A Review on the Nomenclature and Taxonomy of the Old World Thread-Legged Bug Genus <i>Pleias</i> (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae)

A Review on the Nomenclature and Taxonomy of the Old World Thread-Legged Bug Genus <i>Pleias</i> (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae)

The nomenclatural and taxonomic issues regarding the thread-legged bug genera <i>Pleias</i> Kirkaldy, 1901 and <i>Bagauda</i> Bergroth, 1903 are reviewed, and <i>Pleias</i> is concluded to be the valid name of the genus. A comprehensive review of <i>Pleias&l...

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Main Authors: Zhuo Chen, Hu Li, Wanzhi Cai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-01-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
Heteroptera
new combination
new species
new synonym
Afrotropical Region
Oriental Region
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/1/70
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Summary:The nomenclatural and taxonomic issues regarding the thread-legged bug genera <i>Pleias</i> Kirkaldy, 1901 and <i>Bagauda</i> Bergroth, 1903 are reviewed, and <i>Pleias</i> is concluded to be the valid name of the genus. A comprehensive review of <i>Pleias</i> is conducted, resulting in 18 new combinations and two new synonymies [<i>P. aelleni</i> (Villiers, 1970) <b>comb. n.</b>, <i>P. atypica</i> (Ghate, Boyane & Joshi, 2019) <b>comb. n.</b>, <i>P. avida</i> (Bergroth, 1903) <b>comb. n.</b>, <i>P. brunnea</i> (McAtee & Malloch, 1926) <b>comb. n.</b>, <i>P. cavernicola</i> (Paiva, 1919) <b>comb. n.</b>, <i>P. creppei</i> (Lhoste, 1939) <b>comb. n.</b> = <i>Bagauda gilletti</i> Miller, 1956 <b>syn. n.</b>, <i>P. ernstmayri</i> (Kulkarni & Ghate, 2016) <b>comb. n.</b>, <i>P. furcosa</i> (Ribes, 1987) <b>comb. n.</b>, <i>P. gigantea</i> (Lhoste, 1939) <b>comb. n.</b>, <i>P. lucifuga</i> (McAtee & Malloch, 1926) <b>comb. n.</b>, <i>P. monodi</i> (Villiers, 1972) <b>comb. n.</b>, <i>P. similis</i> (Wygodzinsky, 1966) <b>comb. n.</b>, <i>P. smithersi</i> (Wygodzinsky, 1966) <b>comb. n.</b>, <i>P. splendens</i> (Distant, 1906) <b>comb. n.</b>, <i>P. strinatii</i> (Villiers, 1970) <b>comb. n.</b>, <i>P. tenebricola</i> (Horváth, 1910) <b>comb. n.</b>, <i>P. wagneri</i> (Villiers, 1949) <b>comb. n.</b> = <i>B. eriksoni</i> Miller, 1954 <b>syn. n.</b>, and <i>P. zetteli</i> (Rédei, 2005) <b>comb. n.</b>]. The bibliographies, diagnosis, and known distribution records are presented for all described species, and three new species [<i>P. fashengi</i><b>sp. n.</b> (from Yunnan, China), <i>P. serrata</i><b>sp. n.</b> (from Sabah, Malaysia), and <i>P. trimaculata</i><b>sp. n.</b> (from Sulawesi, Indonesia)] are described. The identification keys to the African and Asian species of <i>Pleias</i> are provided. The systematic relationships, distribution, and ecology of the genus are discussed.
ISSN:2075-4450

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