Mellitidia simillima

Abstract

78. Nomia simillima Smith, 1863 Fig. 77 Nomia simillima Smith, 1863: 46, ♀. Type material examined Holotype INDONESIA • ♀; Cer. [Ceram]; [either 31 Oct.–28. Dec. 1859 or 26 Feb.–17 Jun. 1860]; OUMNH, ENT-HYME2832. Other material examined INDONESIA • 29 ♂♂, 12 ♀♀; N Moluccas, S Batjan [Bacan]; 0 m a.s.l.; 1 Jun.–31 Jul. 1952; A.M.R. Wegner leg.; T.J. Wood det.; RMNH, RMNH.INS.1714068 to RMNH.INS.1714108 • 1 ♀; Araucaria Camp. [West Papua]; [- 3.5000° S, 139.1836° E]; 800 m a.s.l.; 2 Apr. 1939; L. Toxopeus leg.; [3 rd Archibold Expedition]; T.J. Wood det.; RMNH, RMNH.INS.1714066 • 1 ♀; S Moluccas, Ambon; 1 Jan.–31 Dec. 1962; A.M.R. Wegner leg.; T.J. Wood det.; RMNH, RMNH.INS.1714067. Type locality Ceram [= Seram]. Notes Baker (1993: 230) wrote the following: “A ♀ labelled ‘Cer.’ [Ceram] and ‘ Nomia simillima Smith’ [Smith], standing over the drawer-label ‘ similata [sic] Sm.’ in the UMO type collection, is the HOLOTYPE of this species and it has now been labelled accordingly”. Co-ordinates for the Araucaria Camp were taken with reference to Toxopeus (1940). Current status Mellitidia simillima (Smith, 1863). Distribution Indonesia (Maluku: Seram, Bacan; West Papua) (Smith 1863; Michener 1965; Ascher & Pickering 2024).

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