Elomya lugubris Rondani, 1861

Sforzi, Alessandra & Sommaggio, Daniele, 2021, Catalog of the Diptera types described by Camillo Rondani, Zootaxa 4989 (1), pp. 1-438 : 307

Elomya lugubris Rondani, 1861

ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: 1861b: 213 (key), 218 (description).

TYPE LOCALITY: “ Paris ” ( Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 297) [type locality for Elomyia nigra Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 ].

TYPE MATERIAL: see remarks.

CURRENT STATUS: junior synonym of Elomya lateralis ( Meigen, 1824) ( Herting & Dely-Draskovits 1993: 408) .

REMARKS: Rondani (1861b: 218) considered the male of Elomyia nebulosa (Panzer, 1798) sensu Robineau-Desvoidy (1830: 296) and sensu Macquart (1833: 203) and the females of Elomya nigra Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 as belonging to the same species but, instead of applying the Principle of Priority, incorrectly proposed the substitute name Elomya lugubris . It has always been considered as junior synonym of Elomya lateralis ( Meigen, 1824) ( Bezzi & Stein 1907: 576, Herting & Dely-Draskovits 1993: 408), never as a valid species. The type material for Elomya lugubris will be the same as for the name it was proposed to replace, i. e., Elomya nigra . There is no type of this latter species in the MNHN where the Robineau-Desvoidy’s collection is preserved (Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle 2020). Under the name Elomya lugubris in the MZUF there are four males and five females, and in the MSNC one male and one female (all are non-types). Rondani (1862d: 24) redescribed this nominal species under the generic name “ Elomyia ”, which is an “incorrect subsequent spelling of Elomya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 or subsequent usage of Elomyia Macquart, 1834 ” ( O’Hara et al. 2011: 80).