CHECKLIST OF HETEROPTERA OF FIJI
compiled by Neal L. Evenhuis and Dan A. Polhemus

 

ALYDIDAE
Leptocorisa
acuta
(Thunberg), 1783: 34 [Cimex]
oratorius (Fabricius), 1794: 191 [Cimex]


Melanacanthus
margineguttatus
Distant, 1911: 585
scutellaris Dallas, 1852: 474


Noliphus
insularis
Stål, 1873: 87


Riptortus
abdominalis
Westwood, 1842: 19 [Alydus]
annulicornis (Boisduval), 1835: 636 [Alidus]
insularis China, 1930: 97
tutuilensis China, 1930: 100

 


ANTHOCORIDAE
Anthocoris
pacifica
Kirkaldy, 1908: 374


Physopleurella
pacifica
Gross, 1954: 158

 


ARADIDAE
Acarapta
ovata
Kormilev, 1968: 588
denticulata Kormilev, 1968: 589
gibbosa Kormilev, 1968: 589
rotundata Kormilev, 1968: 590
tuberculata Kormilev, 1968: 590


Arbanatus
elongatus
(Kormilev), 1967: 539 [Pictinellus]
fungicola (Kirkaldy), 1908: 351 [Ctenoneurus]
leai (Kormilev), 1967: 536 [Pictinellus]
longiceps (Kormilev), 1967: 539 [Pictinellus]
longirostris Kormilev, 1971: 152
moturikensis (Kormilev), 1967: 538 [Pictinellus]
    maturikensis: incorrect original spelling of moturikensis (Kormilev, 1967: 538)
parallelus gracilis Kormilev, 1971: 152


Arictus
izzardi
(Kormilev), 1955: 503 [Mezira]
thoracoceras (Montrouzier) [error, not Fijian]


Artabanus
fijiensis Kormilev, 1971: 13
mcfarlandi (Kormilev), 1967: 528


Brachyrhynchus
sp. [Australian Faunal database]

Calisius
excelsus
Kormilev, 1967: 472
madgalenae Kormilev, 1966: 288
pacificus Kirkaldy, 1908: 350
pallidus Kormilev, 1967: 470
zimmermani Kormilev, 1967: 471


Camerarius
intermediarus
Kormilev, 1969: 68
kirkaldyi (China), 1930: 109 [Carventus]


Carventus
minusculus
Kormilev, 1969: 61
ovatus Kormilev, 1969: 61
robustus Kormilev, 1966: 298


Ctenoneurus
bergrothianus
Kirkaldy, 1908: 351
fijiensis Kormilev, 1971: 51


Phanocoris
lobatus
Usinger & Matsuda, 1959: 223



BERYTIDAE
Protacanthus
decorus
Uhler, 1893 [from Koronivia Collection]
pacificus China, 1930: 111



CIMICIDAE
Cimex
hemipterus
(Fabricius), 1803: 113 [Acanthia]
rotundatus Signoret, 1852



COLOBATHRISTIDAE
Phaenacantha
pacifica
Kirkaldy, 1908: 360



COREIDAE
Acarihygia
fijiana
Brailovsky, 1993: 436


Amblypella
cocophaga
China, 1934: 187


Brachylybas
delgadoi
Brailovsky, 1996: 481
taveuni Brailovsky, 1996: 478
vanua Brailovsky, 1996: 485
variegatus (Le Guillou), 1841: 262 [Gonocerus]


Leptoglossus
gonagra
(Fabricius), 1775: 708 [Cimex]
    australis (Fabricius), 1775: 708 [Cimex]


Leptocorisa
varicornis
(Fabricius), 1787: 298 [Cimex]
    acuta (Thunberg) [misidentification]


Mictis
profana
(Fabricius), 1803: 211 [Lygaeus]
    crux Dallas, 1852: 405


Monasavuhygia
cordata
Brailovsky, 1996: 489

 

CORIXIDAE
Micronecta

jennifeae Tinerella, 2006: 697.


