Type specimens of Chrysomelidae and Megalopodidae (Coleoptera) in the National Forest Insect Collection (NFIC), Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India
Author
Faisal, Mohammad
Author
Singh, Sudhir
text
Zootaxa
2018
4420
4
509
529
journal article
29157
10.11646/zootaxa.4420.4.4
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1175-5326
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Platypria garthwaitei
Bhasin, 1942
: 9
(
Fig. 11
)
Holotype and 21 paratypes in NFIC. Holotype with following seven labels: Label 1: White label stating collection locality '(MYANMAR), Maymyo, Bot. Garden;
21.v.1940
; MH Desai'. Label 2: White label—'On foliage of
Zizyphus
incurva'
. Label 3: Cage DSR 4065', Label 4: with code 'IR 5306'. Label 5: with code 'PRS 1919'. Label 6: White label '
Platypria garthwaitei
Bhasin
, Type' (hand written). Label 7: Red label printed 'Type'.
In NFIC there are 21 Paratypes: 8 collected by MH Desai with other details as on holotype, 4 of which with green labels with 'paratype' and rest four with 'paratype' typed on the species name tag. 12 paratypes collected by JD Grathwaite' with Label 1: White, stating collection locality (MYANMAR), Maymyo, Mandalay; (two paratypes with date)
31.v.1940
(and 10 paratypes with date)
7.vii.1938
; of these 7 with green 'paratype' labels and 3 (dated
7.vii.1938
) with 'paratype' typed on the species name tag. Label 2: White '
Platypria garthwaitei
Bhasin'. Label 3: White 'defoliating
Zizyphus
incurva'.
There are three other white paper slips with various numbers related to rearing records. One paratype with label 1: Mehnyin Res. Myitkyina coll. by R. Hlaogh,
7.vii.1938
.
Remarks:
In the original description there is no mention about number of specimens on which the species is described there is mention that species was 'described from a series'. Currently it is a synonym of
Platypria chiroptera
Gestro 1899
.