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Gonocerus acuteangulatus Box bug |
 Specimen photographed in Göttingen (Niedersachsen) on June 1, 2008.  Specimen photographed in Göttingen (Niedersachsen) on July 13, 2008. Subspecies No subspecies are recognized. Original description Synonyms Cimex acuteangulatus Goeze, 1778 Gonocerus
acuteangulatus (Goeze, 1778)
Cimex luteus
Goeze, 1778Goniocerus acuteangulatus (Goeze, 1778) Cimex acutus De Fourcroy, 1785 (nec Thunberg, 1783) (junior primary homonym) Cimex ictericus De Villers, 1789 (nec Linnaeus, 1763) (junior primary homonym) Cimex viridipes De Villers, 1789 (p. 493) (nomen dubium, see note) Type locality:
"Gallia Australis" (=southern France).
Cimex acutangulus
Gmelin, 1790 (unjustified emendation)Coreus venator Fabricius, 1794 Coreus crudus Newman, 1838 Syromastes cinnameus Millet de Turtaudiere, 1872 Gonocerus venator acutangulus Puton, 1881 (nec Gmelin, 1790) (junior secondary homonym) Gonocerus acutangulatus simulator Reuter, 1891 (lapsus pro acuteangulatus) Note: Cimex platycerus Gmelin, 1790 (p. 2187) is a nomen dubium. Dolling (2006) suggests that the name may refer to a species of Gonocerus. I do not agree with this notion. The species epithet and the original description stress that the antennae of the species are flattened and broadened ("Cimex (Oblongus) platycerus: C.[imex] rufescens, antennis compressis latis rufis"). This would not fit to any European species of Gonocerus and rather suggests a species of Aradidae, but I know of no European Aradidae where the flattened antennae are red. Thus, the name Cimex platycerus remains entirely unidentified and I do not include it in the synonymy, because even a tentative placement is not possible. The occurrence of Cimex platycerus is also unclear: Gmelin (1790) only states "Habitat in Europa"; thus I do not regard it as a taxon described from Germany. Note: Cimex viridipes De Villers, 1789 (p. 493) is a nomen dubium as well. Dolling (2006) suggests that it might be a synonym of Gonocerus juniperi, but I do not agree with this notion. The short original description does not resemble characters of Gonocerus juniperi ("Cimex oblongus, antennis rubris, pedibus concoloribus, abdomine infra flavo. Caput, spinae thoracis elytraeque rubella. Abdominis margines pallide flavescentes uti abdomen infra. Pedes virides"). However, the color features agree with reddish specimens of the present species. In addition, De Villers (1789) states in the description that Cimex viridipes is very similar to Cimex ictericus, which is generally regarded as a synonym of the present species. Thus, I tentatively place Cimex viridipes as a doubtful synonym in the synonymy of Gonocerus acuteangulatus. Identification Distribution Biology |
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