Promecidia thoracica (Smith, 1860), 2024

Lelej, A. S., 2024, REVIEW OF THE VELVET ANTS (HYMENOPTERA: MUTILLIDAE) OF WALLACEA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO LOMBOK, INDONESIA, Far Eastern Entomologist 504, pp. 1-25 : 18

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scientific name	Promecidia thoracica (Smith, 1860)
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Promecidia thoracica (Smith, 1860) , comb. n.

Mutilla thoracica Smith, 1860a: 76 ; ♂, holotype, "Mak[assar]" [OUMNH]; Brothers, 2022:

153, ♂, fig. 300. Timulla (Trogaspidia) thoracica : Mickel, 1935: 255, ♂. Petersenidia thoracica : Lelej, 2005: 73, ♂. Mutilla bonthainensis André, 1896b: 14 ; ♂, holotype, ♂, " S[outhern]. Celebes / Bonthain /

C.Ribbe 1884" [ HNHM], examined; Brothers, 2022: 35, fig. 36, ♂ . Syn. n. Timulla (Trogaspidia) bonthainensis : Mickel, 1935: 257, ♂. Promecidia bonthainensis : Lelej, 2005: 81, ♂; Brothers, 2022: 35, ♂.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. The holotype of Mutilla bonthainensis André, 1896 .

DISTRIBUTION. Indonesia (Sulawesi).

REMARKS. According to B. Petersen's identification label attached in 1981 to the male holotype of Mutilla bonthainensis André, 1896 , this species is a junior subjective synonym of M. thoracica Smith, 1860 . The former is currently placed in the genus Promecidia and I replace thoracica in this genus as well.