Review and reclassification of the Old World genus Physopelta (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Largidae) Author Stehlík, Jaroslav L. Department of Entomology, Moravian Museum, Hviezdoslavova 29 a, CZ- 627 00 Brno – Slatina, Czech Republic text Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 2013 2013-11-15 53 2 505 584 journal article 2413 10.5281/zenodo.5739959 956fa4e4-8b18-4c70-94b2-5722d5348180 0374-1036 5739959 8D64B275-C6AF-411E-B79D-A3EBEB3D093FD Physopelta apicalis Walker, 1873 Physopelta apicalis Walker, 1873: 21 (original description). SYNTYPES : 4 spec. (a–d), ‘Hindostan’ (BMNH). Type material examined. SYNTYPES : 1 ♂ ( BMNH ), ‘ Type [p, white circular label, damaged] // averse: E. Ind. [hw] / reverse: 58 / 60 [hw, light-blue circular label, unreadable] // 11. PHYSOPELTA APICALIS . [p, white label] // ♂ [p, white label] ’; 1 ♀ ( BMNH ), ‘averse: E. Ind. [hw] / reverse: 58 / 60 [hw, light-blue circular label] // Physopelta / apicalis / Waker’s Catal. [p, white label] // Physopelta / apicalis [hw, white label] // ♀ [p, white label] ’; 1 ♀ ( BMNH ), ‘averse: E. Ind. [hw] / reverse: 58 / 60 [hw, light-blue circular label] // Physopelta / apicalis / Waker’s Catal. [p, white label] // ♀ [p, white label] ’. Comment. Examination of three syntypes of Physopelta apicalis Walker, 1873 deposited in BMNH revealed that this species shares a combination of characters placing it rather near the genus Iphita Stål, 1870 , but also some unique characters (especially the forked process on procoxa) supporting its placement in a separate genus yet to be described (STEHLÍK & KMENT in press).