Rondibilis similis Gahan, 1907

Huang, Gui-Qiang & Vitali, Francesco, 2015, Note on Rondibilis similis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae), Zootaxa 3981 (1), pp. 143-146 : 143

Rondibilis similis Gahan, 1907

( Figures 1–18 )

Rondibilis similis Gahan, 1907: 94 (type locality: “Engano Island”).

Type specimens examined. Lectotype: male ( Figs 1–5 ), Engano, Bua-Bua. V. VI., Modigliani 1891. (printed on a rectangular white label with black borders in black ink)/ LECTOTYPE, Rondibilis similis Gahan, 1907 , des. Gui-Qiang Huang & Francesco Vitali, 2015 (printed on a rectangular white label with black borders in black ink)/ TYPUS (printed on a rectangular white label with orange borders in orange ink)/ similis , ♂, Gahan (handwritten by R. Gestro on a rectangular white label with black borders in black ink)/ Rondibilis similis , ♂, Type, Gahan (handwritten by C.J. Gahan on a rectangular white label in black ink). Paralectotype: 1 female ( Figs 6–10 ), PARALECTOTYPE, Rondibilis similis Gahan, 1907 des. Gui-Qiang Huang & Francesco Vitali, 2015 (printed on a rectangular white label with black borders in black ink)/ Engano, Bua-Bua. V. VI., Modigliani 1891 (printed on a rectangular white label with black borders in black ink)/ Museo Civ. Genova (printed on a rectangular yellow label in black ink)/ similis , ♀, Gahan (handwritten by R. Gestro on a rectangular white label in black ink)/ Rondibilis similis , ♀, Gahan (handwritten by C.J. Gahan on a rectangular white label in black ink).

Other specimens: 4 males ( Figs 11–16 ) and 1 female ( Figs 17 & 18 ) with same locality, date and collector as types.

Distribution. Indonesia (Enggano Island).

Remarks. There are seven specimens with same locality, date and collector, but only two of them have a label handwritten by Gahan ( Figs 5 & 10 ), while three specimens ( Figs 13–18 ) have a label with “ Rondibilis similis Gah. Breuning dét.”. Gahan (1907) described specimens of both sexes, but only the ones having labels handwritten by Gahan should be considered as types. In all likelihood, Gahan did not observe the rest of specimens. According to the ICZN, Art. 74.7., we hereby designate the male specimen ( Figs 1–5 ) having the type label as lectotype and the female specimen ( Figs 6–10 ) as paralectotype. “Engano” was printed on all labels ( Figs 5, 10, 14, 16 & 18 ), so Gahan (1907) also used “Engano” in his paper. Actually, “Engano” was the Italian transliteration of Enggano ( Modigliani, 1894), which is an island and lies off to southwestern coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 18. Rondibilis similis Gahan, 1907. 1 – 5. Lectotype male: 1. Dorsal view, 2. Ventral view, 3. & 4. Lateral view, 5. Labels; 6 - 10. Paralectotype female: 6. Dorsal view, 7. Ventral view, 8. & 9. Lateral view, 10. Labels; 11 – 16. Males specimens: 11 – 13. & 15. Dorsal view, 14. & 16. Labels; 17 & 18. Female specimen: 17. Dorsal view, 18. Labels. Photos taken by Maria Tavano.