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species Molchina compressicornis (Fabricius, 1794)

• Supplementary information:
  • Original Description (Partial) LL
• Distribution:
  •  S. America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Surinam, Peru, Venezuela);
• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial.
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations (32):
  • Fabricius. 1794. Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta secundum classes, ordines, genera, species adjectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus 4:138   >> Note: Original Description; Types (Syntypes); Distribution (French Guiana as "Cajennae"); >> Lygaeus compressicornis    urn:lsid:Coreoidea.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:458118
  • Coquebert. 1798. Illustratio iconographica insectorum quae in musaeis parisinis observavit et in lucem edidit Joh. Christ. Fabricius 1798 40, plate 10 fig. 10A,B. >> Note: Description; Distribution (Cayenne); #Extra notes: figures of adult# >> Lygaeus compressicornis
  • Turton. 1802. A general system of Nature, through the three grand kingdoms of animals, vegetables, and minerals, systematically divided into their several classes, orders, genera, species, and varieties, with their habitations, manners, economy, structure, and peculiarities, 1, Animal Kingdom; Vol. 2 Insects, Par 1802 635 >> Note: Description; Distribution (Cayenne); >> Cimex compressicornis    urn:lsid:Coreoidea.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:458119
  • Fabricius. 1803. Systema Rhyngotorum secundum ordines, genera, speciesadjectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. 207   >> Note: Description; Distribution (Cayenne); >> Lygaeus compressicornis
  • Donovan. 1807. In Rees [Ed.]. The Cyclopaedia; or, universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature 8 8 unnumbered pp >> Note: Description; Distribution (St Jago [in error]); >> Lygaeus compressicornis
  • Latreille. 1807. 1807 121-122 >> Note: In table >> Lygaeus compressicornis
  • Thunberg. 1823. D.D. Fauna Americae Meridionalis 3:10 >> Note: Catalogued; Distribution (Cayenne); >> Lygaeus compressicornis
  • Le Peletier & Serville. 1825. In Olivier [Ed.]. Encyclopédie Méthodique 10:62   >> Note: Notes >> Pachylis compressicornis    urn:lsid:Coreoidea.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:458120
  • Laporte. 1833. Mag. Zoo. 2:29   >> Note: Generic placement. >> Pachylis compressicornis
  • Burmeister. 1835. Handbuch der Entomologie 339   >> Note: Generic placement >> Pachylis compressicornis
  • Spinola. 1837. Essai sur les genres d'insectes appartenants à l'ordre des Hémiptères, Lin. ou Rhyngotes, Fab. et à la section des Hétéropères, Dufour 138   >> Note: Probable generic placement >> Pachylis compressicornis
  • Westwood. 1842. A Catalogue of Hemiptera in the collection of the Rev. F. W. Hope. 2:4 >> Note: Listed, synonymy (=Pachylis hopei Perty, 1833), Brazil. >> Pachylis compressicornis
  • Amyot & Serville. 1843. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Hémiptères 189   >> Note: Catalogued; >> Molchina compressicornis    urn:lsid:Coreoidea.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:458117
  • Dallas. 1852. List of the specimens of hemipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum II:382-383   >> Note: Catalogued; Distribution (Brazil); >> Molchina compressicornis
  • Herrich-Schäffer. 1853. Die wanzenartigen Insecten 9(8-9):113,129   >> Note: Catalogued (=hopei); Distribution (Cayenne); >> Molchina compressicornis
  • Dohrn. 1859. Catalogus Hemipterorum 23   >> Note: Catalogued (=hopei); Distribution (Brazil); >> Molchina compressicornis
  • Stål. 1860[1859]. Öfvers.K.VetenskAkad.Förh.Stockh 16:451   >> Note: #Extra note: compared with new species M. linnei# >> Molchina compressicornis
  • Signoret. 1861. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France Sér. 4 1:56   >> Note: #Extra note: compared with new species M. spinosa.# >> Molchina compressicornis
  • Costa, A. 1864. Annuario R. Museo Zoologica della Università di Napoli 2:75   >> Note: Listed, synonymy (=hopei), Cayenne. >> Molchina compressicornis
  • Stål. 1869. K. Svens. Vet.-Akad. Hand. (N.F.) 8(1):121 >> Note: Generic placement >> Molchina compressicornis
  • Stål. 1870. K. Svens. Vet.-Akad. Hand. 9(1):1-232   >> Note: Description; Catalogued; Distribution (Brazil, Surinam);. >> Molchina compressicornis
  • Walker, F. 1871. Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum IV:40   >> Note: Catalogued; Distribution (Brazil); >> Molchina compressicornis
  • Wood. 1874. Insects abroad 720, fig. 461   >> Note: Description; Distribution (Brazil); Anatomy; #Extra notes: sexual dimorphism of posterior femora noted, figure of adult habitus d.v.# >> Molchina compressicornis
  • Uhler. 1884. In Kingsley. The Standard Natural History. Vol. II. Crustacea and Insects 291   >> Note: Description; Distribution (Amazonia); >> Molchina compressicornis
  • Lethierry & Severin. 1894. Catalogue général des Hémiptères Tome II:12   >> Note: Catalogued; Distribution (Brazil, "Guyana"); >> Molchina compressicornis
  • Breddin. 1898. Jahrbuch der Naturhistorisches Verein zu Magdeburg 1898:153 >> Note: #Extra note: compared with new species M. molitor# >> Molchina compressicornis
  • Kirkaldy. 1903. Entomologist, London 36(484):231   >> Note: Catalogued; #Extra note: catalogued as type species of genus Molchina# >> Molchina compressicornis
  • Osborn. 1904. Ohio Naturalist 5(1):197   >> Note: Notes; >> Molchina compressicornis
  • Blöte. 1936. Zoölogische Mededeelingen 19:24   >> Note: Distribution (Brazil, Peru, Surinam); >> Molchina compressicornis
  • O'Shea. 1979. Entomol. News 90(1):48,49   >> Note: Catalogued; Distribution (N. Brazil, Guianas); #Extra note: catalogued as type species of genus Molchina# >> Molchina compressicornis
  • Brailovsky. 2006. Florida Entomologist 89(2):233-235, 237-238   >> Note: Description; Distribution (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Surinam, Peru, Venezuela); Keyed (pages 237-238); Figure (3); >> Molchina compressicornis
  • Packauskas. 2010. Fort Hays Studies 5:193 >> Note: Catalogued (New World); Distribution (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Surinam, Peru, Venezuela); >> Molchina compressicornis
• Scrutiny:
  • Livermore, 2011, Original locality data checked & entered.
• Type specimen information:
  • There are multiple primary types, see specimen data for details.

• synonym compressicorn (Weber, 1795)

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