title: Lectotype designations and taxonomic corrections on Neotropical Scutelleridae described by G. Breddin (Hemiptera: Heteroptera).
abstract: Lectotypes are designated and documented for the following species and infrasubspecific taxa: Dystus villosus Breddin, 1904; Lobothyreus breviceps Breddin, 1914; Pachycoris torridus (Scopoli, 1772) var. laetissimus Breddin, 1906 (originally proposed as var. laetissima); P. torridus var. moestissimus Breddin, 1906 (originally proposed as var. moestissima); Polytes speculiger Breddin, 1914. The identities of the taxa in concern are clarified. The following new junior subjective synonyms are proposed: Pachycoris torridus (Scopoli, 1772) = P. torridus var. laetissimus Breddin, 1906, syn. nov., = P. torridus var. moestissimus Breddin, 1906, syn. nov.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Weijin Road 94, 300071 Tianjin, China.; Email: david.redei@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Dávid
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rédei
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, National Museum of Natural Science, 1 Kuan-Chien Rd., Taichung, Taiwan.; Email: jingfu.tsai@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jing-Fu
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.affiliation: Dow AgroSciences, LLC, 2606 S. Dundee St., Tampa, FL 33629, USA.; Email: jeeger@dow.com.
authors.forename: Joseph E Jr
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Eger
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D004772:Entomology / Q000266:history; D005260:Female; D020062:Heteroptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size