Nesidiocheilus hawaiiensis Kirkaldy, 1902, a synonym of Acanthia campestris fabricius, 1794 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lyctocoridae)

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by  John D Lattin

PROC. ENTOMOL. SOC. WASH.
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Nesidiocheilus hawaiiensis Kirkaldy, 1902, a Synonym of Acanthia campestris
Fabricius, 1794 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lyctocoridae)
Acanthia campestris Fabricius, 1794, has higher elevations. I have placed an adult of
been known as Lyctocoris campestris (Fa- Lyctocoris campestris for reference in the
bricius) for many years (Péricart 1972, collections of the Bishop Museum.
1996). Described from Europe, it has been Acknowledgments.4My thanks to A.
introduced into many countries around the Ramsdale, Bishop Museum for loan of
world, usually via stored products (Cham- specimens under this direction, a reviewer
pion 1900, Hiura 1966, Chu 1969, Ford and to L. Parks for manuscript preparation.
1979, Henry 1988), including the island of
LITERATURE CITED
Hawaii (Beardsley 1981). Nesidiocheilus
hawaiiensis was described from Maui, Ha- Beardsley, J. W. 1981. Lyctocoris campestris reported
from Mauna Kea, Hawaii 7,8009. Proceedings,
leakala, 7,000-10,000 feet by Kirkaldy
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(1902). Zimmerman (1948) included an il- Champion, G. C. 1900. Insecta. Rhynchota. Hemip-
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of the British Museum stated that it was (Anthocoridae, Heteroptera). Journal of the Fac-
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species adjectis synonymis, locus, observationi-
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7,800 feet. These specimens were sent to Ford, L. J. 1979. The phylogeny and biogeography of
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Both China and Herring were very experi-
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Kirkaldy9s type by Zimmerman represents Péricart, J. 1972. Hémiptéres Anthocoridae, Cimicidae
a specimen of Lyctocoris campestris. Based et Microphysidae de I9 Ouest4paléarctique. Jn
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(Fabricius)], New synonymy. The collec- Vol. 2. Cimicomorpha 1. 361 pp.
Zimmerman, E. C. 1948. Insects of Hawaii, Vol. 3.
tion of this species at higher elevations on
Heteroptera. University of Hawaii Press, Hono-
Hawai and Maui reflects the distribution of lulu, 255 pp.
a temperate species. The specimens from
Hawaii were taken with specimens of a John D. Lattin, Department of Botany and
mealy bug, a likely prey. The bug species Plant Pathology, Oregon State University,
should be looked for on other islands at Corvallis, OR 97331-2902, U.S.A.