ARADINAE Brullé, 1836

Heiss, Ernst, 2013, Annotated checklist of the flat bug family Aradidae Brullé, 1836 from East Africa (Hemiptera, Heteroptera), Zootaxa 3718 (4), pp. 331-344 : 335-338

Subfamily ARADINAE Brullé, 1836

ARADITES Brullé, 1836: 326 (as family); Aradides Amyot and Serville, 1843: 307; Aradinae Champion, 1898: 65 Type genus: Aradus Fabricius, 1803

Genus Aradus Fabricius, 1803

Aradus Fabricius, 1803: 116 . Type-species: Cimex betulae Linnaeus, 1758 designated by Latreille, 1810: 433.

Aradus flavicornis Dalman, 1823

Aradus flavicornis Dalman, 1823: 88 . STS: “ Sierra Leone ” (West Africa); NHRS

Distr.: Urundi [now Burundi] (Bururi, Hoberlandt, 1956), South Sudan (Bahr el Ghazal: Wau; Equatoria: Juba, Linnavuori, 1978)

Ref.: Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987 (cat.); Heiss, 2001a (distr.); Heiss & Pericart, 2007 (tax., fig.); Heiss, 2012 (cat. Madagascar).

Aradus gracilipes Linnavuori, 1978

Aradus gracilipes Linnavuori, 1978: 6 . HT ♀: South Sudan (Equatoria); AMNH Distr.: South Sudan

Ref.: Linnavuori, 1978 (tax., fig.); Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987 (cat.)

Aradus zavattarii Mancini,1939

Aradus zavattarii Mancini, 1939: 205 . HT ♂: “ Italian East Africa ” [now Ethiopia] (Arero); MCSN Distr.: Ethiopia

Ref.: Mancini, 1939 (tax., fig.); Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987 (cat.)

Subfamily CALISIINAE Stål, 1873

CALISARIA Stål, 1873: 138 (as division); Calisiinae Usinger & Matsuda, 1959: 92. Type genus: Calisius Stål, 1860

Ref.: Kormilev, 1963 (key genera) Genus Calisius Stål, 1860

Calisius Stål, 1860: 67 . Type-species: Calisius pallipes Stål, 1860 , monobasic. Aradosyrtis Costa, 1864: 132 . Type-species: Aradosyrtis ghiliani Costa, synonimized by Bergroth, 1894a: 98.

Ref.: Horvath, 1913 (tax., key., fig.)

Calisius verruciger Horvath, 1913

Calisius verruciger Horvath 1913: 631 . HT ♀: „Africa orientalis britannica“(Landani); [ Kenya]; MNHN (coll. Alluaud)

Distr.: Kenya, Uganda (Equatoria:Lotti forest: Linnavuori, 1978)

Ref.: Horvath, 1913 (tax., key, fig.); Linnavuori, 1978 (loc.);Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987 (cat.)

Genus Paracalisiopsis Kormilev, 1963

Paracalisiopsis Kormilev, 1963: 605. Type-species: Paracalisiopsis aethiopicus Kormilev, 1963, monobasic.

Paracalisiopsis aethiopicus Kormilev, 1963

Paracalisiopsis aethiopicus Kormilev, 1963: 607. HT ♀: “ Northern Rhodesia ” [now Zambia] (Lunda); BMNH Distr.: Zambia

Ref.: Kormilev, 1963 (tax., key, fig.); Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987 (cat.)

Subfamily CARVENTINAE Usinger, 1950

CARVENTINI Usinger, 1950: 176 (as tribe); Carventinae Usinger & Matsuda, 1959: 100. Type genus: Carventus, Stål, 1865

Ref.: Jacobs, 2002 (key African genera) Genus Dundocoris Hoberlandt, 1952

Dundocoris Hoberlandt, 1952: 55. Type species: Dundocoris vilhenai Hoberlandt, monobasic.

Ref.: Hoberlandt,1959 (key); Heiss & Jacobs 1989 (tax., n.spp.)

Dundocoris basilewskyi Hoberlandt, 1956

Dundocoris basilewskyi Hoberlandt, 1956: 579 . HT ♀: Ruanda [now Rwanda] (Gitarama); MRAC Distr.: Rwanda

Ref.: Hoberlandt, 1956 (tax., key, fig.), 1959 (n.sp., key.); Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987 (cat.)

Genus Rwandaptera Heiss, 2001

Rwandaptera Heiss, 2001b:42. Type species: Rwandaptera jacobsi Heiss, 2001 monobasic

Rwandaptera jacobsi Heiss, 2001

Rwandaptera jacobsi Heiss, 2001b: 44. HT ♂: Rwanda (Nyakabuye nr. Cyangugu); CEHI Distr.: Rwanda

Ref.: Heiss, 2001b (tax., fig., genit.), Jacobs, 2002 (key)

Subfamily MEZIRINAE Oshanin, 1908

MEZIRINA Oshanin, 1908: 478 (as subfamily); replacement name for Brachyrhynquides Amyot and Serville, 1843: 303. Type genus: Mezira Amyot & Serville, 1843

Genus Afropictinus Heiss, 1986

Afropictinus Heiss, 1986: 331 . Type-species: Pictinus congoensis Hoberlandt,1956 , monobasic

Afropictinus congoensis (Hoberlandt), 1956

Pictinus congoensis Hoberlandt, 1956:583 . HT ♂: Ruanda [now Rwanda] (Astrida); MRAC Afropictinus congoensis, Heiss, 1986: 334

Distr.: Rwanda (Hoberlandt, 1956; Nyakabuye nr.Cyangugu: Heiss, 1986) Ref.: Heiss, 1986 (redescr., fig., genit.); Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987 (cat.)

