taxonID	type	description	language	source
03C20256434E5C4528FFFBCBD624F939.taxon	description	(Fig. 24)	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256434E5C4528FFFBCBD624F939.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. MAYOTTE: Chissioua Mbouzi, 7. v. 2018, photo, V. Nicolas lgt. & det.; Crêtes du sud, 13. ix. 2019, photo, V. Nicolas lgt. & det.; Pengoualajou, 2. x. 2019, photo, V. Nicolas lgt. & det.; Mroni Be, 15. x. 2021, photo, V. Nicolas lgt. & det.; Mlima Chirongui, 16. x. 2021, photo, V. Nicolas lgt. & det.; Vatounkaridi, 17. x. 2021, photo, V. Nicolas lgt. & det.; Boungoudranavi, 21. x. 2021, photo, V. Nicolas lgt. & det.; Chissioua Bandrele, 30. vii. 2022, photo, N. Gommichon lgt., V. Nicolas det.	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256434E5C4528FFFBCBD624F939.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. Common in dry and mesophilous secondary habitats in Mayotte (V. Nicolas, pers. observ.). In Madagascar, collected on Coffea arabica and Saldinia sp. (both Rubiaceae); pest of cultivated coffee in Madagascar (Frappa 1934, Greathead 1969).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256434E5C4528FFFBCBD624F939.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Comoros: Mayotte (new record); Madagascar (Frappa 1934, as Antestia clymeneis var. galtiei; Cachan 1952, as Antestia galtiei; Greathead 1969). Note. The identification of the subspecies requires confirmation based on male genitalia. Considering the genitalic characters distinguishing A. clymeneis clymeneis (Kirkaldy, 1909) and A. c. galtiei and the sympatric distribution of both subspecies (see Greathead 1969) the latter probably deserves species status as suggested by Cachan (1952).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256434E5C4428FFF91FD40EFE0C.taxon	description	(Fig. 2)	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256434E5C4428FFF91FD40EFE0C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. ANJOUAN: M’RÉmani, 1800 m a. s. l., ix. 1958, 4 ♀, Raharizonina lgt., P. Kment det. (MNHN). GRANDE COMORE: Convalescence, 1700 m a. s. l., ix. 1958, 1 ♀, Raharizonina lgt., P. Kment det. (MNHN); La Grille, 810 m a. s. l., viii. 1958, 1 ♀, Raharizonina lgt., P. Kment det. (MNHN); Nioumbadjou, 505 m a. s. l., viii. 1958, 1 ♀, Raharizonina lgt., P. Kment det. (MNHN); 4 / 5 km E de Nioumbadjou, Bandalamadji, 640 m a. s. l., 7 / 10. iii. 1980, 5 ♂, 5 ♀, P. Viette lgt., P. Kment det. (4 ♂, 5 ♀ MNHN, 1 ♂ NMPC). MOHÉLI: Djouma-Dougna, no date, 1 ♂, Pupier lgt., F. Schumacher det., P. Kment revid. (ZMHB); Forêt de Miringoni, 14. i. 2004, 1 ♀, N. Cliquennois lgt., P. Kment det. (MNHN). MAYOTTE: Hauteurs de la retenue de DzoumogniÉ, 20. x. 2021, 1 ♀, V. Nicolas lgt. & det.; Mlima Choungui, 18. x. 2021, 1 ♀, V. Nicolas lgt. & det. (VNBF).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256434E5C4428FFF91FD40EFE0C.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. Unknown.	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256434E5C4428FFF91FD40EFE0C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Comoros: Anjouan, Grande Comore, Mohéli, Mayotte (new records); Madagascar (Reuter 1887, Cachan 1952).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256434E5C4428FFF91FD40EFE0C.taxon	discussion	Comment. The taxonomic identity and tribal placement of this little known species is subject of a parallel publication currently under preparation (P. Kment, pers. comm.).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256434C5C4628FFFF29D34EFB94.taxon	description	(Figs. 3, 6 – 10)	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256434C5C4628FFFF29D34EFB94.taxon	materials_examined	Type material examined. Holotype (MRAC; Figs. 6 – 10): ♀, Democratic Republic of the Congo: ‘ MUSÉE DU CONGO [p] / Sankishya / 3 - 4 - 1911 [hw] / Dr Bequaert [p] // Bathyc. / Rodhaini / Typ. ♀ Sch, [hw] // HOLOTYPUS [p, pink label with black frame submarginally] // HOLOTYPUS / BATHYCOELIA / RODHAINI / Schouteden, 1913 / labelled: P. KMENT 2023 [p, red label]. The body length of the holotype is 23.4 mm; it is pinned through scutellum, wings sligthly outstretched; right metatarsus and left antennomeres IIa – IV missing. Additional material examined. MAYOTTE: Ouangani, 25. ii. 2021, photo (Fig. 3), N. Gommichon lgt., A. Carapezza det. (VNBF). — CAMEROON: Kikot, vii. 1993, 1 ♀, P. Moretto lgt., D. A. Rider det. (DARC). CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: 60 km SE Bouar, 860 m, 05 ° 42 ′ N 16 ° 00 ′ E, 30. iii. 2010, 1 ♀, J. Halada lgt., A. Carapezza det. (ACPI). GABON: KinguÉlÉ, Monts de Cristal N. P., 230 m, 0 ° 26 ′ 25 ″ N 10 ° 16 ′ 26 ″ E, 19 – 30. xi. 2019, 4 ♂, 3 ♀, D. Sechi lgt., A. Carapezza det. (ACPI). GHANA: Tafo, 17 - IV- 1966, UV trap, 1 ♂, Kumar det. (DARC); Tafo, 1. v. 1967, UV trap, 1 ♂, Kumar det. (DARC). ZAMBIA: NW, E of Chisasa, W of Solwezi, 24. x. 2008, 1 ♀, M. Snížek lgt., P. Kment det. (ISNB); N Rhodesia, Abercorn [= Mbala], xi. 1946, 1 ♀, W. Eichler lgt., P. Kment det. (ZMPA).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256434C5C4628FFFF29D34EFB94.