Tetraphleps uniformis Parshley, 1920, a synonym of Tetraphleps canadensis provancher, 1886, and Tetraphleps funrvus Van Duzee, 1921, restored to species status (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Anthocoridae)

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Tetraphleps uniformis Parshley, 1920, a Synonym of Tetraphleps canadensis
Provancher, 1886, and Tetraphleps furvus Van Duzee, 1921, Restored to Species Status
(Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Anthocoridae)
The anthocorid genus Tetraphleps Fieber was described from Mt. Washington, New
is Holarctic with six species in the Palearc- Hampshire, based upon the unique female
tic and five species in the Nearctic Region holotype. The original description followed
@enicart 1972 1996: Henry9 1988). 8All that of Tetraphleps americana and was
known species are associated with conifers. quite brief, based chiefly on slight color dif-
Tetraphleps canadensis was described by ferences of the dorsum. It was virtually
Provancher (1886), based on a female from identical in length to 7. americana (3.68
Cap Rouge, Quebec. The original descrip- mm to 3.67 mm). For reasons not stated, T.
tion was brief, based largely on color. The uniformis was recognized as a distinct spe-
precise status of this species remained un- cies over the following years by Van Duzee
certain for many years (Parshley 1920, Van (1921), Blatchley (1926), and Torre-Bueno
Duzee 1921, Blatchley 1926, Torre-Bueno (1930). All expressed concern about distin-
1930). Drake and Harris (1928) redescribed guishing this species from 7. canadensis.
the type of 7. canadensis and indicated that Kelton and Anderson (1962), Kelton (1966)
the rostrum extended to the middle of the and Henry (1988) continued to regard 7.
mesosternum, but also stated that the ros- uniformis as a distinct species without com-
trum of the holotype was missing, appar- ment. All of the synonyms of 7. canadensis
ently basing their observation on the holo- occur within a short distance of the holo-
type female of Tetraphleps americana Par- type locality. Tetraphleps uniformis Par-
shley from Peaks Island, Maine. This shley, 1920 is considered a synonym of Te-
agrees with Parshley9s (1920) statement that traphleps canadensis Provancher, 1886,
the rostrum of his species 8<8extended well new synonymy.
beyond front coxa. ...99 Drake and Harris Tetraphleps furvus Van Duzee, 1921 was
(1928) also erred in considering a male of described from Ward, Colorado. Kelton and
T. canadensis from Nordegg, Alberta, col- Anderson (1962) regarded it as a valid spe-
lected by J. McDunnough on larch on Au- cies, but later Kelton (1966) placed T. fur-
gust 4, 19214long after the date of the vus into synonymy with 7. uniformis Par-
original description as the allotype. Knight shley, 1920, here considered a synonym of
(1925) had stated that specimens of Tetra- Tetraphleps canadensis. My study of the
phleps americana trom Nordegg agreed holotpe indicates that 7. furvus is distinct
perfectly with the original description by from T. canadensis. The rostrum of T. fur-
Parshley except for very small difference in vus reaches only the anterior coxae, where-
length of antennal segment II. Based on this as the rostrum reaches at least the middle
information, Drake and Harris (1928) syn- of the mesosternum or beyond in 7. unifor-
onymized 7. americana with T. canadensis. mis. Additional characters include the trans-
Subsequently, Kelton and Anderson (1962) verse, nearly rectilinear pronotum, the
placed 7. osborni Drake, 1923 from New scarcely elevated, closely, obscurely punc-
York and 7. edacis Drake and Harris, 1926 tate callosities; anteriorly dark pronotum,
from New York as synonyms of Tetra- the highly polished hemelytra, with fine dis-
phleps canadensis. tant, obscure, testaceous brown punctures,
Tetraphleps uniformis Parshley (1920) paler embolium, and membrane with trans-
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verse row of pale marks at apex of corium. coridae from North America, with notes on the
As a consequence, 7. furvus is restored to status of some genera and species (Heteroptera).
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