CRYPTORHAMPHIDAE
Gonystus
nasutus
Stål, 1874: 127



CYDNIDAE
Adrisa
numeensis
(Montrouzier), 1858: 245 [Geobia]


Fromundus
pygmaeus
(Dallas), 1851: 120 [Aethus]


Peltoscytus
klysi
Lis, 1993: 306


CYMIDAE
Ontiscus
vitiensis
Kirkaldy, 1908: 356



ENICOCEPHALIDAE
Enicocephalus
corticola
Kirkaldy, 1908: 367
fungicola Kirkaldy, 1908: 367

 

GELASTOCORIDAE
Nerthra
macrothorax
(Montrouzier), 1855: 110 [Galgulus]


GEOCORIDAE
Germalus
oceanicus oceanicus
Kirkaldy, 1908: 361
oceanicus interruptus Kirkaldy, 1908: 361
pacificus Kirkaldy, 1909: 361
sp. [Kirkaldy, 1908: 361]



GERRIDAE
Halobates
bryani
Herring, 1961: 286
fijiensis Herring, 1958: 10


Limnogonus
buxtoni fijiensis
Andersen, 1975: 59
fossarum skusei Torre Bueno, 1926: 129
    discolor Stål, 1860: 265 [misidentification]


Limnometra
ciliata
Mayr, 1865: 444
faracii Zettel, 2007: 42


Tenagogonus
fijiensis
Hungerford & Matsuda, 1958: 394
valentinei Hungerford & Matsuda, 1961: 173

 

HERMATOBATIDAE
Hermatobates
weddi
China, 1957: 346

 

LASIOCHILIDAE
Lasiochilus
vitiensis
Gross, 1954: 148

 

LYGAEIDAE
Arocatus

sp. [from Koronivia Collection]


Bryanellocoris
fijiensis
Chen & Ashlock, 1987: 414


Graptostethus
manillensis
(Stål), 1860: 240 [Lygus]
nigriceps Stål, 1874: 117 [servus var.]
    vitiensis Kirkaldy, 1908: 354
servus (Fabricius), [error, not Fijian]


Insulicola
oceanicus
Kirkaldy, 1908: 359
pacificus Kirkaldy, 1908: 359


Melanerythrus
biguttatus
(Fabricius), 1775: 720 [Cimex]
mactans
(Stål), 1866: 162 [Lygaeus]
    melanesicus (Kirkaldy), 1909: 31 [Stalagnostethus]


Neocrompus
fijiensis
Ashlock & Scudder, 1966: 691


Nesostethus
bipartitus
Scudder, 1987: 272
ornatus Kirkaldy, 1908: 355 [Stalagnostethus]
variegatus Scudder, 1987: 274


Nysius
pacificus
China, 1930: 116


Pachybrachius
limbatus
(Stål), 1876: 149 [Orthoea]


Polycligenes
vitiensis
(Kirkaldy), 1908: 360 [Sinierus]



Pyrrhobaphus
leucurus
(Fabricius), 1787: 299 [Cimex]



Tomocoroides
fijianus
Woodward, 1963: 221



MICRONECTIDAE
Micronecta
jenniferae
Tinerella, 2006: 697



MIRIDAE
Adelphocoris
fijiensis
Kerzhner & Schuh, 1995: 2
    lateralis Reuter, 1908: 183 [Preoccupied Fallén, 1829]


Anthropophagiotes
thanatopharus
Kirkaldy, 1908: 378


Coridromius
variegatus
(Montrouzier), 1861: 67 [Ocypus]


Creontiades
pallidifer (Walker), 1873: 199 [Capsus]
    stramineus (Walker), 1873: 20 [Capsus]


Cyrtopeltis
nicotianus
Konigsberger, 1903: 32
    nicotianae Kirkaldy, 1908: 377 [Cyrtopeltis]


Cyrtorhinus
lividipennis
Reuter, 1885: 199
    vitiensis Usinger, 1951: 3


Dicyphus
minimus
Uhler, 1899: 59

Dolichomiris
linearis
Reuter, 1882: 29
    pacifica (Kirkaldy), 1908: 380 [Notostira]


Euchilofulviella
ernsti
Gorczyca, 1999: 10


Felisacus
filicola
Kirkaldy, 1908: 377 [Hyaloscytus]


Fronsonia
ochracea
Herczek, 1993: 33


Hyalopeplinus
fijiensis
Carvalho & Gross, 1979: 456


Lygus
muiri
Poppius, 1914: 375


Megacoelum
modestum
Distant, 1904: 270 [from Koronivia Collection]


Nesidiocoris
tenuis
Reuter, 1895: 139 [Cyrtopeltis]
    crassicornis (Distant), 1904: 478 [Gallobellicus] [from Koronivia Collection]


Nesocrypha
corticicola
Kirkaldy, 1908: 376


Nesosylphas
pacifica
Kirkaldy, 1908: 380


Paratopus
ovatus
(Herczek), 1991: 41 [Isometopus]


Popoviana
fijiensis
(Herczek), 1993: 31 [Popovia]


Pseudoloxops
vitiensis
(Kirkaldy), 1908: 377 [Tichorhinus]


Ragwelellus
thetis
Kirkaldy, 1908: 376 [Eucerocoris]

Rewafulvia
bachypterus
Carvalho, 1972: 53.


