Bulletin of the Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS, supplement to Annales Zoologici Warszawa 1999, No 2: 13-17

The Type Material of Family Platystomatidae (Diptera) in the Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS, Warsaw

Ewa SlEDLAR and Tomasz Huflejt

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii, Polska Akademia Nauk, ul. Wilcza 64, 00-679 Warszawa, Polska

A bstract. All type specimens of Platystomatidae (Diptera) preserved in the Museum and Institute of Zoology Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, are listed. Material includes 93 specimens which

represent 1 7 described by E n d e r l e i n .

Key words. Diptera, Platystomatidae , type specimens.

I ntroduction possible to examine the preparation without taking it from the case. The frontal surface bear also The following list includes all the type material of Enderlein's handwritten inscription which included family Platystomatidae (Diptera) which is housed in the same data as on the labels attached to the , the collection of the Museum and Institute of Zoology and the information about contents of preparation. of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw These slides are pinned through the plug of cork and (MZPW). This material consisting of 93 type speci­ kept in drawers beside pinned . mens represents 17 species described by Gunter E n d e r l e i n in his publications generally gave E n d e r l e i n in four publications appeared from 1911 sufficiently detailed information on the type series, to 1924. Originally, all of these type specimens were but he did not designate holotypes. In the case of 7 deposited in the collection formerly belonging to the species described from unique specimens, holotypes Zoological Museum in Stettin (Szczecin), and next, were designated in the original descriptions by pri­ after the Second World War, they have been trans­ mary monotypy. For remaining 10 species treated ferred to our institution. herein, described from two or more specimens, all Most of the specimens bear Enderlein's determi­ type specimens have the syntype status, because no nation labels, as well red labels with “Type” or yellow lectotypes were designated yet. ones with “Co^Typus”. The main part of the material In the present paper, we have made efforts to is in very good condition. Wings of some specimens, maintain the format used in previous type catalogues figured in the original description, have been broken published in the Bulletin. The species are listed under off from the thorax and mounted on characteristic their original binomial combinations in alphabetical slides. The wing in such a slide is placed between two order. The species name is followed by author, year cover-glasses, which are located inside a small case of description was published, and page. The complete cardboard. Its size is ca 30 x 30 x 5 mm. One side of reference is given at the end of this paper. this case is shutting by a plug of cork. Both frontal and Each specimen listed below contains following bottom surfaces of the case have in their centers a data: specific kind of type, sex, museum type number circle opening ca 15 mm in diameter, what make (put in parentheses), and quoted label information.

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Data from individual labels are enclosed in the quota­ calypterata Enderl. Type ? Dr. Enderlein det. tion marks. All specimens have also two museum 1912”. labels omitted in this list. One of them is white and SYNTYPE female (No. 1902) labelled “Sumatra bear the inscription in print "Mus. Zool. Polonicum Soekaranda Dr. H. Dohm S.”. Warszawa 12/45", the second one is red with the Notes: Right wing of syntype specimen No. 1901 following inscription in print: "Mus. Zool. Polonicum mounted on slide labelled “Euprosopia calypterata Warszawa Typus n. [museum type number] [original Enderl. ? Sumatra Soekaranda Januar 1894 Type”. name of taxon, author and year] [sex symbol] [kind of the type]", e.g. "Mus. Zool. Polonicum Warszawa Lule cyanea ENDERLEIN, 1912b: 377 Typus n. 1894 Polistomima stigma Enderlein, 1912 d* HOLOTYPUS". Each slide has also such museum SYNTYPE male (No. 1923) labelled “Madagaskar registration labels, the very same as the pinned speci­ Ambodimanga Hammerstein S. 4.1906”, “Type”, men. These labels are glued on the frontal surface of “Lule cyanea Enderl. Type d" Dr. Enderlein det. cases. 1912”. Further, when necessary, some occasional informa­ SYNTYPE female (No. 1924) labelled “Madagascar tion, such as data concerning slides, differences from Ambodimanga Januar.”, “Type”, “Lule cyanea original descriptions or specimen condition, are noted. Enderl. Type ? Dr. Enderlein det. 1912”. Lastly, any taxonomic changes and current synonymy Notes: Left wing of syntype specimen No. 1923 are given in the species remarks. mounted on slide labelled “Lule cyanea Enderl. d" All the data published in the lists are being simulta­ Madagascar, Ambodimanga April 1906. Fliigel. neously recorded in a computer data base in the Type”. Left wing of syntype specimen No. 1924 Zoological Museum, and potential borrowers of the lost. specimens may refer both to the name and to the number of particular specimen they want to borrow Mesanopin tephritinum ENDERLEIN, 1912b: 369 for study. HOLOTYPE female (No. 1911) labelled “Kamerun Barombi Conradt”, “Type”, “Mesanopin tephriti­ L i s t o f S p e c i m e n s num Enderl. ? Dr. Enderlein det. 1912”, “HOLO­

