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Australian millipede assassins (Heteroptera: Reduviidae): Malingeus tumidus gen. et sp. nov. and Yaramayahus rufescens gen. et sp. nov., with new generic synonyms and an updated key
Author(s) -
Swanson Daniel R
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
austral entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.502
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 2052-1758
pISSN - 2052-174X
DOI - 10.1111/aen.12413
Subject(s) - synonym (taxonomy) , zoology , biology , reduviidae , key (lock) , taxonomy (biology) , millipede , genus , heteroptera , type species , ecology
Malingeus tumidus gen. et sp. nov., a new millipede assassin from Queensland, and Yaramayahus rufescens gen. et sp. nov., a new millipede assassin from New South Wales, are herein described from the tribe Ectrichodiini (Ectrichodiinae). Additionally, Caloundranius formosus Miller, 1957, syn. nov. is here considered a junior synonym of Mendola puellula Breddin, 1900, which relegates the genus Caloundranius Miller, 1957, syn. nov. to a junior synonym of Mendola Breddin, 1900. The previously proposed status of Tasmanocoris evansi Miller, 1952, as a junior synonym of Nebriscus pupus Bergroth, 1895, is corroborated. Brisbanocoris fuscipennis Miller, 1957, syn. nov. is here considered a junior synonym of Lyramna vigil Breddin, 1900, which relegates the genus Brisbanocoris Miller, 1957, syn. nov. to a junior synonym of Lyramna Breddin, 1900. Finally, an updated generic key to the ectrichodiine genera of Australia is presented.