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Haploprocta sulcicornis |
| Subspecies No subspecies are recognized. Original description Synonyms Cimex distinctus Gmelin, 1790 (p. 2149) (nomen dubium, unclear synonym, see note) Type locality:
"Habitat in Europa".
Coreus sulcicornis
Fabricius, 1794 Haploprocta
sulcicornis (Fabricius, 1794)
Verlusia
rotundiventris Spinola, 1837Verlusia reyi Puton, 1872 Haploprocta sulcicornis punctata Seabra, 1928 Haploprocta sulcicornis lusitanica Seabra, 1928 Haploprocta sulcicornis maroccana Lindberg, 1932 Haploprocta sulcicornis insularis Lindberg, 1953 Published misidentifications: Verlusia sinuata auct. nec Fieber, 1861 Mulsant et Rey,
1870:17, 21
Note: Cimex distinctus is a nomen dubium. Dolling (2006) suggests that the name may refer to a species of Gonocerus or Haploprocta and I agree. The original description ("Cimex (Spinosus) distinctus: C.[imex] oblongus, thorace obtuse spinoso subtus luteo, supra antennisque ferrugineis") draws the picture of a species that is clearly two-color: reddish on the upper side and yellow below. In Gonocerus this would especially fit Gonocerus insidiator (a species not yet recorded from Germany). However, the thoracic edges in Gonocerus insidiator are truly spine-like, not rounded as in most other species, and would thus not fit "thorace obtuse spinoso". By contrast, reddish specimens of Haploprocta sulcicornis are quite similar in color to Gonocerus insidiator, but have blunt thoracic edges. Therefore, I tentatively place Cimex distinctus as a doubtful synonym in the synonymy of the present species. Identification Distribution Biology |
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