Canthecona tibialis, (Canthecona)

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 : 85

tibialis (Canthecona) Distant 1879: 46–47. [Figs 210–211]

Original data: “ North Khasia hills, 1500 to 3000 feet.” [syntype (s)]

SYNTYPE ♀: blue-margined syntype disc; red-margined type disc; “ N. Khasia 1500 to 3000”; “ tibialis Dist. (type) [Distant’s handwriting]”; “Distant Coll. 1911–383.”; “NHMUK 010592163”. Right middle leg missing; left wings disjointed (Fig. 210) .

NON-TYPE ♀ (var. a): “N. Khasia 1500 to 3000 (Chennel)”; “Distant Coll. 1911–383.”; “NHMUK 010936562”. Right humeral angle damaged. Both antennae missing, left fore leg missing and right middle and hind legs missing (Fig. 211).

Current status: Eocanthecona tibialis ( Distant, 1879) (see Thomas 1994: 178).

Note: Thomas (1994: 178) noted: “ Material examined: Determined specimens in BMNH. Also, India (1 male).” but did not mention the above syntype .