Catalogue of type specimens of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic Author Bezděk, Aleš Biology Centre ASCR, Institute of Entomology, Branišovská 31, CZ- 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic; e-mail: bezdek @ entu. cas. cz Author Hájek, Jiří Department of Entomology, National Museum, Kunratice 1, CZ- 148 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic; e-mail: jiri _ hajek @ nm. cz Author Ascr, Biology Centre text Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 2010 2010-12-15 50 2 629 655 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5326685 0374-1036 5326685 Pachnoda pygidialis Knirsch, 1944 Pachnoda pygidialis Knirsch, 1944: 404 , Figs. 1–2 . The holotype is deposited in NMPC (general collection): HOLOTYPE (J): ‘Duala, Afr. / Coll. David [p] // TYPUS [p, red label] / Pachnoda / pygidialis / m. [hw] // Det. Dr. Knirsch [p] // Nat. Mus . Pragae / Inv. [p], 26694 [hw, orange label] // Pachnoda [p] knirschi / Rigout [hw] / J. Rigout det. 1987 [p]’. Current status. Pachnoda knirschi Rigout, 1984 , see RIGOUT (1984) . Remark. RIGOUT (1984) proposed the replacement name Pachnoda knirschi for Pachnoda pygidialis Knirsch, 1944 , a junior primary homonym of Pachnoda rubrocincta var. pygidialis Kraatz, 1890 .