Holopyga rugosa (Smith, 1852)

Rosa, Paolo, 2023, New records for the Indian cuckoo wasp fauna (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) with description of two new species and remarks on types of Smith and Cameron, Journal of Natural History 57 (29 - 32), pp. 1396-1433 : 1417

Holopyga rugosa (Smith, 1852)

( Figure 13A–13F )

Hedychrum rugosum Smith, 1852: 45 . Type series and sex unknown; India: Maharashtra: Poona [= Pune] ( NHMUK).

Material examined

1♀: Capt. Dounes/Col . H. John./ Hedychrum rugosum Smith / Type /B.M. TYPE HYM. 13.21/ This specimen was desc. by Bingham in 1903 Fauna Brit India. At that time had locality label Poona, now missing? Type status dubious. D. Morgan/ NHMUK _014420284 [ NHMUK].

Distribution

India ( Maharashtra; Western India (locality not specified)).

Remarks

As already observed by Morgan, the type status of this specimen is unclear, because it lacks the label of the type locality.

Figures

Figure 13. Holopyga rugosa (Smith, 1852), possible type ♀. A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Habitus, lateral view. C. Head and mesosoma, dorsal view. D. Metasoma, posterior view. E. Head and mesosoma, lateral view. F. Metasoma, lateral view. Scale bars: 1 mm.