240 M. W. R. de V. GRAHAM 



Lamprotatus cupreus Delucchi 



Lamprotatus cupreus Delucchi, 1953a : 202-203, 9- 

 Lamprotatus cupreus Delucchi, 1955 : 12, 18, 9- 



Type material. Type $, Czechoslovakia, Moravia, Weisskirchen, in Natur- 

 historisches Museum, Vienna. 



I have not seen the type of this species, which would appear from the characters 

 mentioned in the original description, and in Delucchi's key to the species of 

 Lamprotatus (1955 : 12) to be valid. No other material which fits the description 

 is available. 



Czechoslovakia. 

 Biology. Unknown. 



Lamprotatus picinervis Thomson 



Lamprotatus picinervis Thomson, 1876a : 224, $ $. 

 ? Lamprotatus montanus Delucchi, 1955 : 10, 12-14, ?■ 



Type material. Lamprotatus picinervis Thomson. Syntypes, 11 specimens. 

 LECTOTYPE, the fourth in the series, a male labelled " L-d " [Lund]. The only 

 female with locality data has the flagella broken off, but is undoubtedly conspecific 

 with the lectotype. It is quite satisfactory to have a male as lectotype because 

 that sex has some distinctive characters, particularly the subadpressed pubescence 

 of the flagellum (Text-fig. 183), which Thomson mentioned. Delucchi overlooked 

 picinervis when writing his revision (1955). 



L. montanus Delucchi. Holotype $, Switzerland, Valais, Saas Fee, 1800m., 

 15.vii.1953, in coll. Delucchi. I have examined the specimen, which is probably 

 the same as the British females which I have identified as picinervis (see below). 



In some respects, e.g., the relatively short antennal flagellum of the female, and 

 the shape of the petiole, this species is intermediate between the species-group of 

 splendens and that of brevicornis. 



England : Oxford, University Parks, 1 $, 23.iv.1920, 2 $, 26.iv.1920, 2 $, n.iv. 

 1921, 1 $, 13.iv.1921, all reared from a Pegomyia species (Dipt., Anthomyiidae) on 

 dock (Rumex sp.) (A. H. Hamm). 



Sweden : Skane, Lund, 6^, 1 °. (coll. Thomson). 



Lamprotatus brevicornis Thomson 



Lamprotatus brevicornis Thomson, 1876a : 226, $ ?• 



Lamprotatus brevicornis Thomson, Delucchi, 1955 : 10, 14-16, J $. 



Syntypes, 9 specimens. LECTOTYPE, a female labelled " Lpl " and " brevi- 

 cornis Ths ". 



Britain, Sweden. Not uncommon on the foliage and catkins of Salix spp. 

 (especially of the cinerea-group) in spring. 

 Biology. Unknown. Imagines April-May. 