Genus Brachyrhynchus Laporte, 1833

Brachyrhynchus Laporte, 1833: 54 . Type species by monotypy: Brachyrhynchus orientalis Laporte, 1833 (= Acanthia membranacea Fabricius, 1798 ), Oriental Region.

Mezira (Zemira) Kormilev, 1971: 31 (preoccupied). Type species: Aradus membranaceus Fabricius, 1798: 526 , “Cap Bon Spei”

Mezira (Zimera) Kormilev, 1980: 328 (proposed new name for preoccupied Mezira (Zemira) with same type species.

Brachyrhynchus Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987: 113 (revived status)

Brachyrhynchus amplicollis (Linnavuori), 1978

Mezira amplicollis Linnavuori, 1978: 6 . HT ♂: Ethiopia (Shashamanni); AMNH Brachyrhynchus amplicollis Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987: 113 Distr. : Ethiopia

Ref.: Linnavuori, 1978 (tax., fig.); Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987 (cat.)

Brachyrhynchus dispar (Schouteden), 1952

Mezira dispar Schouteden 1952: 214 . STS: Belgian Congo [now Democratic Republic of the Congo] (Ituri, Kivu provinces); MRAC

Brachyrhynchus dispar Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987: 115

Distr.: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ituri: Watsa; Kivu: Rwankwi) (Schouteden, 1952); Rwanda (Rugege) (Hoberlandt, 1956)

Ref.: Schouteden, 1952 (tax.); Hoberlandt, 1956 (distr.); Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987 (cat.)

Brachyrhynchus germari (Stål), 1873

Brachyrhynchus lobatus Germar, 1837: 133 . ST?: South Africa?; Type deposit? Brachyrhynchus germari Stål, 1873: 144 . New name for preoccupied Brachyrhynchus lobatus Germar Distr. : Mozambique (Hoberlandt, 1958)

Ref.: Hoberlandt, 1958 (distr.): Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987 (cat.) Note: According to Horn (et al., 1990), The Germar collection of Hemiptera is supposed to be in the Zoological Museum in Lemberg (now Lwiw in Ukraine).

This could not be verified.

Brachyrhynchus lindemannae (Kormilev), 1956

Mezira lindemannae Kormilev, 1956b: 42 . HT ♂: Tanganyika [now Tanzania] (Usambara Hills); ZSMC Brachyrhynchus lindemanni Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987: 117 Distr. : Tanzania

Ref.: Kormilev, 1956b (tax., fig.); Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987 (cat.)

Brachyrhynchus luberoensis (Schouteden), 1952

Mezira luberoensis Schouteden 1952: 215 . STS: Belgian Congo [now Democratic Republic of the Congo] (Kivu province), Kenya; MRAC

Brachyrhynchus luberoensis Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987: 117

Distr.: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kivu: Lubero, Tshibinda) (Schouteden,1952); Kenya (Tuchi river [east of Mt. Kenya]) (Schouteden, 1952)

Ref.: Schouteden, 1952 (tax.); Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987 (cat.)

Brachyrhynchus overlaeti (Schouteden), 1952

Mezira overlaeti Schouteden 1952: 214 . STS ♀: Belgian Congo [now Democratic Republic of the Congo] (Ituri, Kapanga provinces); MRAC

Brachyrhynchus overlaeti Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987: 118

Distr.: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ituri: Medje; Kapanga: Lualaba) Schouteden, 1952); Rwanda (Dendezi, Hoberlandt, 1956); Urundi [now Burundi] (Usumbura: Hoberlandt, 1956)

Ref.: Hoberlandt, 1956, 1966 (distr.)¸ Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987 (cat.)

Brachyrhynchus rugosus (Signoret), 1858

Crimia rugosa Signoret, 1858: 309 . STS ♂♀: “vieux Calbar”[now Nigeria],” Guinée ” ( Guinea); NHMW

Dusius torvus Bergroth, 1894a: 105 . ST ♀. Synonymized by Bergroth, 1894b:179.

Brachyrhynchus rugosus Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987: 119

Distr.: West Africa, Gabon (Bergroth, 1894a); Urundi [now Burundi] (Usumbura, Hoberlandt, 1956); Congo [now Democratic Republic of the Congo] (Hoberlandt, 1967)

Ref.: Signoret, 1858 (tax.); Bergroth, 1894a (distr.); Hoberlandt, 1956, 1967 (distr.); Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987 (cat.)

Genus Ctenoneurus Bergroth, 1887

Ctenoneurus Bergroth, 1887: 188 . Type species: Neuroctenus hochstetteri Mayr, 1866: 365 ( New Zealand), subsequent designation by Usinger & Matsuda, 1959: 268.

Ctenoneurus drakei Hoberlandt, 1956

Ctenoneurus drakei Hoberlandt, 1956: 589 . HT ♂: Ruanda [now Rwanda] (Dendezi); MRAC Distr.: Rwanda

Ref.: Hoberlandt, 1956 (tax.,fig.); Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987 (cat.)

Ctenoneurus secretus (Bergroth), 1894

Neuroctenus secretus (Bergroth), 1894a: 114 . STS: Gabon (NHRS), Congo [now Democratic Republic of the Congo]; MGAB (coll. Montandon)

Ctenoneurus secretus Lethierry & Severin, 1896: 45

Distr.: Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo; South Sudan (Equatoria: Yei, Iwatoka; Linnavuori 1978)

Ref.: Bergroth, 1894 (tax., loc.); Linnavuori, 1978 (loc.); Kormilev & Froeschner, 1987 (cat.)