Apolysis sedophila ( Brunetti, 1909 )

Gibbs, David, 2023, A world review of the bee fly tribe Usiini (Diptera, Bombyliidae) - Part 3: Parageron Paramonov s. lat., European Journal of Taxonomy 863 (1), pp. 1-162 : 154

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2023.863.2081

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:10981377-CCE7-4487-A415-4E409E55A507

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7768104

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EE3F8791-FF21-4C82-FDAD-3F9FD71FE57D

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scientific name

Apolysis sedophila ( Brunetti, 1909 )
status

 

Apolysis sedophila ( Brunetti, 1909) View in CoL

Usia sedophila Brunetti, 1909: 227 View in CoL .

Type material

Syntypes

INDIA • 3 ♀♀; “ Syntype / Usia sedophila Brunetti, Cotype / Syntype Usia sedophila Brunetti. det. J.E. Chainey 1986/[leg.] Annandale, Simla, Alt. 7000ft., 16 May [19]09/On flowers of Sedum rosulatum /Recd. in exch., from, Indian Museum., Calcutta., 1910-14/ Usia sedophila Brun ♂ ♀ ”; NHMUK .

Other material examined

INDIA • 7 ♀♀; “ On Sedum flowers/ India , Phagu to Kufri, Simla Hills, 8-9000ft., 21 May 1916 /[leg.] Annandale & Kemp/Standing over sedophila Brunetti , in J. Bowden Coll., BMNH(E) 2003-159”; NHMUK .

Remarks

Although originally described in Usia this species was moved to Apolysis by Evenhuis & Greathead (1999) and this is confirmed here with some notes on the syntypes.

Despite the suggestion on one label, all specimens in the NHMUK, both syntypes and non-type material, are females. While all the seven non-type specimens are conspecific, and are the same species as two of the syntypes, the third (with the cotype label) seems to be a different taxon. All 10 specimens are Apolysis as this genus is currently defined so it is reasonable to assume that any other syntypes in Indian museums will also be Apolysis . Thus, although the specific identity of A. sedophila is currently uncertain, that it belongs in Apolysis is certain.

Distribution

India (Himachal Pradesh), Pakistan.

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Bombyliidae

Genus

Apolysis

Loc

Apolysis sedophila ( Brunetti, 1909 )

Gibbs, David 2023
2023
Loc

Usia sedophila Brunetti, 1909: 227

Brunetti E. 1909: 227
1909
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