Gasterophilus elephantis Cobbold, 1882

Sinha, Shuvra Kanti, 2019, The types of Calyptratae (Diptera) preserved in the Museum fϋr Naturkunde, Leibniz-Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany, collected from Indian Sub continent, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (3), pp. 251-255 : 254

7. Gasterophilus elephantis Cobbold, 1882

Elephantis Cobbold, 1882 : (♂ ♀; Gastrophilus ), 1♂, 1♀ [Type Locality LONDON,from an Indian Elephant, Collector Brauer, F.M. ]

ZMHU material: “ Paratype ” 1♂, 1♀ collected by Brauer, F.M. [ LONDON], handwritten labeled as “ Paratypus Fridr Brauer”, with a printed label “gez. Schönbr coll. Brauer ” and another printed label as “ elephantis det. Brauer ”. The ♂ specimen bears a printed label as “ Cobboldia elephantis, Ost – Indien, Brauer don, 1896”. The specimens along with an opened pupal case are in good condition ( Figure 16a,b ) .

Current name: Cobboldia elephantis (Cobbold, 1886) .

Acknowledgement

The author express deep regards to Dr. Joachim Ziegler, Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz-Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Invalidenstrasse 43, D-10115, Berlin for his kindness and warm hospitality during study the calyptrate specimens preserved in the museum and also for valuable suggestions to revise the manuscript.

Figures

Figures 12-16. 12. Mydaea morose Stein Holotype and Original labels, 13(a&b). Pygophora tricincta Enderlein Type and Original labels, 14(a&b). Chrysomyia nigripes Aubertin Paratype and labels, 15(a,b&c). Lipoptena efovea Speiser Type and Original labels, 16(a&b). Gasterophilus elephantis Cobbold Paratype and labels.