Physopelta (Physopelta) biguttata Stål, 1870

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Physopelta biguttata Stål, 1870: 100 (description, distribution). SYNTYPE (s): ♂, Philippines, Luzon, Manilla (NHRS, G. Lindberg, pers. comm.).

Physopelta biguttata: STÅL (1871): 665 (list of species); LETHIERRY & SEVERIN (1894): 241 (catalogue, distribution); TAEUBER (1927): 174 (listed); HUSSEY (1929): 30 (catalogue distribution).

Material examined. PHILIPPINES: no further details, 1 ♂ 1 ♀ (MMBC). – TAWI TAWI ISLAND: Tawi Tawi Island, Tarawakan, north of Batu Batu, caught by Malaise traps, 31.x.1961, 1 ♀, Noona Dan Exp. (ZMUC).

Distribution. Philippines (Tawi Tawi Island) (this paper). STÅL’ s (1870) record from Manilla (Luzon) has never been confirmed and may actually represent the place from which the material was shipped, or a case of mislabelling.