24
How to Cite
Roell, T., Lemaître, V. A., & Webb, M. D. (2019). Revision of the African shieldbug genus Afrius Stål, 1870 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae). European Journal of Taxonomy, (520). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2019.520