Acanthosoma forfex Dallas, 1851

Tsai, Jing-Fu & Rédei, Dávid, 2015, Redefinition of Acanthosoma and taxonomic corrections to its included species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Acanthosomatidae), Zootaxa 3950 (1), pp. 1-60 : 29

Acanthosoma forfex Dallas, 1851

Figs 85–96

Acanthosoma forfex Dallas, 1851: 308 . Syntype (s): ♂, N. India; BMNH!

Acanthosoma distinctum Dallas, 1851: 304 . Syntype (s): ♂, N. India; BMNH! New subjective synonym.

Acanthosoma forficula (non Jakovlev, 1880): Hsiao & Liu (1977: 175). Misidentification.

Acanthosoma forfex : Herrich-Schäffer 1853: 3 (listed, distribution), Walker 1867: 394 (listed, record), Stål 1876: 115 (as of unknown identity, listed, distribution), Distant 1879: 7 (record), Atkinson 1889: 24 (reproduction of original description, distribution), Lethierry & Severin 1893: 253 (catalogue, distribution), Distant 1902: 317 (redescription, distribution), Kirkaldy 1909: 171 (catalogue, distribution), Stichel 1962a: 770 (catalogue, distribution), Stichel 1962b: 251 (catalogue, distribution), Ahmad et al. 1979: 8 (listed), 10 (listed, habitus, records, host plant, phenology), 46 (listed), Schaefer & Ahmad 1987: 25 (host plant), Ahmad & Moizuddin 1990: 271 (in key, redescription, habitus, figures, records, host plant).

Lindbergicoris forfex : Göllner-Scheiding 2006: 179 (catalogue, distribution).

Acanthosoma distinctum : Herrich-Schäffer 1853: 3 (listed, distribution), Reuter 1881: 75 (redescription, record), Distant 1902: 316 (redescription, habitus, figures, distribution), Oshanin 1906: 168 (catalogue, distribution), Oshanin 1912: 17 (catalogue, distribution), Esaki 1926: 199 (identity of previous records from Japan, distribution), Göllner-Scheiding 2006: 167 (catalogue, distribution).

Acanthosoma distincta : Walker 1867: 393 (listed, record), Stål 1876: 113 (listed, distribution), Atkinson 1889: 22 (reproduction of original description, distribution), Lethierry & Severin 1893: 253 (catalogue, distribution), Kirkaldy 1909: 171 (catalogue, distribution), Ahmad et al. 1979: 8 (listed), 10 (listed, distribution), Ahmad & Moizuddin 1990: 271 (in key, distribution).

Acanthosoma forficula (misidentification): Hsiao & Liu 1977: 175 (in key, redescription, photo, figure, distribution), Chao 1982: 51 (listed), Wu 1984: 38 (records, host plants), Chen 1985: 125 (listed), Chen 1990: 107 (redescription, records, host plant, phenology), Lei & Zhou 1998: 43 (listed), Liu 1992: 132 (records, distribution), Xiong & Liu 1993: 201 (records), Lin et al. 1999: 96 (redescription, habitus, host plant, distribution), Hua 2000: 166 (distribution, host plants), Chen & Liu 2001: 279 (listed, distribution), Fang & Wu 2001: 61 (listed, host plant), Ren et al. 2006: 274 (record), Wu et al. 2006: 409 (listed), Wu et al. 2007: 375 (listed), Cui & Cai 2008: 52 (record).

Figures

FIGURES 85–90. Lectotypes of Acanthosoma species and their labels. Fig. 85, A. distinctum Dallas, 1851, dorsal view; Fig. 86, same, ventral view; Fig. 87, same, labels; Fig. 88, A. forfex Dallas, 1851, dorsal view; Fig. 89, same, ventral view; Fig. 90, same, labels. © BMNH. Scales in mm.

FIGURES 91–98. Diagnostic characters of Acanthosoma spp. Fig. 91, A. forfex, apex of abdomen of male, ventral view; Fig. 92, genital capsule, ventral view; Fig. 93, same, dorsal view; Fig. 94, same, lateral view; Fig. 95, same, apex of abdomen of female, dorsal view; Fig. 96, same, ventral view; Fig. 97, A. forficula, apex of abdomen of female, dorsal view; Fig. 98, same, ventral view. Scales in mm.