Agrochira achiodes ENDERLEIN, 1911: 451 TYPE Agrochira tephritina (Enderlein, 1912) ? Det. Whittington”. HOLOTYPE male (No. 1834) labelled “Kamerun Notes: Genitalia in vial on pin. Right wing on slide Barombi Conradt”, “Type”, “Agrochira achiodes labelled “Mesanopin tephritinum Enderl. 9 Kame­ Enderl. Type d" det. Dr. Enderlein”, “HOLOTYPE run Barombi L. Conradt S. Type”. Specimen Agrochira achiodes Enderlein, 1911 o' Det. Whit­ without head. Remains of headcapsule glued on tington”. card pinned with the holotype. This card bear on Notes: Genitalia in vial on pin. his underside the following note: “Head of type specimen of Agrochira tephritina ? Det. A.E. Euprosopia calypterata Enderlein, 1912a: 359 Whittington 1993”. Species remarks: Currently placed in Agrochira SYNTYPE male (No. 1899) labelled “Sumatra Enderlein, 1911. Soekaranda Dr. H. Dohm S.”, “Type”, “Eupro­ sopia calypterata Enderl. Type

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SYNTYPE male (No. 1909) labelled “Zoutpansberg Sikkim H. Rolle Berlin, S.W. 11.”, “Type”, Transvaal”, “Co=Typus”, “Peltacanthina cribrosa “Polistomima gigantea Enderl. Type ? Dr. Enderl. Type d Dr. Enderlein det. 1912”. Enderlein det. 1912”. Notes: Left wing of syntype specimen No. 1909 SYNTYPE female (No. 1896) labelled “Darjeeling mounted on slide labelled “Peltacanthina cribrosa Sikkim H. Rolle Berlin, S.W. 11.”, “Co-Typus”, End. cT Transvaal, Zoutpansberg Type”. “Polistomima gigantea Enderl. Type ¥ Dr. Enderlein det. 1912”.

Peltacanthina excellens E n d e r l e in , 1912b: 363 Species remarks: This name is considered a junior synonym of Xenaspispictipennis (WALKER, 1849). SYNTYPE male (No. 1903) labelled “Kamerun Barombi Conradt”, “Type”, “Peltacanthina Polistomima stigma E n d e r l e in , 1912a: ^52 excellens Enderl. Type d Dr. Enderlein det. 1912”. SYNTYPE female (No. 1904) labelled “Kamerun HOLOTYPE male (No. 1894) labelled “Sumatra Barombi Conradt”, “Type”, “Peltacanthina Soekaranda Dr. H. Dohm S.”, “Type”, “Polisto­ excellens Enderl. Type ? Dr. Enderlein det. 1912”. mima stigma Enderl. Type d Dr. Enderlein det. SYNTYPE male (No. 1905) labelled “Kamerun 1912”. Barombi Conradt”, “Co^Typus”, “Peltacanthina Notes: Right wing on slide labelled “Polistomorpha excellens Enderl. Type ? Dr. Enderlein det. 1912”. stigma Enderl. d Sumatra Soekaranda Dr. H. SYNTYPE female (No. 1906) labelled “Kamerun, Dohm Type”. Barombi Conradt”. Species remarks: Currently placed in genus Xenaspis Notes: This species was described from one male and O s t e n S a c k e n , 1881. three females. The whole of the syntype series reside in MZPW, but sex of one specimen (syntype Polistomima walkeri E n d e r l e in , 1912a: 350 No. 1905, male) was incorrectly determined and SYNTYPES males (No. 1835 and 1836) labelled published as female. “Dohm Sumatra Liangagas”, “Type”, “Polisto­ mima Walkeri Enderl. Type d Dr. Enderlein det. Peltacanthina lurida ENDERLEIN, 1924: 149 1912”. SYNTYPE male (No. 1926) labelled “Westafrika SYNTYPES males (No. 1837 and 1838) labelled Uelleburg VI.-VIII. 08.Te6mann S.G.”, “Type”, “Dohm Sumatra Liangagas”, “Co^Typus”, “Peltacanthina lurida Enderl. Type d Dr. Enderlein “Polistomima Walkeri Enderl. Type d Dr. det. 1921”. Enderlein det. 1912”. Notes: Original description gives an additional local­ SYNTYPE male (No. 1839) labelled “Dohm Sumatra ity information as “Spanisch Guinea”. Liangagas”, “Co~Typus”. SYNTYPES females (No. 1840 and 1841) labelled “Dohrn Sumatra Liangagas”, “Co^Typus”, Platy stoma ruficeps ENDERLEIN, 1912b: 370 “Polistomima Walkeri Enderl. Type ¥ Dr. HOLOTYPE male (No. 1912) labelled “Abessynien Enderlein det. 1912”. Dire Daoua Febr.”, “Type”, “ ruficeps SYNTYPE male (No. 1842) labelled “Dohm Sumatra Enderl. Type d Dr. Enderlein det. 1912”. Soekaranda”, “Type”, “Polistomima Walkeri Notes: Right wing on slide labelled “Platystoma Enderl. Type d Dr. Enderlein det. 1912”. ruficeps Enderl. d Abyssinien, Dire Daoua Febr. SYNTYPE male (No. 1843) labelled “Dohm Sumatra Type”. Soekaranda”, “Co^Typus”, “Polistomima Walkeri Species remarks: Currently placed in genus Palpomya Enderl. Type d Dr. Enderlein det. 1912”. R o b in e a u -D e s v o id y , 18 3 0 . SYNTYPE male (No. 1844) labelled “Dohm Sumatra Soekaranda”. SYNTYPE female (No. 1845) labelled “Soekaranda Polistomima gigantea E n d e r l e in , 1912a: 353 Januar 1894 Dohm.”, “Type”, “Polistomima SYNTYPE female (No. 1895) labelled “Darjeeling Walkeri Enderl. Type ¥ Dr. Enderlein det. 1912”.