Rubrocuneocoris
acuminatus
Schuh, 1984: 426


Sejanus
fijiensis
Schuh, 1984: 166


Sthenaridia
pacificae
(Shuh), 1984: 39 [Paramixia]
piceonigra (Motschulsky), 1863: 84 [Deraeocoris]
    singalensis (Distant), 1904: 482 [Psallus]
riveti
(Poppius), 1915: 71 [Ceratocapsidea]

Tinginotum
knowlesi
Kirkaldy, 1908: 381 [Nesodaphne]


Tytthus
chinensis
Stål, 1860: 258
    riveti Cheesman, 1927: 94 [Cyrtorhinus]
mundulus (Breddin), 1896: 106 [Periscopus]


Vanniusoides
asprokara
Cassis, Schwartz & Moulds, 2003: 146



NABIDAE
Arbela
costalis
Stål 1873: 111


Gorpis
cribraticollis
Stål, 1860: 377
subtilis Reuter, 1909: 427


Reduviolus
capsiformis
(Germar), 1837: 132 [Nabis]

 

NAUCORIDAE
Naucoris

sp. [D.A. Polhemus, in litt.]


NEPIDAE
Ranatra
diminuta
Montandon, 1907


NINIDAE
Cymoninus
sechellensis
(Bergroth), 1893: 198 [Ninus]
    subsessilis Kirkaldy, 1908: 356

Ninus
insignis
Stål, 1860: 253
    stylatus Kirkaldy, 1908: 356

 

NOTONECTIDAE
Anisops
fijiensis
Brooks, 1951: 361
nasuta Fieber, 1851: 484
    fieberi Kirkaldy, 1901: 5



PENTATOMIDAE
Alciphron
glaucus
(Fabricius), 1775: 714 [Cimex] [from Koronivia Collection]


Andrallus
spinidens
(Fabricius), 1787: 285 [Cimex] [from Koronivia Collection]


Bathycoelia
simmondsi
(Izzard), 1932: 209 [Gastraulax]


Cantheconidea
cyanacantha
(Stål), 1870: 42 [Canthecona]


Glaucias
vitiensis
China, 1929: 15


Hyparete
vitiensis
Distant, 1901: 585


Neoglypsus
viridicatus
Distant, 1881: 215 [Dinorhynchus]


Pegala
biguttula
Haglund, 1868: 151
laaevis Bergroth, 1894: 152


Piezodorus
rubrofasciatus
(Fabricius), 1787: 293 [Cimex]


Platynopus
melacanthus
(Boisduval), 1835: 628 [Pentatoma]
    falleni Guérin-Méneville, 1838: 165 [Pentatoma]


Stenozygum
woodwardi
Ahmad & Khan, 1983: 599


Vitellus
insularis
Stål, 1865: 170

 

PLATASPIDIDAE
Brachyplatys
pacifica
Dallas, 1851: 70

 

PYRRHOCORIDAE
Dysdercus
cingulatus
(Fabricius), 1775: 108 [Cimex]
impictiventris
Stål, 1870: 120
    albescens Walker, 1872: 190
insularis Stål, 1870: 120
sidae Montrouzier, 1861: 68

 

REDUVIIDAE
Calphurniella
stheno
(Kirkaldy), 1908: 373 [Ploiariodes]


Emesopsis
medusa
(Kirkaldy), 1908: 373 [Ploiariodes]


Empicoris
rubromaculatus
(Blackburn), 1889: 349 [Ploiariodes]
    euryale (Kirkaldy), 1908: 372 [Ploiariodes]


Gardena
pacifica
Kirkaldy, 1908: 371


Oncocephalus
pacificus
Kirkaldy, 1908: 368


Perigrinator
biannulipes
(Montrouzier & Signoret), 1861: 69 [Opiscoetus]


Ploiaria
circe
(Kirkaldy), 1908: 373 [Luteva]
speluncaria Villiers, 1979: 573


Polididus
armatissimus
Stål, 1860: 376


Polytoxus
sp. [Kirkaldy, 1908: 368]


