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The ZM, Amsterdam, collection contains two 2 specimens of C. sphenophori 
from Ambon (=Amboyna, Moluccas) each with a pencilled label, one reading 
‘Ambon’ and the other ‘Ambon vi vu 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 Villeneuve). 
Chlorogaster rufipes Schiner, 1868 : 323. 
Described from one 9 and two ¢g syntypes. LECTOTYPE 4g, Ausrratia (in 
Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna). Paralectotype 9, data as lectotype (also in 
NM, Vienna). The third (g) 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 3, 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 92 syntypes. LECTOTYPE 4, AUSTRALIA: 
Queensland, Herberton, 3700 ft, xii. rg10 (Dodd) (in Deutsches Entomologisches 
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