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Scutellera nepalensis amethystina (Germar, 1839), new status (Figs. 11–13, 15, 16) Cimex amethystinus Lichtenstein, 1796: 103. For unnamed species in Stoll (1787: 138, pl. XXXVI fig. 251). Syntype (s): unknown locality; ZMUH? Unavailable, published in a work placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Works in Zoological Nomenclature (Opinion 1820) (ICZN 1995). Calliphara amethystina Germar, 1839: 124. Syntype (s): [Indonesia:] Java; ZMHB! Junior secondary homonym and junior subjective synonym of Cimex amethystinus Lichtenstein, 1796. Synonymized with fasciata by Dallas (1851: 19). Callidea lanius Stål, 1854: 231. Syntype (s): [Indonesia:] Java; NHRS! Synonymized with S. amethystina (Germar, 1839) by Vollenhoven (1863: 12). Confirmed subjective synonym. Scutellera pilosa: Vollenhoven (1863: 13). Unavailable name (ICZN 1999, Art. 11.6). Philia amethystina: Schiødte (1843: 286) (diagnostic characters). Calliphara amethystina: Herrich-Schäffer (1853: 30) (listed, distribution). Scutellera amethystina: Vollenhoven (1863: 12) (redescription, records, distribution, variability), Mayr (1866: 22) (record), (Walker 1868: 507) (listed, distribution). Scutellera lanius: Stål (1856: 51) (redescription, distribution), Dohrn (1859: 2) (catalogue, distribution), Walker (1867: 15) (records). Scutellera fasciata var. lanius: Stål (1873: 14) (diagnosis, distribution) Lethierry & Severin (1893: 21) (catalogue), Breddin (1901: 9) (distribution), Schouteden (1904: 23) (catalogue). Scutellera amethystina var. lanius: Kirkaldy (1909: 303) (catalogue). Scutellera pilosa: Krikken et al. (1981: 252) (listed). Diagnosis. Differs from the nominotypical subspecies in the purple ground colour of the body. Distribution. This subspecies is widely distributed in the Malay Archipelago, and extends to Wallacea (Lombok Is., Sulawesi, Ambon Is.; a specimen from an unspecified locality of the Sunda Islands was seen as well) (Fig. 72). The record from Malacca (Walker 1867) might pertain to this subspecies or it is possibly erroneous. ... |