Taumacera submetallica (Jacoby, 1896), comb. nov.

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Platyxantha submetallica Jacoby, 1896a: 494 (original description)

Type material examined. SYNTYPES: 1 ♀, ‘Co- / type [white round label with yellow collar, p] // SUMATRA / SI-RAMBÉ / XII.90-III.91 / E. MODIGLIANI [w, p] // Museo Civ. / Genova [orange, p] // Jacoby Coll. / 1909-28a [w, p] // Platyxantha / submetallica / Jac. [b, h]’ (BMNH); 1 ♀, ‘ SUMATRA / SI-RAMBÉ / XII.90-III.91 / E. MODIGLIANI [w, p] // Typus [red letters, w, p] // submetallica / Jac. [w, h] // Platyxantha / submetallica / Jac. [b, h]’ (MSNG).

Comments. JACOBY (1896a) described this species from two specimens and classified it in Platyxantha . This was followed by WEISE (1924). For an unknown reason, WILCOX (1973) classified it in Polexima which probably caused it to be omitted by REID (1999). I examined both syntypes (females) deposited in the BMNH and MSNG. Because the assignment in Polexima is evidently wrong as it is an African genus, I tentatively transfer P. submetallica to Taumacera . However, the correct generic placement can only be resolved when a male is discovered.As mentioned already by JACOBY (1896a) Platyxantha multicostata and P. submetallica could belong to a single species as they were collected at the same locality (Si-Rambé) and differ only in the body length and paler colouration of the elytral disc in P. submetallica .