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. This species is recorded as a pest of cotton (Gossypium, Malvaceae) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mayné & Ghesquière 1934), avocado (Persea americana, Lauraceae) in South Africa (Joubert & Claasens 1994, van den Berg 1998, van den Berg et al. 2000), macadamia (Macadamia spp., Proteaceae) in South Africa (De Villiers 1986, van den Berg et al. 1999), and possibly also on Citrus sp. (Rutaceae) in Senegal (Etienne et al. 1992). Owusu-Manu (1979) cited Pseudospondias microcarpa (Anacardiaceae) as the main host plant of B. rodhaini. The species was also collected on Bauhinia (Fabaceae) (Linnavuori 1974, 1982 a).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256434C5C4628FFFF29D34EFB94.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Comoros: Mayotte (new record), Cameroon (new record), Central African Republic (new record), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Schouteden 1913, Mayné & Ghesquière 1934), Gabon (new record), Ghana (Nuamah 1982), Ivory Coast (Gillon 1972; Linnavuori 1974, 1982 a), Nigeria (Medler 1980, Linnavuori 1982 a),? Senegal (Etienne et al. 1992), South Africa: Mpumalanga (e. g., Joubert & Claasens 1994; van den Berg 1998; van den Berg et al. 1999, 2000), Zambia (new record). The record from Senegal requires confirmation, as Etienne et al. (1992) recorded the species as Bathycoelia cf. rodhaini. Considering the distribution pattern of this species in Western and Central Africa, the populations in South Africa and the Comoros may be the result of human introduction with agriculture.	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256434D5C4B28FFFB8FD225FB94.taxon	description	(Figs. 4, 11 – 18)	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256434D5C4B28FFFB8FD225FB94.taxon	materials_examined	Type material examined. Bathycoelia cuneifera. Lectotype (here designated; Figs. 11 – 16): ♀ (MZHF), ‘ Mayotte [hw] // Bathycoelia / cuneifera Bergr. [hw] // Mus. Zool. Helsinki / Loan No / HE [p] 1193 [hw in blue, yellow label] // http: // id. luomus. fi / / GAC. 34669 / COMOROS / 12.836 S, 45.151 E [p, white label with QR code] // LECTOTYPUS / BATHYCOELIA / CUNEIFERA / Bergroth, 1893 / des. NICHOLAS et al. 2023 [p, red label] // BATHYCOELIA / THALASSINA / (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1844) / det. Kment-Carapezza 2023 [p] ’. The body length of the lectotype is 20.3 mm; it is pinned through scutellum, wings slightly outstretched; left antennomere IV, complete right antenna and right mesotarsomeres II and III missing. Additional material examined. MAYOTTE: Dziani Karihani, 30. iv. 2018, 1 ♂, V. Nicolas lgt. & det.; Mlima Combani, 14. v. 2019, photo, V. Nicolas lgt. & det.; Mlima Choungui, 18. x. 2021, photo, V. Nicolas lgt. & det. (VNBF). — CAMEROON: 416054, Sangmelima, 7. xii. 1987, 1 ♀, Y. Zvik lgt., A. Carapezza det. 2023 (TUAI); Batanga, ii. 1911, 1 ♀, A. I. Good lgt., D. A. Rider det. (DARC); Efulen, 24. ix. 1922, 1 ♂, H. L. Weber lgt., D. A. Rider det. (DARC); Lolodorf, 31. x. 1913, 1 ♀, A. I. Good lgt., D. A. Rider det. (DARC); Ndan Bog, vii. 1993, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, P. Moretto lgt., D. A. Rider det. (DARC); Norel Sauaga, N. Dom, 20. – 28. ii. 1993, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, P. Moretto lgt., D. A. Rider det. (DARC); Zilli, x. 1993, 1 ♀, P. Moretto lgt., D. A. Rider det. (DARC). CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: 40 km E Bambio, 500 m, 3 ° 60 ′ N 17 ° 12 ′ E, 9. xi. 2012, 1 ♀, J. Halada lgt., A. Carapezza det. (ACPI); 40 km S Nola, 600 m, 3 ° 23 ′ N 16 ° 10 ′ E, 13. xi. 2012, 1 ♂, J. Halada lgt., A. Carapezza det. (ACPI); Kemo prov., 45 km N Sibut, 550 m, 3 ° 60 ′ N 17 ° 12 ′ E, 15. iii. 2010, 1 ♀, A. Kudrna jr. lgt., A. Carapezza det. (ACPI). DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: 429740, Salonga National Park, E-Congo camp, xii. 2016 – i. 2017, 1 ♀ (Fig. 18), V. Kravchenko & G. Muller lgt., A. Carapezza det. 2023 (TUAI). GABON: 160 km NNE Libreville, 650 m, 0 ° 43 ′ N 10 ° 21 ′ E, 25. – 27. ii. 2012, 1 ♀, A. Kudrna jr. lgt., A. Carapezza det. (ACPI); Kinguélé, Monts de Cristal N. P., 230 m, 0 ° 26 ′ 25 ″ N 10 ° 16 ′ 26 ″ E, 19. – 30. xi. 2019, 4 ♂, 3 ♀, D. Sechi lgt., A. Carapezza det. (ACPI). ETHIOPIA: Sheko Forest, 1.350 m, 7 ° 04 ′ 61 ″ N 35 ° 26 ′ 34 ″ E, 16. iv. 2015, 1 ♀, at light, A. Carapezza lgt. & det. (ACPI). GHANA: WACRI, Tafo, 8. ii. 1965, 1 ♂, from cocoa leaves; 6. viii. 1965, 1 ♀ (Fig. 17); Tafo, 27. ix. 1965, 1 ♂, on cocoa, all both N. Lodos lgt. & det., P. Kment revid. (NMPC); Tafo, 15. ii. 1980, 1 ♀, J. Hama lgt., D. A. Rider det. (DARC); Tafo, 28. vi. 1965, 1 ♀, Kumar det. (DARC); Tafo, ix. 1978, 3 ♀, Crig lgt., D. A. Rider det. (DARC); Tafo, 16. xii. 1965, UV trap, 1 ♀, Kumar det. (DARC); Tafo, WACRI, xi. 1963, BMG, on cocoa, 1 ♂, D. A. Rider det. (DARC); Tafo, WACRI, 28. xii. 1963, 1 ♀, D. A. Rider det. (DARC); Kade, 4. xi. 1974, 1 ♂, D. A. Adabie lgt., D. A. Rider det. (DARC); Kade, 20. x. 1974, 1 ♂, J. H. Adiamart lgt., D. A. Rider det. (DARC); Ghana, no specific locality data, 2 ♂, 3 ♀, Rider det. (DARC). GUINEA: Foret ClasÉ de Ziama, Seredou, 230 m, 8 ° 22 ′ 92 ″ N 9 ° 18 ′ 36 ″ E, 6. vii. 2004, 1 ♂, 2 ♀, M. Halada lgt., A. Carapezza det. (ACPI). NIGERIA: Goshaka Numfi NP, 25 km SW Serti, 400 m a. s. l., 7 ° 20 ′ N 11 ° 13 ′ E, 9. – 13. v. 2011, 1 ♀, J. Halada lgt., A. Carapezza det. (ACPI); Ibadan, ca. I. – VI. 1954, H. S. Clausen, 1 ♂, H. S. Clausen, D. A. Rider det. (ZMUC). REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Pool prov., 10 km SE Ioni, 650 m, 3 ° 05 ′ 40 ″ S 15 ° 12 ′ 26 ″ E, 21. x. 2016, 1 ♀, J. Halada lgt., A. Carapezza det. (ACPI); Sangha prov., 20 km SW Cabosse, 530 m, 2 ° 00 ′ 25 ″ S 13 ° 54 ′ 22 ″ E, 2. xi. 2016, 1 ♀, J. Halada lgt., A. Carapezza det. (ACPI); Sangha prov., 5 km E SembÉ, 400 m, 1 ° 38 ′ 32 ″ S 14 ° 37 ′ 08 ″ E, 1. xi. 2016, 1 ♀, J. Halada lgt., A. Carapezza det. (ACPI); West Cuvette prov., Mbomo west env., 600 m, 0 ° 24 ′ 20 ″ S 14 ° 39 ′ 26 ″ E, 25. x. 2016, 1 ♂, J. Halada lgt., A. Carapezza det. (ACPI). TANZANIA: pr. Lindi, Litipo Forest Reserve, Tandanagoro vill. env., 100 m a. s. l., 10 ° 12 ′ S 30 ° 30 ′ E, 11. xii. 2016, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, J. Halada lgt., A. Carapezza det. (ACPI); pr. Lindi, Ngarama South Forest Reserve, 10 km W of Kiranjerangue, 130 m a. s. l., 9 ° 31 ′ S 39 ° 34 ′ E, 12. xii. 2018, 1 ♀, J. Halada lgt., A. Carapezza det. (ACPI); pr. Pwani, 25 km SW of Utete, Nyamwage vill. env., 60 m a. s. l., 8 ° 06 ′ S 38 ° 57 ′ E, 14. – 15. xii. 2016, 2 ♀, J. Halada lgt., A. Carapezza det. (ACPI); pr. Ruwuma, 25 km W of Songea, Mato Mondo vill. env., 950 m a. s. l., 10 ° 41 ′ S 35 ° 25 ′ E, 30. xii. 2018, 1 ♀, J. Halada lgt., A. Carapezza det. (ACPI).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256434D5C4B28FFFB8FD225FB94.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. This species is known to develop on Theobroma cacao (Malvaceae), being a pest of cocoa that causes premature ripening of pods (e. g., Schouteden 1906, Mayné & Ghesquière 1934, Golding 1940, Gerard 1965, Lodos 1967, Owusu-Manu 1976). According to Marchart & Lodos (1969) and Owusu-Manu (1979), larvae and adults of B. thalassina feed on the fruits of Kigelia africana (Bignoniaceae), Coccinia barteri, Cucumeropsis edulis [= Melothria sphaerocarpa] (both Cucurbitaceae), Rothmannia longiflora, R. whitfieldii (Rubiaceae), Citrus × aurantium [bitter orange], C. × latifolia [lime], C. × paradisi [grapefruit], C. × sinensis [orange], C. cinonum [not identified] (Rutaceae), Cola acuminata and Theobroma grandiflora (Malvaceae). Other plant associations mentioned are Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae), Citrus sp. (Afreh-Nuamah 1988), Terminalia catappa (Combretaceae) (Mamet 1957), Manihot (Euphorbiaceae) (Mayné & Ghesquière 1934, Leston 1956), Musa [banana] (Musaceae) (Leston 1956) and Cocos nucifera [coconut palm] (Arecaceae) (Kirkaldy 1909).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256434D5C4B28FFFB8FD225FB94.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Angola (Anonymus 1984), Cameroon (Haglund 1894; Karsch 1895; Schouteden 1904, as B. thalasina, 1906, 1943; Lehmann 1922; Leston 1956; Linnavuori 1982 a), Central African Republic (new record), Comoros: Mayotte (Bergroth 1913, as B. cuneifera; this paper), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Distant 1901; Schouteden 1909, 1911, 1929; Mayné & Ghesquière 1934), Ethiopia (new record), Gabon (Distant 1890), Gambia (Dallas 1851, as Bathycoelia thalassima), Ghana (Southwood 1961, Lodos 1967, Owusu-Manu 1977, Nuamah 1982, Afreh-Nuamah 1988), Guinea (Herrich-Schäffer 1844, as Gastraulax thalassinus; Villiers 1952 a, as Bathicoelia [sic] nigromarginata; Linnavuori 1974, as B. thalassina f. nigromarginata), Ivory Coast (Villiers 1949, as B. nigromarginata; Schouteden 1964; Linnavuori 1982 a), Mauritius (Mamet 1957), Nigeria (e. g., Stål 1865, 1876; Leston 1952; Gerard 1965; Medler 1980; Linnavuori 1982 a), Republic of the Congo (Villiers 1967, Göllner-Scheiding 2012), São Tomé and Príncipe (Horváth 1904), Sierra Leone (Anonymus 1984), Tanzania (Anonymus 1984, confirmed in this paper), Uganda (Anonymus 1984). Considering the distribution pattern of this species in Western and Central Africa, the populations in Comoros and Mauritius may be the result of human introduction with agriculture.	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256434D5C4B28FFFB8FD225FB94.taxon	discussion	Taxonomy. Bergroth (1913) provided a Latin description of B. cuneifera, accompanied with the following differential diagnosis: ‘ Differs from all other species by the striking colour of the connexival segments which have a pale whitish green spot connecting the two black spots, the anterior of which is wedge-shaped, turning its apex forward. ’ He further compared the species with B. praelongirostris Bergroth, 1893, from Seychelles, which has the connexival segments usually unicolorous green without any markings, sometimes with a very narrow, nearly obscure, longitudinal dark brown to reddish brown line along the lateral connexival margins (observed in one female) (D. Rider, pers. observ.). Another important character for distinguishing Bathycoelia species is the structure of the anterolateral angles of the scutellum; Bergroth (1913) described it as follows: ‘ Scutellum ad angulos basales foveola nigra et mox pone hanc callo elevato laevi flavo-testaceo instructum. [= Scutellum provided at basal angles with little black fovea and just behind it an elevated, smooth, shining flavo-testaceous callosity.] ’ After its description, B. cuneifera has never been mentioned in the literature except Cachan (1952), who merely repeated Bergroth’s original description. Villiers (1952 a: 306) recorded ‘ Bathicoelia [sic] nigromarginat a Bergroth’ from Mt. Nimba, Guinea, without any further comment. Later Linnavuori (1974) gave a detailed description of a female under the name Bathycoelia thalassina f. nigromarginata Bergroth, accompanied by the following statement: ‘ The species B. nigromarginata has been recorded by Villiers (1952 a, p. 305 [error]). I have not been able to find the original description, and Mrs. G. M. Black has informed me in a latter [sic] that she could not trace it in the lists of the British Museum either. Thus I do not know whether Bergroth really has described the species, or whether B. nigromarginata is only a manuscript name. At any rate B. nigromarginata undoubtedly is only a dark colour variety of the widespread B. thalassina (H. - S.). ’ In this point we fully agree with Linnavuori that Bergroth has never described the species B. nigromarginata and the name remains unavailable (Kment & Carapezza 2017). The history of B. nigromarginata reveals that B. thalassina was apparently unknown to Bergroth, who has never mentioned it in any of his papers and intended to describe it as a new species. Bergroth (1913) described B. cuneifera based on an unspecified number of female specimens, although the single measurement provided by him does not suggest more than one specimen. Due to this uncertainty, we follow Recommendation 73 F of the ICZN (1999) and designate herein the single syntype found in MZHF as the lectotype. We compared the lectotype of B. cuneifera with several specimens of B. thalassina from Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ghana (see Additional material examined, Figs. 11 – 15, 17 – 18) as well as a recent photograph of the species taken in Comoros (Fig. 4). In our opinion the lectotype, and especially the structure of the anterolateral angles of the scutellum, and the colouration of the connexival segments, each with an ‘ inverted eye’ pattern (Figs. 11, 13, 14) fits within the observed variation of B. thalassina: the pale spot in connexival segments smaller or larger, round to oval, white, pale yellowish, contrasting with surrounding green and black (connexivum tricolorous, Fig. 17), or pale greenish, concolorous with surrounding greenish part (connexivum bicolorous, Fig. 18). Therefore, we propose here that B. cuneifera Bergroth is a junior subjective synonym of B. thalassina.	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643405C4B28FFF954D3A4F87C.taxon	description	(Fig. 19)	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643405C4B28FFF954D3A4F87C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. MAYOTTE: Pied du Mlima Choungui, 18. ii. 2017, photo, B. Duperron lgt., A. Rouillé det.; Pied du Mlima Choungui, 9. xii. 2017, 1 spec., A. Rouillé lgt. & det.; Mlima Bénara, 17. ix. 2019, photo, V. Nicolas lgt. & det. (VNBF).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643405C4B28FFF954D3A4F87C.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. Adults and larvae are frequently found on Ixora cremixora (Rubiaceae) in Mazotte, mostly in hygrophilous forests (V. Nicolas, pers. observ.).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643405C4B28FFF954D3A4F87C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Comoros: Mayotte (new record); Madagascar (Horváth 1904, Cachan 1952).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643405C4B28FFFB38D25FF9A8.taxon	description	(Fig. 5)	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643405C4B28FFFB38D25FF9A8.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. ANJOUAN: M’Remani, 800 m a. s. l., ix. 1958, 1 ♀, Raharizonina lgt., P. Kment det. (MNHN). MAYOTTE: Saziley Bé, 26. iv. 2018, photo, V. Nicolas lgt. & det.; Crêtes du sud, 13. ix. 2019, photo, V. Nicolas lgt. & det.; Mlima Combani, 14. v. 2019, photo, V. Nicolas lgt. & det.; Soulou, 19. x. 2021, photo, V. Nicolas lgt. & det.; Combani, 19. x. 2023, photo, V. Nicolas lgt. & det. (VNBF).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643405C4B28FFFB38D25FF9A8.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. Unknown.	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643405C4B28FFFB38D25FF9A8.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Comoros: Anjouan, Mayotte (new records); Madagascar (Signoret 1861, Cachan 1952).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643415C4D28FFF901D574FEC4.taxon	description	(Fig. 20)	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643415C4D28FFF901D574FEC4.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. ANJOUAN: Bambao, 15. i. 1974, 1 ♂, L. Matile lgt., P. Kment det. (MNHN). GRANDE COMORE: Le Galawa H., 22. iv. & 5. v. 1991, 1 ♂, 2 ♀, K. M. Guichard lgt., P. Kment det. (BMNH). MAYOTTE: Pengoualajou, 2. x. 2019, 1 ♀, V. Nicolas lgt. & det. (VNBF).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643415C4D28FFF901D574FEC4.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. This species has been found on Senna singueana (Fabaceae) in Mayotte (V. Nicolas, pers. observ.).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643415C4D28FFF901D574FEC4.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Comoros: Anjouan, Grande Comore, Mayotte (new records); Madagascar (Cachan 1952); India: Puducherry (Signoret 1851).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643415C4D28FFF901D574FEC4.taxon	discussion	Comments. This species was described from Pondichery [= Puducherry] by Signoret (1851), but has never been reported from India (cf. Atkinson 1888, Distant 1902, Salini & Vitaktamath 2015). This suggests that the type specimen (s) were mislabelled. Accordingly, we treat the species here as subendemic to Comoros and Madagascar, and it is not a widespread species.	