Nomada conspicua Smith 1863

Abstract

81. Nomada conspicua Smith, 1863 Fig. 80 Nomada conspicua Smith, 1863: 47, ♂. Type material examined Lectotype TIMOR-LESTE • ♂; Tim. [Timor]; [probably 7 Jan.–25 Apr. 1861]; OUMNH, ENT-HYME2835 (lectotype designated by Schwarz & Gusenleitner 2004). Type locality Timor [= Dili, Timor-Leste]. Notes Baker (1993: 231) identified this specimen as the holotype and stated that he labelled it, but we found no type label. Schwarz & Gusenleitner (2004: 1422) published the specimen as a lectotype (giving the year of publication as 1864) and we see no reason to relabel the specimen as the holotype (cf. ICZN 1999 recommendation 73F). As discussed above for X. perforator (see Section 71), Wallace visited Timor multiple times. However, after 1860 he visited it just once, between 7 Jan.–25 Apr. 1861, collecting around Dili before departing to Buru on 25 Apr. 1861. The terra typica can therefore be considered to be within the modern country of Timor-Leste. Current status Nomada (Mininomada) conspicua Smith, 1863. Part of the furva group considered by Alexander & Schwarz (1994) which is now described as subgenus Mininomada Straka, 2024 (Straka et al. 2024). Distribution Timor-Leste (Smith 1863; Schwarz & Gusenleitner 2004), almost certainly also Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara).

Authors 4

1. Thomas James Wood Aachen Naturalis Biodiversity Center

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center

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   Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR, Leiden, the Netherlands

2. Stephan Risch
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   Imbacher Weg 59, Leverkusen, 51379, Germany

3. Michael C. Orr

   Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart

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   Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, 70191, Stuttgart, Germany

4. J. E. Hogan

   University of Oxford

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   Life Collections, Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Oxford, OX 1 3 PW, UK