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SYNTYPE male (No. 1846) labelled “Soekaranda Species remarks: Currently placed in genus Lampro- Januar 1894 Dohm.”, “Co~Typus”, “Polistomima phthalma PORTSCHINSKY, 1892. Walkeri Enderl. Type Senopterina meijereana ENDERLEIN, 1912a: 356 tra Soekaranda Dr. H. Dohm S.”, “Type”, “Polisto­ mima Walkeri Enderl. Type cT Dr. Enderlein det. HOLOTYPE male (No. 1897) labelled “Dohm Suma­ 1912”. tra Soekaranda”, “Type”, “Senopterina Meijereana SYNTYPES females (No. 1875-1878) labelled Enderl. Type cf Dr. Enderlein det. 1912”. “Sumatra Soekaranda Dr. H. Dohm S.”, “Type”, Species remarks: Currently placed in genus Lampro- “Polistomima Walkeri Enderl. Type ? Dr. phthalma PORTSCHINSKY, 1892. Enderlein det. 1912”. SYNTYPES males (No. 1879-1886) labelled “Suma­ Simomesia tigrina ENDERLEIN, 1912b: 373 tra Soekaranda Dr. H. Dohm S.”, “Co^Typus”, SYNTYPE male (No. 1916) labelled “Fernando Po “Polistomima Walkeri Enderl. Type

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E n d e r l e i n , G. 1911. Trypetiden-Studien. Zoologische Jahr- Xenaspis polistiformis ENDERLEIN, 1924: 102 biicher. Abteilung fur Systematik, Geographie und Biologie SYNTYPE male (No. 1925) labelled “Sikhim Coll. der Tiere, 31(3): 4 0 1 -4 6 0 . E n d e r l e i n , G. 1912a. Zur Kenntnis orientalischer Ortalinen und Bingham”, “Type”, “Xenaspis polistiformis Loxoneurinen. Zoologische Jahrbiicher. Abteilung fur Enderl. Type cT Dr. Enderlein det. 1920”. Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere, 33: 347-362. E n d e r l e i n , G. 1912b. Loxoneurinen und Ortalinen aus Afrika. Zoologische Jahrbiicher. Abteilung fur Systematik, Geographie A cknowledgments und Biologie der Tiere, 33: 363-378. E n d erlein , G. 1924. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Platystominen. We wish to express our hearty thanks to Professor Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 11(1): Agnieszka DRABER-MOŃKO (M useum and Institute of 9 7 -1 5 3 .

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