Orolestes selysi MacLachlan, 1895
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Orolestes selysi MacLachlan, 1895 |
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1. Orolestes selysi MacLachlan, 1895 View in CoL
= Megalestes mirabilis Matsumura, 1913 Megalestes mirabilis Matsumura, 1913 , p. 50, ♂, “Taiwan” (syn. nov.).
From the venation it is clear that this insect does not belong to the Synlestid genus Megalestes but to Orolestes in the true Lestidae . Chen (1950) recognized “ Orolestes
[Insecta Matsumurana, Vol. 24, No. 1, March, 1961]
mirabilis Mats.” as a good species, but I am of opinion that the Formosan species, both the clear-winged O. koxingai Chen (1950) and the dark-winged O. mirabilis , perhaps are identical with O. selysi MacLachlan known from Assam.
There are three male cotype specimens in H. U. collection: the one bearing the label “ Megalestes paradoxa Og.; Megalestes mirabilis Og.; Horisha, iv, 1908” should be chosen as lectotype.
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