GENERIC PLACEMENT AND SYNONYMY OF SOME NEW-WORLD SCUTELLERIDAE (HEMIPTERA, HETEROPTERA) IN THE BRITISH-MUSEUM (NATURAL-HISTORY)

The type specimens representing most of the New World species of Scute lleridae proposed by Dallas, Distant. Walker. and Westwood were examin ed for generic placement. A list of correctly placed species and a lis t of species currently considered junior synonyms are given. New combi nations and synonym) are proposed when appropriate. The follow new com binations are proposed: Acantholomidea porosa (Germar) from Camirus: C amirus divergens (Walker from Chelysoma; Coptochilus neotropicalis (Di stant) fro Chelyschema; Diolcus cassidoides (Walker) from Ascanius: an d Testrina wolfii (Fabricius) fro Chelyschema. The following new synon ymy is recognized: Chelysomidea Lattin junior synonym of Orsilochides Kirkaldy: Chelyschema vittata (Walker), junior synonym of Chelyschema trinotata (Walker); Chelysoma bajulans (Distant), junior synonym of Dy stus puberulus Stal; Chelysoma diversa (Distant), junior synonym of Or silochides scurrilis (Stal); Testrina laticollis Walker, junior synony m of Testrina wolfii (Fabricius): Homaemus fumeus Distant and Homaemus retostus Distant, junior synonyms of Homaemus proteus Stal; Symphylus amazonicus Kirkaldy, junior synonym of Symphylus devexus Walker. Lect otypes and paralectotypes are designated for symphylus vittatus Walker and Homaemus fumeus Distant. Lectotypes are designated for Augocoris gigas Westwood and Camirus pullatus Distant.