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643465C4D28FFFE04D780FCA4.taxon	description	(Fig. 21)	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643465C4D28FFFE04D780FCA4.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. MAYOTTE: Îlot Mbouzi, 6. v. 2018, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, V. Nicolas lgt. & det.; Sakouli, 18. x. 2023, photo, V. Nicolas lgt. & det. (VNBF).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643465C4D28FFFE04D780FCA4.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. Unknown.	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643465C4D28FFFE04D780FCA4.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Comoros: Anjouan (Stål 1876), Mayotte (Signoret 1861); Madagascar (Day 1965, Kment et al. 2014).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643465C4D28FFFCBCD575FBC1.taxon	description	(Figs. 22)	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643465C4D28FFFCBCD575FBC1.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. GRAND COMORE: Le Galawa H., 22. iv. & 5. v. 1991, 1 ♀, K. M. Guichard lgt., P. Kment det. (BMNH). MAYOTTE: Mlima BÉnara, 23. x. 2021, 1 ♀, V. Nicolas lgt. & det. (VNBF).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643465C4D28FFFCBCD575FBC1.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. Unknown.	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643465C4D28FFFCBCD575FBC1.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Comoros: Mayotte (new record); Madagascar (Horváth 1904, as Nezara valida; Cachan 1952, as Acrosternum validum; Day 1965).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643465C4D28FFFB52D4A0F972.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. MAYOTTE: Mroni BÉ, 15. x. 2021, 1 ♀, V. Nicolas lgt. & det. (VNBF).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643465C4D28FFFB52D4A0F972.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. Phytophagous, widely polyphagous, known to develop on nearly 200 host plant species. It shows a preference for plants from the family Fabaceae, being the most important heteropteran pest of legumes (especially soybeans). It can also cause damage to other crops (vegetables, corn, tobacco, fruit, various types of nuts) and ornamental plants (e. g., Todd 1989, Panizzi 1997, Panizzi et al. 2000, Esquivel et al. 2018).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643465C4D28FFFB52D4A0F972.taxon	distribution	Distribution. This species is probably native to East Africa and / or the Mediterranean region (Hokkanen 1986), but is now widely distributed in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate areas of all continents (between ca. 45 ° N and 45 ° S) (see e. g. Freeman 1940, Todd 1989, Panizzi et al. 2000, Ferrari et al. 2010, Esquivel et al. 2018), with recent tendency to spread further north (e. g. in central Europe — see Kment & Vlk 2019, Kment et al. 2021 b, and included references). Distribution in the western Indian Ocean islands: Comoros: Mayotte (new record); Madagascar (Freeman 1940, Cachan 1952, Orian 1956), Mauritius (Freeman 1940, Orian 1956, Mamet 1957), Réunion (Freeman 1940, Vayssières et al. 2001), Rodriguez (China 1924), Cargados Carajos Islands (Distant 1909), Seychelles (Distant 1909, 1913; Freeman 1940; Gerlach et al. 2005; Gerlach & Madl 2013).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643465C4F28FFF8AFD506FBB0.taxon	description	(Fig. 25) = Cimex rubrofasciatus Fabricius, 1773 (junior primary homonym of Cimex rubrofasciatus DeGeer, 1773, Reduviidae)	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643465C4F28FFF8AFD506FBB0.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. MAYOTTE: Bandraboua, 15. x. 2023, 1 ♂, V. Nicolas lgt., P. Kment det. (VNBF). — ANGOLA: Cabinda: Kabinda, Bas. - Congo, 1 ♀, Škulina lgt., P. Kment det. (NMPC). SIERRA LEONE: Mambolo, 22. i. 1979, 3 ♂, 1 ♀, no collector, P. Kment det. (NMPC). TAIWAN: Formosa, Anping, 7. v. 1911, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 7. vi. 1911, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 7. viii. 1911, 2 ♂, 6 ♀, H. Sauter lgt., P. Kment det. (SDEI); Formosa, Kosempo [= Jiasian], 7. vii. 1911, 1 ♂, H. Sauter lgt., P. Kment det. (SDEI).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643465C4F28FFF8AFD506FBB0.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. The One-banded stink bug, P. hybneri, primarily prefers the plants of the family Fabaceae, and is a major pest of soybean and other leguminous crops in Asia and Africa (e. g., Cajanus cajan, Indigofera, Medicago, Phaseolus, Pueraria, Trifolium, Vigna) (e. g., Miller 1931, Hoffmann 1932, Ahmad et al. 1974, Tayutivutikul & Kusigemati 1992, Bundy et al. 2018 a, Salini 2020). In Mauritius, it was collected on Tephrosia sp. (Mamet 1957). It has also been recorded from other plant families, but as is uncertain if it can develop on them, suggests these may be incidental associations (e. g., Ahmad et al. 1974, Tayutivutikul & Kusigemati 1992, Bundy et al. 2018 a, Salini 2020). The immatures were described by Miller (1931). For additional information on its biology, see e. g. Miller (1931), Hoffmann (1932) and Bundy et al. (2018 a).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643465C4F28FFF8AFD506FBB0.