Lispe dissimilis, Macquart, 1851

Pont, Adrian C., 2012, Muscoidea (Fanniidae, Anthomyiidae, Muscidae) described by P. J. M. Macquart (Insecta, Diptera), Zoosystema 34 (1), pp. 39-111 : 59-60

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https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2012n1a3

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scientific name

Lispe dissimilis
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dissimilis Macquart, 1851 , Lispe

Lispe dissimilis Macquart, 1851b: 237 ( 1851d: 264) , pl. 24, figs 7, 7a. Lectotype ♂, “de l’Égypte. M. Bigot en a pris plusieurs individus au Caire.” ( Egypt, Cairo), by present designation, in OUMNH.

MATERIAL. — Described from both sexes, collected by Bigot. In the Bigot collection in OUMNH there are 2 ♂♂ and 2 ♀♀ syntypes. Macquart’s mistake in sexing these specimens is easily understood as ♂♂ of the genus Lispe Latreille, 1797 are dichoptic and were frequently mis-sexed by 19th century workers. The 2 ♂♂ actually represent two different species, but it is not possible to decide which of these was used by Macquart as the basis for his description: this is sufficiently imprecise to apply to either of them. Stein’s (1907b: 274) redescriptive notes could also apply to either specimen. I have labelled and designate herewith the ♂ without a head as lectotype. This agrees slightly better with Macquart’s statement “thorax à bandes noires, étroites” than does the 2nd ♂. This 2nd ♂ and the 2 ♀♀ have been labelled as paralectotypes.

The lectotype is in good condition apart from the missing head. The ♂ paralectotype lacks the left hind leg; the abdomen has been removed by me and the terminalia dissected; these are in a small vial of glycerine pinned with the specimen. 1 ♀ paralectotype is labelled by Macquart “ Lispe / dissimilis / ♂ ♀. Macq. n. sp.”. Bigot’s drawer label reads “ L. dissimilis . ♀. / Egyptus. / Macq.” .

In addition to these four specimens, the OUMNH series includes 1 ♂ and 1 ♀ labelled “ Maroc.” by Bigot. These are not syntypes. In MHNL, there is also a specimen without abdomen or hind legs in box F of the Macquart collection, with the label “L. / dissimilis / Macq. Egypte ”. This was recorded by Macquart (1850c: 534) as present in the MHNL collection. I have labelled it as paralectotype. There is no material in MNHN.

CURRENT IDENTITY. — The lectotype has been labelled by J. E. Collin as Lispe nuba Wiedemann, 1830 , and this identification is correct. The name Lispe dissimilis has been treated as a junior synonym of L. nuba in the standard works ( Stein 1919: 142; Hennig 1960b: 448; Pont 1986b: 189).

The OUMNH paralectotype ♂ is Lispe assimilis Wiedemann, 1824 , as defined by Shinonaga & Pont (1992: 718). The 2 ♀♀ paralectotypes and the MHNL ♂ are Lispe nuba ; the Morocco ♂ and ♀ in OUMNH are Lispe assimilis .

MHNL

Musee Guimet d'Histoire Naturelle de Lyon

MNHN

Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Anthomyiidae

Genus

Lispe

Loc

Lispe dissimilis

Pont, Adrian C. 2012
2012
Loc

Lispe dissimilis

MACQUART P. J. M. 1851: 237
MACQUART P. J. M. 1851: 264
1851
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