Species Orius tantillus (Motschulsky, 1863)

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• Anthocoris tantillus Motschulsky, V. von 1863. Essai d'un catalogue des insectes de l'îIle Ceylan. Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 36(3): 1-153 [89].

  Type data:

   Neotype BMNH ♂, Pundalu-oya, Sri Lanka (as Ceylon).

  Subsequent designation references:

  Ghauri, M.S.K. 1972. The identity of Orius tantillus (Motschulsky) and notes on other Oriental Anthocoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Journal of Natural History 6: 409-421 [411]; Kerzhner, I.M. & Jansson, A. 1985. The type-specimens of Heteroptera described by V. Motschulsky. Annales Entomologici Fennici 51: 33-45 [38] (acceptance of neotype designation).
• Triphleps australis China, W.E. 1926. A new species of Triphleps (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) preying on the eggs of Heliothis obsoleta, H.S., in Queensland. Bulletin of Entomological Research 17: 361-362 [361].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 5♀, QLD.
• Orius niobe Herring, J.L. 1967. Insects of Micronesia. Heteroptera: Anthocoridae. Insects of Micronesia 7: 391-414 [399].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM 69189 ♂, Yona, Guam, S Marianna Ils.
  Paratype(s) USNM 2♂ ♀.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Ghauri, M.S.K. 1972. The identity of Orius tantillus (Motschulsky) and notes on other Oriental Anthocoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Journal of Natural History 6: 409-421 [411] (synonymy of Orius niobe)
• Woodward, T.E. & Postle, A.C. 1986. The Australian species of Orius Wolff (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 25: 245-254 [247] (synonymy of Triphleps australis)

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