Aphanus schultzei Breddin, 1913

Kondorosy, Előd & Rédei, Dávid, 2015, Lectotype designations and taxonomic corrections on species of Lygaeoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) described by Gustav Breddin, Zootaxa 3964 (1), pp. 101-113 : 107

Aphanus schultzei Breddin, 1913

( Figs. 17–18 )

Aphanus schultzei Breddin in Schumacher, 1913: 69. Holotype: ♀, [ South Africa:] Cape flats; ZMHB.

Naphius capensis Scudder, 1971: 1545. Holotype: ♀, South Africa: Cape Town; BMNH. New subjective synonym.

Current status. Naphius schultzei (Breddin, 1913) , new combination.

Type material examined. Holotype: ♀, “Cape flats / L. Schultze / 764. IX. 04. ” [dark blue, hw], “S.764” [hw], “ Aphanus / Schultzei / Bredd.” [Breddin’s hw], “ Type ” [red], “Zoolog. Museum / Berlin”; pinned, intact, both antennae oligomerous, with three segments ( ZMHB) ( Figs. 17–19 ).

Remarks. Schumacher (1913: 49) explicitly stated that the authorship of this species (and several other species described in the same paper) should be attributed to Breddin. The species was described from a single specimen (holotype) that is deposited in ZMHB. The species has remained greatly omitted in the literature. Slater (1964: 1289) transferred it to Rhyparochromus Hahn, 1826 .

Based on the re-examination of the holotype we disagree with the placement proposed by Slater (1964) and we are convinced that this species belongs to Naphius Stål, 1874 therefore the above new combination is proposed. This species is identical with Naphius capensis Scudder, 1971. Holotype and some paratypes of the latter species were also examined by the senior author in connection with the present study. As a consequence the above new synonymy is proposed.

Figures

FIGURES 13 – 19. Type specimens of Rhyparochromidae species described by G. Breddin. Fig. 13, Lispochroa blandula Breddin, 1907, male paralectotype (Hemi- 00044), dorsal view; Fig. 14, same, labels; Fig. 15, Notochilaster teres Breddin, 1907, lectotype, dorsal view; Fig. 16, same, labels; Fig. 17, Aphanus schultzei Breddin, 1913, holotype, dorsal view; Fig. 18, same, lateral view; Fig. 19, same, labels. © DEIC (Figs. 13 – 16), ZMHB (Figs. 17 – 19); Figs. 17 – 19 by courtesy of J. Deckert. Scales in mm; Figs. 14 – 16 not to scale.