Lispa meridionalis Rondani, 1866

Sforzi, Alessandra & Sommaggio, Daniele, 2021, Catalog of the Diptera types described by Camillo Rondani, Zootaxa 4989 (1), pp. 1-438 : 149

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ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: 1866a: 209 (key), 211 (description).

TYPE LOCALITY: “ in Melita [ Malta]” .

TYPE MATERIAL: 1 ♂, holotype ( MZUF: Box 26): Lispe Latr. / meridionalis Rndn. , ♂, nana / 1393.

CURRENT STATUS: junior synonym of Lispe nana Macquart, 1835 ( Pont 1986b: 188) .

REMARKS: Rondani (1866a: 211) described Lispa meridionalis from a single male: “ Unicum exemplar masculum … misit cl. Schembri [One male specimen … sent by Mr. Schembri]”, received from A. Schembri. This nominal species was described under the generic name ‘ Lispa ”, which is an “incorrect subsequent spelling of Lispe Latreille, 1797 ” ( O’Hara et al. 2011: 106).