Nomenclatural and bibliographic corrections to J. Maldonado Capriles (1990) "Systematic catalogue of the Reduviidae of the World (Insecta: Heteroptera)"

Abstract. The paper is based mainly on comparison of Maldonado’s (1990) catalogue with the not properly published analogous catalogue compiled by Putshkov & Putshkov (1985-1989) and with the relevant original literature. The following matters are included: a summary list of family-group names with complete synonymy; notes on about 270 genus-group names, mostly concerning type species and their ficxation; corrections of spelling for 168 species-group names; notice of new replacement names independently established by the Putshkovs and Maldonado for the same junior homonyms; a list of 21 as yet not replaced junior primary homonyms and discussion of some confused cases of secondary homonymy; 162 bibliographic references to works either not noticed in Maldonado’s catalogue (mainly works published in 1986-1989) or cited in the catalogue but missing from the bibliography; corrections to several dozens of references, mostly concerning date of publication. A new synonymy Reduvius tenebrosus (Stål, 1863), comb. n. (from “Acanthaspis?”) = R. tenebrosus Walker, 1873 = R. walkeri China, 1940 is established.