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Comoros: Mayotte (new record), Madagascar (Cachan 1952, as P. rubrofasciatus), Mauritius (Mamet 1957, as P. rubrofasciatus). Africa: Angola (Leston 1954, no exact locality), incl. Cabinda (new record), Benin (Linnavuori 1982 a, as P. rubrofasciatus), Burkina Faso (Linnavuori 1982 a, as P. rubrofasciatus), Cameroon (Linnavuori 1982 a, as P. rubrofasciatus), Cape Verde Islands (Lindberg 1959, as P. rubrofasciatus), Chad (Linnavuori 1982 a, as P. rubrofasciatus), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mayné & Ghesquière 1934, as P. rubrofasciatus), Eritrea (Schouteden 1905 a, as P. rubrofasciatus), Ethiopia (Mancini 1956, as P. rubrofasciatus), Ghana (Linnavuori 1982 a, as P. rubrofasciatus), Ivory Coast (Linnavuori 1982 a, as P. rubrofasciatus), Kenya (Jeannel 1913, as P. rubrofasciatus), Niger (Linnavuori 1982 a, as P. rubrofasciatus), Nigeria (Linnavuori 1982 a, as P. rubrofasciatus), Republic of the Congo (Villiers 1967, as P. hubneri [sic!]), Senegal (Etienne et al. 1992, as P. rubrofasciatus), Sierra Leone (new record), Socotra (Linnavuori 1994, as P. rubrofasciatus), Somalia (Mancini 1937, 1939, 1964, as P. rubrofasciatus), South Sudan (Linnavuori 1975, as P. rubrofasciatus), Sudan (Linnavuori 1975, as P. rubrofasciatus), Tanzania (Lindberg 1959, as P. rubrofasciatus; Schouteden 1910), Togo (Linnavuori 1982 a, as P. rubrofasciatus). Asia: Bangladesh (Biswas & Das 2011), Cambodia (Hasegawa 1962, as P. hubneri), China (Hoffmann 1935, 1954, Hsiao et al. 1977, all as P. rubrofasciatus; Hua 2000; Rider et al. 2002), India (Distant 1902, Hoffmann 1935, both as P. rubrofasciatus; Salini & Viraktamath 2015), Indonesia (Java, Sumatra) (Westwood 1837, as Raphigaster [sic] flavolineatus; Amyot & Serville 1843, as Rhaphigaster virescens; Ellenrieder 1862, as Nezara pellucida; Hoffmann 1935, as P. rubrofasciatus), Iran (Hoberlandt 1955, as P. rubrofasciatus; Ghahari et al. 2014), Japan (Hayashi et al. 2016), Korea (Roca-Cusachs & Jung 2020), Laos (Dean 1978), Malaysia (Miller 1931), Maledive Islands (Phillips 1959, as P. rubrofasciatus), Myanmar (Distant 1902, as P. rubrofasciatus), Pakistan (Ahmad 1995), Philippines (Hoffmann 1935, 1954, as P. rubrofasciatus), Sri Lanka (Distant 1902, Breddin 1909, both as P. rubrofasciatus), Taiwan (Rider 2006, no exact record; this paper), Yemen (Linnavuori 1989, as P. rubrofasciatus; Linnavuori & van Harten 1997), Vietnam (Girard 1971, 1972). The records from Australia, New Guinea, Melanesia and Polynesia (e. g., Hoffmann 1935, as P. rubrofasciatus; Young 1984, as P. sp. near rubrofasciatus) belong to P. oceanicus (Montrouzier, 1864) (Ahmad 1995, Staddon 1997, as P. grossi; Cassis & Gross 2002).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643445C4E28FFFB5CD5DCFBF8.taxon	description	(Fig. 26)	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643445C4E28FFFB5CD5DCFBF8.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. MAYOTTE: Coconi, 12.834829 ° S, 45.136545 ° E, 103 m a. s. l., 10. v. 2023, 1 ♂, T. Ramage lgt., P. Kment det. (TRCF); Longoni, 16. x. 2023, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, V. Nicolas lgt. & det.; Chirongui, 17. x. 2023, photo, V. Nicolas lgt. & det.; Mzouazia, 17. x. 2023, photo, V. Nicolas lgt. & det. (VNBF). — NAMIBIA: Katima Mulilo, 4. – 6. ii. 1997, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, M. Just lgt., P. Kment det. (NMPC).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643445C4E28FFFB5CD5DCFBF8.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. Bagrada hilaris, the Painted bug (or Bagrada bug), prefers plants of the Brassicaceae. It is a serious pest of some vegetables or oilseed crops (e. g., cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Chinese cabbage, Indian mustard, rape, canola) (e. g., Azim & Shafee 1986, Bundy et al. 2018 b, Salini 2020). It is also common on Capparis (Capparaceae), often damaging leaves (Linnavuori 1993, Carapezza 1995). In Mayotte it has been highly abundant on Cleome viscosa (Cleomaceae) in grassy wasteland of coastal areas of Mayotte (V. Nicolas, pers. observ.). All three of the above families are closely related within the plant order Brassicales. It has also been recorded on numerous plants from other families (Bundy et al. 2018 b, Salini 2020). In Yemen it was reported on Salsola (Amaranthaceae) and Zygophyllum (Zygophyllaceae) (Linnavuori & van Harten 1997), these may be incidental associations. Both larvae and adults are aposematic and often aggregate on host plants throughout the growing season (Reed et al. 2013); the immatures were described by Azim & Shafee (1986). It is multivoltine and favours warm and dry conditions, and may be active throughout a year. For a detailed review of its biology see Bundy et al. (2018 b).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643445C4E28FFFB5CD5DCFBF8.