An annotated and illustrated Type Catalogue of the predacious Shieldbugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae) in the Collection of the Natural History Museum, London Author Roell, Talita Author Lemaître, Valérie A. 0000-0003-4802-2711 v.lemaitre@nhm.ac.uk Author Webb, Michael D. 0000-0002-1312-6142 m.webb@nhm.ac.uk Author Campos, Luiz A. 0000-0001-5414-8746 luiz.campos@ufrgs.br text Zootaxa 2023 2023-02-03 5232 1 1 105 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5232.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5232.1.1 1175-5326 7609794 E7B67882-2148-49C5-9F09-D5CAA95A21D1 hamata ( Strachia ) Walker 1867b: 342 . [ Figs 81–82 ] Original data : “ a, b. New Guinea . Presented by W. W. Saunders , Esq.” [ holotype and a specimen representing Var. β ] HOLOTYPE ♁: red-margined holotype disc; “S”; “ Strachia hamata Walker’s catal.”; “Saunders. 65 . 13.”; “NHMUK 010592380”. Fourth and fifth right and left antennomeres missing; left hemelytron disjointed; left membranous wing deteriorated ( Fig. 81 ). NON-TYPE [formerly considered as type ] ♀ (var. β ): green-margined type disc; “ ASOPUS HAMATUS ”; “Wallace”; “Saunders 65 . 13.”; “N.Guin. S.W.”; “NHMUK 010592379”. Left antenna, and right anterior and middle legs missing ( Fig. 82 ). Current status : Amyotea hamata (Walker, 1867) (see Schouteden 1907: 54 ). Notes : Walker (1867b: 342) mentioned a variety of this species: “ Var. β .—Scutellum with a cruciform pale luteous stripe”. We have found this female specimen in the collection (as listed above) but according to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ( ICZN 1999 : Art. 72.4. 1) varieties are not to be counted as part of the type series, therefore we consider only the specimen with the uniformly coloured scutellum as the holotype . This specimen, presented by William W. Saunders to the Museum in 1865, was collected early in 1861 by Charles M. Allen, Alfred R. Wallace’s assistant; the handwritten “S” on the disc label may stand for Sorong or “Saylee” [Sele] ( Baker 1996: 195 ). While “ ASOPUS HAMATUS. ” is not the original combination, this is one used by Walker (1868: 533) .