Anthophora laticincta Dours 1869

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Abstract

Anthophora laticincta Dours, 1869 (Fig. 22) Anthophora lati-cincta Dours, 1869: 124. MATERIAL EXAMINED. — France • 1♀ (lectotype des. Brooks 1988); Cors [Corse = Corsica]; MNHN-EY-EY58560 • 1♀ (paralectotype, not originally labelled as such by Brooks); Cors; MNHN-EY-EY58563. CURRENT STATUS. — Anthophora (Anthophora) subterranea (Germar, 1826) (Brooks 1988). DISTRIBUTION. — Pan-Mediterranean (Brooks 1988; Rasmont 2014, as Anthophora canescens Brullé, 1832 recte 1833; Ascher & Pickering, as Anthophora canescens). REMARKS Described from Corsica based on specimens from “Collection Sichel, Dours” (Dours 1869: 125). As Dours’ collection is lost, material was sought in the MNHN collection, and Brooks (1988: 555) designated a lectotype from this collection. However, inspection of the MNHN general Anthophora collection revealed that the specimen was actually confusingly labelled as neotype by Brooks. Considering this specimen itself, the two main labels with written information are in the handwriting of Sichel, as was the case for Anthophora atrocaerulea. Since Dours explicitly stated that specimens could be found in “Collection Sichel, Dours”, this indicates that the specimen is a genuine syntype.Importantly, the transcription of the label information by Brooks of “Cors/Anthoph laticincta Sich n. s. 3 females/ = nigro-cincta Lp. v. female a Jurin ghli/ Drews, J.” does match the specimen in question, and so it can be accepted as a valid lectotype designation despite the neotype label; it has now been properly labelled as the lectotype (Fig. 22A). Additionally, in the Sichel collection (adjacent to but not integrated into the general collection), a second specimen with the same label information was located which is also syntypic, as it is labelled as laticincta by Sichel. This does not appear to have been inspected by Brooks, as it lacks any of his labels. This second female has now been labelled as paralectotype following Brooks’ valid lectotype designation.

Authors 1

1. Thomas James Wood corresponding Aachen Naturalis Biodiversity Center

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center

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