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Issue: Vol. 5696 No. 2: 24 Sept. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-09-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5696.2.7
Page range: 279-285
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Acanthidiellum Kirkaldy, 1904 a valid substitute name for the preoccupied Acanthidium Montrouzier, 1858 and Polycarmes Stål, 1868 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

School of Natural Resource Sciences; North Dakota State University; Fargo; ND; United States; 58108-6050
7 Gwydir St; Cambridge; CB1 2LG; United Kingdom
Department of Entomology; National Museum of the Czech Republic; Cirkusová 1740; CZ-193 00 Praha 9—Horní Počernice; Czech Republic
Hemiptera Insecta Pentatominae Acanthidiellum Polycarmes new combination homonymy substitute name

Abstract

The generic name Polycarmes Stål, 1868, currently used as a valid name for two species of Pentatomidae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomomorpha: Pentatomoidea) from New Caledonia, is actually a junior homonym of Polycarmes Gistel, 1834 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). The substitute name for it is its only valid junior synonym, Acanthidiellum Kirkaldy, 1904, originally proposed as a new replacement name for Acanthidium Montrouzier, 1858 preoccupied by Acanthidium Lowe, 1839 (Chondrichthyes). The following two new combinations are proposed: Acanthidiellum armigerum (Montrouzier, 1858) comb. nov. and Acanthidiellum punctatissimum (Montrouzier, 1858) comb. nov. A habitus photograph of Acanthidiellum punctatissimum is provided while Acanthidiellum armigerum remains a taxon incertae sedis.

 

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Rider, D.A., Edkins, K. & Kment, P. (2025) Acanthidiellum Kirkaldy, 1904 a valid substitute name for the preoccupied Acanthidium Montrouzier, 1858 and Polycarmes Stål, 1868 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Zootaxa, 5696 (2), 279–285. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5696.2.7