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Comoros: Mayotte (new record), Madagascar (Cachan 1952, as B. picta), Réunion (Vayssières et al. 2001). Africa: Algeria (Wagner 1958, as B. picta; Derjanschi & Péricart 2005), Angola (Anonymus 1981), Botswana (Walker 1867, Hesse 1935; Krüger & Deckert 2016, as B. picta), Burkina Faso (Anonymus 1981), Cape Verde Islands (Lindberg 1959, as B. picta), Chad (Bergevin 1936), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Distant 1901, Schouteden 1909, Mayné & Ghesquière 1934), Egypt (Priesner & Alfieri 1953, as B. picta), Eritrea (Schouteden 1905 a, as B. picta), Ethiopia (Horváth 1936, Mancini 1956, both as B. picta), Kenya (China 1937, as B. picta), Libya (Eckerlein & Wagner 1970, as B. picta), Malawi (Distant 1898), Morocco (Vidal 1937, as B. picta; Derjanschi & Péricart 2005), Mozambique (Horváth 1936, as B. picta var. connectens and B. picta var. hilaris), Namibia (Horváth 1936, as Africa merid. occ., no exact locality, as B. picta var. connectens and B. picta var. hilaris; this paper), Senegal (Anonymus 1981), Somalia (Mancini 1939, as B. picta), South Africa (Germar 1838, as B. hebraica; Distant 1898; Horváth 1936, as B. picta var. connectens and B. picta var. hilaris), Sudan (Linnavuori 1975), Tanzania (Horváth 1936, as B. picta, B. picta var. connectens and B. picta var. hilaris), Uganda (Le Pelley 1959, no exact record, as B. cruciferarum), Zambia (Evans 1952, no exact record), Zimbabwe (Evans 1952, no exact record). Europe: Italy (Pantelleria) (Carapezza 1981, 1995), Malta (Rieger 1986), North Macedonia (Protić 1987). Asia: Afghanistan (Hoberlandt 1961, as B. picta; Hoberlandt 1997), Bangladesh (Ahmad et al. 1974), China (Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan) (Hsiao et al. 1977, as B. picta; Hua 2000; Rider et al. 2002), Egypt (Sinai) (Gadalla 1999), India (Distant 1902, as B. picta; Horváth 1936, both as B. picta and B. picta var. modesta; Salini & Viraktamath 2015), Iran (Horváth 1936, Hoberlandt 1955, both as B. picta; Hoberlandt 1997; Linnavuori 2004; Ghahari et al. 2014), Iraq (Horváth 1936, as B. picta; Linnavuori 1993), Israel (Hoberlandt 1952, Linnavuori 1960, both as B. picta), Myanmar (Anonymus 1981), Nepal (Horváth 1936, as B. picta), Pakistan (Ahmad et al. 1974, Ahmad & Kamaluddin 1981), Saudi Arabia (Horváth 1936, as B. picta var. hilaris; Linnavuori 1986), Sri Lanka (Distant 1902, Breddin 1909, both as B. picta), Syria (Linnavuori 1964, B. picta; Derjanschi & Péricart 2005), Thailand (Roca-Cusachs & Jung 2019, no exact record), Yemen (Linnavuori 1989, Linnavuori & van Harten 1997). Introduced to North America: Mexico (Sánchez-Peña 2014, Torres-Acosta & Sánchez-Peña 2016, Hernández-Chávez et al. 2018), United States (Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah) (Palumbo & Natwick 2010, Bundy et al. 2012, Lambert & Dudley 2014, Rider & Swanson 2019). South America: Argentina (Mendoza) (Carpintero et al. 2021), Chile (Faúndez et al. 2016). Oceania: Hawaii (Matsunaga et al. 2019).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643455C4E28FFF9C1D3D4F8A4.taxon	description	(Fig. 23)	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643455C4E28FFF9C1D3D4F8A4.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. MAYOTTE: Boungoudranavi, 21. x. 2021, 1 ♀, V. Nicolas lgt. & det. (VNBF).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643455C4E28FFF9C1D3D4F8A4.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. This species was found in Mayotte in a relict dry forest rich in endemic plant species.	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643455C4E28FFF9C1D3D4F8A4.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Comoros: Mayotte (new record), Madagascar (Cachan 1952, Kment 2012).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643455C4E28FFFB5DD37AFA3C.taxon	description	(Fig. 27)	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643455C4E28FFFB5DD37AFA3C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. MAYOTTE: Coconi, 12.834829 ° S, 45.136545 ° E, 103 m a. s. l., 10. v. 2023, 1 ♂, T. Ramage lgt., A. Carapezza det. (TRCF).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643455C4E28FFFB5DD37AFA3C.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. Unknown.	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C2025643455C4E28FFFB5DD37AFA3C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Comoros: Mayotte (new record), Madagascar (Cachan 1952).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256435A5C5128FFFF61D44FFDC0.taxon	description	(Fig. 28)	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256435A5C5128FFFF61D44FFDC0.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. MAYOTTE: Boungoudranavi, 21. x. 2021, 1 ♀, V. Nicolas lgt. & det. (VNBF).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256435A5C5128FFFF61D44FFDC0.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. Listed as a pest species in rice fields of Lake Alaotra, Madagascar (Rafarasoa et al. 2015, as Brachiplastis hemisphaeryca [sic!]).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256435A5C5128FFFF61D44FFDC0.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Comoros: Mayotte (new record), Madagascar (e. g., Reuter 1887, as Brachyplatys Stumpffii sp. nov.; Brancsik 1893; Montandon 1897; Bergroth 1907; Cachan 1952; Rafarasoa et al. 2015), Mauritius (Orian 1956, no exact record), Réunion (Orian 1956, no exact record; Vayssières et al. 2001).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256435A5C5128FFFF61D44FFDC0.taxon	discussion	Comment. Westwood (1837: 17) described Plataspis hemisphaerica with note ‘ Habitat in Brasilia? ’ In the catalog part of the same paper the distribution is given as ‘ Ind, Orient. [= India orientalis, East India] ’ (Westwood 1837: 5, as Platycephala hemisphaerica). In both cases the given distribution is an apparent error. Stål (1876) stated the distribution of the species as unknown (‘ patria ignota’).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256435A5C5128FFFD0DD6CBFB00.taxon	description	(Fig. 29)	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256435A5C5128FFFD0DD6CBFB00.