Maiestas vagans (Distant)

Webb, Michael D. & Viraktamath, Chandra A., 2009, 2163, Zootaxa 2163, pp. 1-64 : 42

Maiestas vagans (Distant) . Comb. nov. ( Fig. 12)

Maiestas vagans Distant, 1917: 319 , fig. 15, Seychelles. (from Scaphoideus ).

Scaphoideus seychellensis Distant, 1917: 320 , fig. 17, Seychelles. Syn. nov.

Type material examined. Seychelles: syntypes M. vagans : 1♂, 2♀, 1 (specimen missing, labelled type), no further data, numbered “64”, “61”, “99” and “54” respectively; 1♂, 1♀ , “ Mahe, ’08-9”, numbered “55”; holotype ♂ S. seychellensis , “Silhouette, ’08”, numbered “19” (all BMNH) .

Remarks. The remainder of the type series of vagans (and many other species collected on the same expedition) and further data for numbered specimens is in Cambridge University (see ‘Material & methods – Percy Sladen Trust Expedition material’.