Hermerius prionoides (Thomson, 1864)

(Figs. 11 A–C, 18B)

Dioclides prionoides Thomson, 1864: 303 . TL: Adelaide, South Australia. Holotype in MNHN (examined).

Cnemoplites (Dioclides) prionoides: Lameere, 1903a: 49; 1919: 40; McKeown, 1947: 10.

Hermerius prionoides: Jin et al. 2020: 22 .

Diagnosis. Male of H. prionoides can be separat- ed from the remaining Hermerius species by the abdominal ventrites without sexual patches, the long weakly serrate antennae extending to elytral apex, and the pronotum covered with dense long hairs. The female of that species can be recognised by smooth pronotum surface bearing only sparse fine punctures, the lower eye lobes narrowly separated on ventral side of head, the short antennae, not extending to mid elytra, and the protibial surfaces glabrous with teeth along external margin.

Types. Thomson (1864) described this species from a single specimen which he believed was a female, however Lameere (1885) found it to be a male, and he described and discussed the female characters of this species. Results of our specimen examinations and molecular sequence comparison support Lameere’s (1885) conclusion. Currently, there are two specimens (one male and one female) labelled as “ Lectotype ” in the MNHN. Here we specify the male specimen as the holotype of Dioclides prionoides Thomson, 1864, which bears the following labels “Prionoides Thoms. Type 303, Adel. Austra. | ♂ Australia, King George Lam. | Th. TYPE ”. The female specimen cannot be recognised as a part of the type series as it was probably the female specimen discussed by Lameere (1885).

Material examined (Fig. 27J). Western Australia: AM (2 ♂♂): Salt Lake; John Forrest NP, Darling Ranges, Jan. 1971, G.A. Holloway and H. Hughes ; ANIC (47 ♂♂; 6 ♀♀): 8: 11km N of Geraldton, Dec. 1972, N. McFarland ; 6: Horrocks Beach, Dec. 1985, K. and E. Carnaby ; 3: Cliff Heads, Feb. 1985, K. and E. Carnaby ; 3: Red Bluff, Caravan Park, Dec. 1971, N. McFarland ; 3: Woodridge, Feb. 1985, K. and E. Carnaby ; 2: 6 miles N of Mandurah, Jan. 1967, Upton, M.S .; 2: Bunbury, Whilock ; 2: Claremont, Jan. 1955, M.M.W. Wallace ; 2: Dongara, Feb. 1979, K. and E. Carnaby ; 1km N of Bowelling, Jan. 1979, P. Ollerinshaw ; Albany Hwy, 25km S Armadale, Jan. 2014, P. Kay ; Albany, Feb. 1977, K. and E. Carnaby ; Balcatta, Jan. 1971, K.D. Wright ; Bullsbrook, Feb. 1979, K. and E. Carnaby ; Collie, Jan. 1973, [Carnaby Coll.] ; Coolimba Lake Hill via Leeman, Dec. 2014, D.G. Knowles ; Deepdene, Karridale, Jan. 1967, Upton, M.S .; Esperance R., 13km W Norseman, Jan. 1985, K. and E. Carnaby ; Fremantle, Dec. 1963, K.R. Norris ; Garden Island, Feb. 1935, K.R. Norris ; Garden Island, Feb. 1980 ; Garden Island, Mar. 1951, A.B .; Guilderton; Jan. 1970, T.B. Ellas; Mt. Yokine, Jan. 1957 ; Nedlands, Dec. 1959, M.M.W. Wallace ; Perry Lake, Perth, Feb. 1968, A.J. Mahon ; Perry Lake, Perth, Jan. 1972 ; Pinjarra, Feb. 1986, K. and E. Carnaby ; White Hills Rd., S Mandurah, Jan. 2015, P. Kay ; [no data]; MV (13 ♂♂; 2 ♀♀): 3: Bunbury; 2: Geraldton; 2: Rottnest Island, E.T. Smith ; Champion Bay; Dongara; Harvey, A. Douglas; Mandurah; Mundaring, Feb. 1958 ; Perth, Jan. 1955, A. Douglas ; S. Perth, A. Douglas; South Perth, Jan. 1907 ; QM (1 ♂; 1 ♀): 2: [no data]. South Australia: MV (1♀): Adelaide, Schlapes Gully. New South Wales: AM (1 ♂): 50km N of Warren, Dec. 1988, M.S. and B.J. Moulds. Queensland: MV (2 ♂♂): Edungalba, Dec. 1968, E.E. Adams ; Mount Tamborine, Dec. 1957 .

Molecular data. BioSample ID: SAMN11080868, SAMN12650101.