Dieuches nudipes Breddin, 1906

(Figs. 26–27)

Dieuches nudipes Breddin, 1906: 325 . Syntypes: ♂, ♀, Ceylon [= Sri Lanka]: Puttalam, Nalanda, Anuradhapura and Kanthaley; depository not stated.

Current status. Metochus nudipes (combination proposed tentatively by Eyles 1973: 37).

Type material examined. Lectotype (present designation): ♂, “Kanthaley / CeylonHorn”; pinned, right antennal segments II–IV and left hind leg lacking (DEIC) (Figs. 26–28). Paralectotypes: with label identical with that of lectotype (1 ♂ 1 ♀ DEIC); “Puttalam / CeylonHorn” (1 ♂ DEIC); “Nalanda / CeylonHorn” (1 ♀ DEIC); “ Ceylon / W.Horn”, “Anu- / radhapura”, “Museum Leiden. [pr] / Dieuches [hw] / nudipes Bredd [hw] / det: [pr] Blöte [hw]” [with black frame] (1 ♂ RMNH).

Remarks. Specimens from Java mentioned in the original description are not part of the type series because it was explicitly expressed that they are doubtfully attributed to the species (ICZN 1999, Art. 72.4.1). For further remarks see above under D. jacobsoni .