On Hygia opaca (Uhler), H. lativentris (Motschulsky) and H. obscura (Dallas) (Heteroptera: Coreidae)
I.M. Kerzhner & H. Brailovsky
Abstract. The following new synonymy is established: Hygia opaca (Uhler, 1860) = H. japonica Ahmad, 1969, syn. n., H. lativentris (Motschulsky, 1866) = H. touchei (Distant, 1901), syn. n. Hygia opaca opaca sensu Ahmad, 1969 is a misidentification of H. lativentris (Motschulsky, 1866), the latter species does not belong to the subgenus Microcolpura. The records of H. obscura (Dallas, 1852) from Korea and China are considered mistakes.
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2003, 12(1): 99–100 ▪ Published in print 30 December 2003
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2003.12.1.99 ▪ Open full article 
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