Distant 1913: 144–145 Afrius ( Subafrius ) flavirostrum (Signoret, 1861) An annotated and illustrated Type Catalogue of the predacious Shieldbugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae) in the Collection of the Natural History Museum, London Roell, Talita Lemaître, Valérie A. Webb, Michael D. Campos, Luiz A. Zootaxa 2023 2023-02-03 5232 1 1 105 (Cantheconidea) Distant 1913: 144-145 Distant 144 - 145 1913 Cantheconidea [151,741,1950,1977] Insecta Pentatomidae Cantheconidea GBIF Animalia Hemiptera 55 56 Arthropoda species migratoria   Original data: “ Loc. Aldabra, 1907 (Thomasset).” [ syntype(s)]    SYNTYPE ♀: blue-margined syntype disc; red-margined type disc; “Aldabra. HPT [= H. P. Thomasset]. 1907.”; “Percy Sladen Trust Expedition. 1911–497.”; “ Canthecona migratoriatype Dist. [Distant’s handwriting]”; “NHMUK 010592166”. Carded specimen. Fifth left antennomere, right antenna, and right posterior leg missing ( Fig. 113).   Current status:  Afrius( Subafrius) flavirostrum(Signoret, 1861)(synonymised by Roell et al. 2019: 15).   Note: Thomas (1994: 151)explained: “I am convinced that the specimen labeled “ Afriusnigritarsis Distant,” “ Type,” and, “Aldabra,” is actually the lost typeof  C. migratoriaDistant.The specimen from Aldabra is markedly similar to  Afrius flavirostrum, a Madagascan species, but I hesitate to synonymize Distant’s name because of the uncertainty attending the true identity of the specimen, it’s [sic!] exotic geographic origin, and the paucity of material for study. With those provisos in mind I am transferring  Cantheconidea migratoriaDistantto the genus  Afrius, subgenus  Subafrius.” It seems clear to us that he misread the specific epithet  migratoriafor nigritarsisand we do not doubt the identity of the specimen (see Roell et al. 2019: 15). 5281716541 H. P. Thomasset 56 57 1 1 syntype