Pygolampis
foeda Stål, 1874: 85


Stenolemus
muiri
(Kirkaldy), 1909: 371 [Phantasmatophanes]


Tridemula
calamine
(Kirkaldy), 1908: 372 [Ploiariodes]


Tunes
saucicus
Stål, 1866: 165

 

RHOPALIDAE
Leptocoris
insularis
Kirkaldy, 1908: 353
rufomarginata (Fabricius), 1794: 152 [Lygaeus]


RHYPAROCHROMIDAE
Bedunia
nesiotes
Kirkaldy, 1908: 357

Clerada
apicicornis
Signoret in Maillard, 1862: 28


Elasmolomus
v-album
(Stål), 1860: 247 [Rhyparochromus]
    insularus Kirkaldy, 1908: 360

Horridipamera
nietneri
(Dohrn), 1860: 404 [Plociomerus]


Pamerama
ventralis
(China), 1930: 130 [Orthaea]

Paraeucosmetus
pacificus
Malipatil, 1978: 73


Paromius
gracilis
Rambur, 1839: 140 [Stenocoris]
    pallidus (Montrouzier), 1865: 229 [Plociomerus]
    seychellesus (Walker) [misidentification, not Fijian]

Pseudopachybrachius
guttus
Dallas, 1852: 573 [Rhyparochromus]
    pacifica (Stål), 1874: 149 [Pamera]
    periplanios (Kirkaldy), 1907: 426 [Orthoea]
vincta (Say) [error, not Fijian]

Reclada
moesta
Buchanan-White, 1878: 370

Remaudiereana
nigriceps Dallas, 1852: 577 [Rhyparochromus]
    andrewsi Distant, 1901: 481 [Pamera]
puberula (China), 1930: 133 [Orthaea]


SALDIDAE
Saldula
gilloglyi
Polhemus & Polhemus, 2006: 45
inoana Drake, 1961: 299

 

SCHIZOPTERIDAE
Ogeria

sp. [Hill, 2004: 602]

New Genus 1
sp. [Hill, 2004: 603]


New Genus 2
sp. [Hill, 2004: 6093]

 

SCUTELLARIDAE
Calliphara
bifasciata
(White), 1842: 85 [Callidea]

Coleotichus
artensis
(Montrouzier), 1858: 259 [Scutellaria]
    nigrovarius Walker, 1867: 2
    sordidus Walker, 1867: 1


Solenotichus
sp. [Australian Faunal database]


Tectocoris
diophthalmus
(Thunberg), 1783: 30 [Cimex]
    lineola Fabricius, 1781: 340 [Cimex] [Preoccupied Linnaeus, 1758]

 

TINGIDAE
Aulotingis
moalae
Drake & Poor, 1943: 195


Corythotingis
zimmermani
Drake & Poor, 1943: 186


Cysteochila
vitilevuana
Drake & Poor, 1943: 193


Eritingis
pacifica
(Kirkaldy), 1908: 780 [Teleonemia]

 

Holophygdon
melanesica melanesica
Kirkaldy, 1908: 364
melanesica fusca Drake & Poor, 1943: 205


Idiocystis
bicolor
Drake & Poor, 1943: 199
dryadis Drake & Poor, 1943: 200
fijiana Drake & Poor, 1943: 198
floris Drake & Poor, 1943: 198
vanuana Guilbert, 2001: 548


Monanthia
natalensis
(Stål), 1855: 39 [Physatocheila]


Nesocypselas
dicysta
Kirkaldy, 1908: 365
evansi evansi Drake, 1953: 98
evansi aemulus Drake, 1953: 99
muri Drake & Poor, 1943: 203
simulis Drake & Poor, 1943: 203
vicinatis Drake & Poor, 1943: 201


Nesocysta
rugata
Kirkaldy, 1908: 366


Phatnoma
pacifica
Kirkaldy, 1908: 363


Teleonemia
scrupulosa
Stål, 1873: 132
    bifasciata Kirkaldy, 1905: 216
    lantanae Distant, 1907: 60

 

VELIIDAE
Fijivelia
kadavu
Polhemus & Polhemus, 2006: 75
kerzhneri Polhemus & Polhemus, 2006: 74


Halovelia
fijiensis
Andersen, 1989: 103
fosteri Andersen, 1989: 113


Microvelia
pacifica
Kirkaldy, 1908: 366

 

 


Last revised 2 December 2011

Supported in part by National Science Foundation grant DEB-0425790 "Fiji Terrestrial Arthropod Survey".