Taxonomic notes on the Indian assassin bug Ectomocoris simulans (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) with two new synonyms

Pages	145-153
DOI	10.37520/aemnp.2022.011
Keywords	Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Peiratinae, assassin bug, lectotype, new synonym, taxonomy, India, Oriental Region
Citation	LIU, Yingqi a CAI, Wanzhi. Taxonomic notes on the Indian assassin bug Ectomocoris simulans (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) with two new synonyms. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. Prague: National Museum, 2022, 62(1), 145-153. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2022.011. ISSN 0374-1036 (print) 1804-6487 (online). Also available from: https://publikace.nm.cz/en/periodicals/acta-entomologica-musei-nationalis-pragae/62-1/taxonomic-notes-on-the-indian-assassin-bug-ectomocoris-simulans-hemiptera-heteroptera-reduviidae-with-two-new-synonyms

Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae | 2022/62/1

The Indian assassin bug, Ectomocoris simulans Distant, 1919 (Hemiptera: Hetero- The Indian assassin bug, Ectomocoris simulans Distant, 1919 (Hemiptera: Hetero- ptera: Reduviidae: Peiratinae) is redescribed, with habitus images and figures of male genitalia provided. Ectomocoris melanopterus Distant, 1919, syn. nov., and E. xavierei Vennison & Ambrose, 1990, syn. nov., are placed as its junior subjective synonyms. Types of the above three nominal species were examined, illustrated, and lectotypes of E. simulans and E. melanopterus are designated.

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