Ochthera schembrii Rondani, 1847

Sforzi, Alessandra & Sommaggio, Daniele, 2021, Catalog of the Diptera types described by Camillo Rondani, Zootaxa 4989 (1), pp. 1-438 : 111

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scientific name	Ochthera schembrii Rondani, 1847
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ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: 1847b: xxx.

TYPE LOCALITY: “ in insula Melita [ Malta Island]”.

TYPE MATERIAL: 1 ♀, lectotype (abdomen in a microvial pinned below specimen, ( MZUF: Box 39): Ochthera Latr. / schembrii Rndn. , Melita / 2107 / Lectotypus Ochthera schembrii Rondani , ♀, det. P.J. Clausen, 1979.

PARALECTOTYPES EXAMINED: 2 ♀♀ (one missing head and covered with mold) ( MZUF: Box 39): Ochthera Latr. / schembrii Rndn. , Melita / 2107 / Paralectotypus Ochthera schembrii Rondani , ♀, det. P.J. Clausen, 1979.

PARALECTOTYPE NOT EXAMINED: 1 ♀ (MZUB: Box 338): 28 04 / Ochthera schembrii Rond. , ex Ins . Malta / schembrii Rndn. , Malta.

CURRENT STATUS: valid species ( Cogan 1984: 162, Mathis & Zatwarnicki 1995: 148, Bächli et al. 1995: 5).

REMARKS: Rondani (1847b: xxx) described Ochthera schembrii from four specimens: “ Hujus speciei … exemplaria quatuor in collectione mea servantur [Four specimens of this species are in my collection]” received from A. Schembri. Clausen (1979: 141) designated a lectotype (♀) and paralectotypes (2 ♀♀) but did not mention an additional ♀ specimen in the MZUB (this additional specimen is a paralectotype).