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Peirates hybridus |
| Subspecies Peirates frater appears to be a closely related taxon, that is probably conspecific or identical with the present species (see also note below), but currently no subspecies are recognized. Original description Synonyms Cimex hybridus Scopoli, 1763 Pirates hybridus
(Scopoli, 1763) (unjustified emendation of genus
name)
Pirates hybridus hybridus (Scopoli, 1763) Peirates hybridus
(Scopoli, 1763)
Reduvius
bipunctatus Fabricius, 1794 (as Reduvius
2-punctatus) Pirates bipunctatus
(Fabricius, 1794) (unjustified emendation of
genus name)
Pirates ambiguus
Mulsant et Rey, 1873 (unclear synonym, see note)Note: a note regarding Peirates frater seems necessary given the confusing remarks in the revision of Coscaron 1997. Peirates frater has been described by Reuter 1881 and he already recognized the extensive similarity of this species with Peirates hybridus ("P. hybrido Scop. simillimus"). Coscaron redescribes the holotype of this species, which is the only specimen known so far, and she notes that it is very similar to Peirates hybridus and Peirates stridulus. In addition, Coscaron states that the locality of the species is unknown. This, however, is incorrect and must be clarified here. In the original description of Peirates frater Reuter writes: "Habitat in Caratraca, D. ALBERTSEN (Mus. Havn.).". Thus, Reuter gives as the type locality the latinized name of the municipality of Carratraca, near Málaga in Spain. He also gives Mr. Albertsen as the source/collector of the specimen, who at the time seems to have been the curator at the Copenhagen museum ("Mus. Havn. [=Havnia, latin for Copenhagen]"). This also explains the strange words ("Caratraca Albustein") that Coscaron deciphered on the holotype label: handwritings are sometimes difficult to decipher, and Coscaron´s "Caratraca Albustein" must correctly be read as "Caratraca Albertsen". In summary, this is evidence that Peirates frater is a Spanish relative of Peirates hybridus and does not occur in Germany. Note: The nominal Pirates ambiguus is usually regarded as a synonym of Peirates stridulus (a species that does not occur in Germany). By contrast, Coscaron 1997 lists the name in the synonymy of Peirates hybridus, but from her publication it is not clear why she has changed the synonymy; I draw attention to this fact, because the identity of Pirates ambiguus appears to be unclear and a revision of its types should be performed. Identification Distribution Biology This page has been updated on October 30, 2012 This site is online since May 31, 2005 Copyright © by Nikola-Michael Prpic. All rights reserved. |
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