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Author
Webb, Michael D.
Author
Viraktamath, Chandra A.
text
Zootaxa
2009
2009-07-20
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journal article
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Maiestas pulviscula
(Distant)
.
Comb. nov.
Deltocephalus pulvisculus
Distant, 1908: 381–382
,
India
.
Deltocephalus
(
Recilia
)
pulvisculus
, Dash & Viraktamath, 1998: 6
(in key).
Type material examined.
Holotype
♀
,
India
: “Pusa,
H.M. Lefroy
”, “Distant Coll. 1911-383” (
BMNH
).
Additional material.
1♀
, same data as holotype (
BMNH
) (see Remarks)
.
Remarks.
The original description of
pulviscula
indicates darker markings than are present on the specimen labelled as
type
(BMNH), except the apical dark patch on the hind tibia is clear. The forewings have extra cross veins that would key out the species in the first couplet of Dash & Viraktamath’s (1998) key. Distant (1908) indicated only
one specimen
had been sent by Lefroy but another similar female specimen (topotypic) with the same labels (see above) is also in the BMNH.