Reduvius obsoletus Blanchard 1842

Reduvius obsoletus Blanchard, 1842 (Fig. 3 D-G) Reduvius obsoletus Blanchard, 1842: 218, pl. 29, fig. 4. TYPE SPECIMENS. — Lectotype. Argentina • 1 ♂; 8484 34; Reduvius obsoletus; Patago patagonicus (Kirkaldy, 1909) dét. Bérenger J.-M. 1995; MNHN-EH-EH 30829. [Designated by Bérenger et al. 1996]. Paralectotype. Argentina • 1 ♀; 8484 34; 243; Patago patagonicus (Kirkaldy, 1909) dét. Bérenger J-M 1995; MNHN-EH-EH 30828. DISTRIBUTION GIVEN BY BLANCHARD. — Rio Negro, Patagonia [Argentina]. D’ORBIGNY’S CATALOGUE NOTES. — Patagonia, staying in Patagones on the Rio Negro [Argentina], from January to September 1829. True bug. It inhabits the caves dug into the sandstone that forms the hillsides of the Rio Negro in Patagonia, attached to the roof or hidden in holes, rare. VALID NAME. — Patago patagonicus Kirkaldy, 1909. Reduvius obsoletus Blanchard, 1842 is a primary homonym of Reduvius obsoletus Klug, 1830 (currently Oncocephalus obsoletus (Klug, 1830) (Bérenger et al. 1996).