Finnish Pipunculidae (Diptera) studies Part I: Taxonomic notes on Cephalops Fallén, 1810, Pipunculus Latreille, 1802 and Tomosvaryella Aczél, 1939
Author
Kehlmaier, Christian
text
Zootaxa
2008
1672
1
42
journal article
50193
10.5281/zenodo.180216
f7c4a979-1dc7-400b-b5b0-eec6919fa931
1175-5326
180216
Pipunculus monticola
Schummel, 1837
nomen dubium
Pipunculus monticola
Schummel, 1837
: 86
.
The original description is based on a single specimen (sex unknown) collected on
20th July
at “Wölfelsgrunde der Grafschaft Glatz” (nowadays
Poland
, Powiat Kłodzki, Międzygórze) by Schummel. Later,
P. monticola
was synonymized with
P. v a r i p e s
by
Becker (1921: 156)
, who does not seem to have studied the
holotype
. After Schummel’s death in 1848, his collection, which suffered from pests, was divided in 1849, partly through auction (
Groll 2006
). At present, it is not clear where the
Diptera
went to, the Hymenoptera being located at the DEI for example. The
holotype
of
P. monticola
is presumably lost and the name has therefore to be regarded as a nomen dubium at present. From the brief description, the identity of the specimen cannot be established.