Platynopus tenellus, (Platynopus), 1935

Roell, Talita, Lemaître, Valérie A., Webb, Michael D. & Campos, Luiz A., 2023, An annotated and illustrated Type Catalogue of the predacious Shieldbugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae) in the Collection of the Natural History Museum, London, Zootaxa 5232 (1), pp. 1-105 : 84

tenellus (Platynopus) Walker 1867a: 127. [ Figs 200–202 ]

Original data: “ a. New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. b. New Guinea. From Mr. Wallace’s collection. c. New Guinea. Presented by Sir John Liddell.” [three syntypes]

SYNTYPE ♁: blue-margined syntype disc; green-margined type disc; “Dor.”; “18. PLATYNOPUS TENELLUS .” “Dorey Wallace”; “Saunders 65. 13.”; “NHMUK 010592425”. Right middle leg missing ( Fig. 200 ).

SYNTYPE ♁: blue-margined syntype disc; “ Platynopus tenellus Walker’s catal.”; “M”; “Saunders. 65. 13.”; “NHMUK 010592427”. Fourth and fifth right and left antennomeres, and right anterior leg missing ( Fig. 201 ).

SYNTYPE ♀: blue-margined syntype disc; “56 85”; “258”; “ Platynopus tenellus Walker’s catal.”; “NHMUK 010592428”. Antennae missing ( Fig. 202 ) .

Current status: Montrouzierellus falleni (Guérin-Méneville, 1831) (synonymised to Platynopus melacanthus Boisduval, 1835 by Distant (1900a: 63), Dupuis (1952: 453) demonstrated the priority of Pentatoma Fallenii Guérin, 1831 over Pentatoma melacanthum Boisduval, 1835 .).

Figures

FIGURES 193–200. Type and non-type specimens deposited in NHMUK. 193, Tynacantha splendens; 194, Macrorhaphis spurcata; 195, Oplomus stellatus; 196, Arma submarginata; 197, Podisus congrex; 198–199, Podisus ventralis; 200, Platynopus tenellus. Scale bars: 4 mm.

FIGURES 201–208. Type specimens deposited in NHMUK. 201–202, Platynopus tenellus; 203, Podisus thomasi, 204, Cantheconidea thomsoni; 205–208, Mecosoma thoracata. Scale bars: 4 mm.