Muscidae

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 : 253

Family Muscidae

Total 15 specimens were collected from Indian subcontinent of which four Syntype: 1. Coenosia capitulate Stein, 1910: 567 (♂ ♀ coenosia) “ 3♂ und eine grössere Anzahl weibchen aus Pattipola (22.II. 1902 ” [ SRI LANKA, Collector L. Biró] ( Figure 2a,b ); 2. Limnophora tinctipennis Stein, 1910: 557 (♂ ♀; Limnophora ) “Mehrere Parchen aus Pattipola 2000 m (22.IT. 1902)” [ SRI LANKA, collector L.Biro] (types in Pattipola, MNM) (Figure 7a,b); 3. Lispa mirabilis Stein, 1918: 176 (♂ ♀; Lispa ); ZMHU material: Syntypes, labeled as “BRUNNETTI, Jubbelpore, India, alt 1300 Ped, 3-8. IV. 05”, with partly handwritten label by Stein as “ Lispa mirabilis Stein 1♂ ” (Figure 8); 4. Lispocephala tinctipennis Stein 1910: 563 (♂ ♀; Caricea ) “Zahlreiche Männchen und Weibchen aus Pattipola (22. II. 1902)”. [ SRI LANKA, Collector L. Biró] (Figure 10) three Paralectotype: 5. Dichaetomyia pallens, Stein, 1918: 170 (♂ ♀; Mydaea ). Stein mentioned 2♂ collected by E.Brunetti from Penang (the type specimens are preserved in the BMNH) ( Figure 5 ); 6. Phaonia acerba, Stein, 1918: 166 (♂ ♀; Phaonia ). Stein mentioned 1 ♀ collected by E.Brunetti from DARJEELING (the type specimens are preserved in the BMNH); 7. Phaonia debilis, Stein, 1918: 167 (♂ ♀; Phaonia ). Stein mentioned 1♂, 2 ♀ collected by E.Brunetti from MUSSOORIE (N. India) on 20-26.v.05 (the type specimens are preserved in the BMNH); four Holotype:

8. Dichaetomyia splendida, Stein, 1918: 172 (♂ ♀; Mydaea ) ( Figure 6a,b ); 9. Lispa sericipalpis ( Stein, 1906) = trilineata Stein, 1906: 71 (♀; Lispa ). [ CEYLON = Sri Lanka] (Figure 9a,b); 10. Mydaea attenta Stein, 1918 = argentata Walker, 1918: (♂ ♀; Mydaea ), 1♂, [CALCUTTA, environs, Collector Brunetti] (Figure 11); 11. Mydaea morose Stein, 1918 : (♂ ♀; Myospila ), 1♂, [ CEYLON, Collector Brunetti] ( Figure 12 ) are studied and conf. by Pont and Werner (2006).

Some other type specimens are as follows:

Figures

Figures 1-6. 1. Coenosia angustifrons Stein Type with labels, 2a. Coenosia capitulate Stein Syntype, 2b. Original plus Syntype labels, 3(a&b). Coenosia ceylonica Enderlein Type and Paratype labels, 4. Coenosia indica Enderlein Original and Type labels, 5. Mydaea pallens Stein Original and Paralectotype labels, 6a. Dichaetomyia splendida (Stein) Holotype with labels.

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.