Hedychrum lugubre Cameron, 1897

(Figure 8A–8F)

Hedychrum lugubre Cameron 1897, p. 6 . Syntypes J, ♀; India: Barrackpore (NHMUK, OUMUK).

Material examined

1♀: Hedychrum lugubrum Cam. Type Bengal/Cameron Coll. 1909–182/Type/B.M. TYPE HYM. 13.31/ BMNH (E)#970961 [NHMUK] ; 1J: Hedychrum lugubrum Cam. Type/1051./8/ TYPE HYME 2004 Hedychrum lugubre Cameron, 1897 HOLOTYPE J HOPE ENT COLL., OUMNH [OUMUK] .

Remarks

Cameron (1897) described Hedychrum lugubre on the basis of a syntype series (′long. 4– 5 mm ̍ from Cameron 1897, p. 6). Kimsey and Bohart ([1990] 1991) considered the male syntype deposited at NHMUK (actually a female) to be the holotype (Figure 8A, B), whereas a male syntype is deposited at OUMUK and labelled as holotype (Figure 8C–F). The definition of holotype given by Kimsey and Bohart ([1990] 1991) does not automatically designate a lectotype by inference of the term ′ holotype ̍ (Art. 74.5) because the type series included more specimens. The two specimens examined belong to different taxa; a lectotype designation is therefore required, but this is deferred to a future revision of the Oriental Hedychrum .