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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Sastra mamaya
Maulik, 1936
: 257
(
Fig. 28
)
There are three
paratypes
in NFIC with similar labels. Label 1: White label stating collection locality '
Burma
(
MYANMAR
): Maymyo;
vi. 1924
; collected by CR Robbins'. Label 2: White label stating 'on
Phyllanthus
sp
.'. Label 3: White label with 'RRD 282'. Label 4:
'
Sastra mamaya
Mlk., 1934
(hand written), S. Maulik'. Label 5: white label with 'Paratype'. Label 6: Green label stating “
Paratype
”.
Comments
: The species was described on the basis of six specimens. In the original description, it is stated that the type is deposited in the British Museum while there is no mention about deposition of paratypes.