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The ZM, Amsterdam, collection contains two $ specimens of C. sphenophori 

 from Ambon (= Amboyna, Moluccas) each with a pencilled label, one reading 

 'Ambon' and the other 'Ambon vi vii 08'. It is known that Muir collected in 

 Amboyna and obtained sphenophori there in the year prior to that in which he 

 obtained the species at his Laloki river camp in Papua, and the year date 08 

 (=1908) fits with this. It is possible that one of the Amboyna females is an 

 original syntype, even though Villeneuve mentioned only New Guinea in the 

 description. Good evidence is lacking, however, and the Amboyna specimens 

 are considered not to have any type-status (neither bears a label by Villeneuveh 



Chlorogaster rufipes Schiner, 1868 : 323. 



Described from one $ and two £ syntypes. LECTOTYPE g, Australia (in 

 Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna). Paralectotype $, data as lectotype (also in 

 NM, Vienna). The third ($) syntype has not been seen. The lectotype bears a 

 label in purple ink reading 'rufipes Type Br. Bgst.', another label reading 

 'N. Holland Alte Sammlung' and a third label reading 'rufipes det. B.B.' (the 

 specific name in ink, remainder in print) ; the paralectotype has identical labels. 



The provenance was published originally as 'Neuseeland' but this was corrected 

 to 'New Holland' by Brauer & Bergenstamm (1889 : 97). 



Dexia aditha Walker, 1848 : 854. 



The type-material of this nominal species was cited as 'Holotype' in the recent 

 revision of the Rutiliini (Crosskey, 1973). Whilst that paper was in press, however, 

 it was discovered that a second original specimen had been inadvertently 

 incorporated into the Australian National Insect Collection (having been loaned to 

 the late Dr Paramonov several years ago and not returned to British Museum 

 (Natural History)). It is now certain that the original material consisted of two 

 syntypes, and the specimen earlier referred to as 'holotype' is here newly 

 designated as lectotype. 



LECTOTYPE <$, Australia: Western Australia, Swan River (Richardson) (in 

 British Museum (Natural History), London). Paralectotype <$, same data as 

 lectotype (also in BMNH). 



Lectotype and paralectotype bear identical labels reading as follows: circular 

 white label with '43 14' on one side and 'Swan River' on the reverse side in slightly 

 faded black ink; pencilled label 'Swan R. W. Australia. Dr. Richardson. 43.14.' 

 in Austen's writing. (The figures '43 14' refer to the 14th collection of insects 

 incorporated into the BMNH collection in 1843.) 



Microtopeza [sic] violacescens Enderlein, 1937 : 441. 



Described from three <$ and two $ syntypes. LECTOTYPE $, Australia: 

 Queensland, Herberton, 3700 ft, xii. 1910 (Dodd) (in Deutsches Entomologisches 



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