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. MAYOTTE: Saziley BÉ, 26. iv. 2018, photo, V. Nicolas lgt. & det.; Lagune d‘Ambato, 20. x. 2021, 1 ♀, V. Nicolas lgt. & det.; Boungoudranavi, 15. ii. 2023, photo, N. Gommichon lgt., V. Nicolas det. (VNBF).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256435A5C5128FFFD0DD6CBFB00.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. Unknown.	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256435A5C5128FFFD0DD6CBFB00.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Comoros: Mayotte (new records), Madagascar (e. g., Dallas 1851, Stål 1876, Reuter 1887, Brancsik 1893, Montandon 1897, Cachan 1952).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256435A5C5128FFFD0DD6CBFB00.taxon	discussion	Comment. Westwood (1837: 17) described Coptosoma maculata with the following note ‘ Habitat in Brasilia? ’ However, in the catalog part of the same paper the distribution is given as ‘ Madagascar? ’ (Westwood 1837: 5, as Platycephala maculata).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256435A5C5128FFFA75D780F93B.taxon	description	(Fig. 30)	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256435A5C5128FFFA75D780F93B.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. MAYOTTE: Mlima Combani, 13. x. 2023, 1 ♀, V. Nicolas lgt. & det., A, Carapezza revid. (VNBF).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256435A5C5128FFFA75D780F93B.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. Unknown.	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256435A5C5128FFFA75D780F93B.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Comoros: Mayotte (new records), Madagascar (e. g., Stål 1865, 1873; Schouteden 1903; Cachan 1952).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256435A5C5328FFF88DD615FE54.taxon	description	(Figs. 33 – 35)	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256435A5C5328FFF88DD615FE54.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. MAYOTTE: Longoni, 29. ix. 2023, photo, A. Baglan lgt., P. Kment det.; Tsararano, 12.854602 ° S, 45.154866 ° N, 176 m a. s. l., on Cucumis sativus, 2. v. 2023, 1 ♂, 3 ♀, T. Ramage lgt., P. Kment det. (TRCF).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256435A5C5328FFF88DD615FE54.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. In Mayotte frequently clustered on the stems of Cucumis sativus (Cucurbitaceae) being its pest (V. Nicolas and T. Ramage, pers. observ.). Also found on Mikania capensis (Asteraceae) (V. Nicolas, pers. observ.).	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
03C20256435A5C5328FFF88DD615FE54.taxon	discussion	Notes. Based on available photographs (Figs. 33 – 35), the specimens from Mayotte have the pronotum projected backwards and the apex of the scutellum is not grooved, with a median carina reaching its apex, which corresponds to P. calidum (Fabricius, 1787) in its present sense (see Schouteden 1905 b). There are two subspecies recognised within P. calidum, which are distinguished on the basis of the shape of the posterior margin of the male genital capsule, which is broadly rounded in P. c. calidum and more angulate in P. c. breddini Schouteden, 1905. Schouteden (1905 b) also provided line drawings of the posteroventral areas of the male and female abdomen, also showing differences in the shape of the posterolateral angles of the laterotergites, which are short and nearly rectangular in P. c. calidum, and longer and more sharp in P. c. breddini. However, Schouteden (1905 b) wrote about the status of the two taxa [translation from French]: ‘ I do not believe that P. breddini should be made a distinct species, because we find transitions to P. calidum to which I attach it as a subspecies; — the ♂ segment is always more narrowed but to variable degrees and the height of the sternal keel is sometimes but very rarely stronger in P. calidum than P. breddini; but almost always it declines more gradually in P. calidum. I would point out in passing that no importance should be attached to the difference in shape of the ventral segments in figs. 66 to 70, these are purely individual differences. ’ Mancini (1937, 1939), Blöte (1945) and Leston (1952) considered P. breddini merely a variety of P. calidum, Strand (1910), Villiers (1952 b, 1956) and Medler (1980) treated it as a valid species. Wagner (1965) and Linnavuori (1982 a, b) accepted it as a subspecies, but none of the authors provided any taxonomic background for their decision. As the differences in the shape of the genital capsule and the widely sympatric distribution of both taxa in the tropics of the African mainland (Rolston et al. 1993) suggests their specific status; this problem is in urgent need of revision. Based on the produced posterolateral angles of laterotergites, photographs of this taxon suggests that it belongs to P. c. breddini. However, the dark coloured tibiae of one of the photographed specimens from Mayotte (Fig. 33) does not occur in continental specimens of any of the subspecies (Ph. Magnien, pers. comm.). We thus identify the specimens from Mayotte as Piezosternum (Piezosternias) sp., and without precise species assignment.	en	Nicolas, Vincent, Carapezza, Attilio, Rider, David A., Kment, Petr (2024): New records, diagnostics and preliminary checklist of the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Comoro Islands. Zootaxa 5481 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.1.1
