Annotated type catalogue of the true bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera) at the state museum of natural history stuttgart

Abstract

The State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart (SMNS) holds one of the largest and most important insect collections in Germany. True bugs (Heteroptera), with 80.000 specimens at SMNS, have previously received little attention. Here, an annotated type catalogue of the Heteroptera collection is given. Type material of 67 nominal taxa is present at SMNS, among them types of 52 valid species and three valid subspecies. The families Miridae and Cydnidae contribute the largest number of types, but types from seven other families are also represented.