Spindasis

Bland, Keith P., 2019, Name-bearing types of butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea), in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, Zootaxa 4559 (1), pp. 57-89 : 82-83

Spindasis KALLIMON H.H. Druce in H. Druce & H.H. Druce, 1905

Transactions of the Entomological Society of London for 1905, 251–263 [254–255], plate XIII, figure 9. Junior subjective synonym of Spindasis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1887) (see Bridges 1988c).

Syntypes, 2 females, pinned. Specimen data: Specimen reg. no. 500; “N.W. Rhodesia H.Cookson. ” “ 2/1/03 ” [ Handwritten in purple crayon]. “ Rhodesia Cookson 1930-202 500.” “CO-TYPE” [Handwritten in ink on mauve

card]. Specimen reg. no.499; “N.W.R.” [Handwritten in ink]. “ Rhodesia Cookson 1930-202 499.” “TOPOTYPE” [Handwritten in ink on mauve card]. “Spindacis [sic] kallimon H.H.Druce” [Handwritten in ink]. Remarks: The species was described from 4 females sent by Mr.Cookson from north-west Rhodesia in January 1903. The above two specimens are part of that type series. Another specimen bears a ‘co-type’ label but is a male taken 23 April 1904 in Katanga district and thus cannot be part of the type series.

Deudorix (Virachola) MAGDA Gifford, 1963

The Entomologist 96, 43–48 [46–48]. Junior subjective synonym of Deudorix caliginosa Lathy, 1903 (see Libert, 2004).

Holotype, male, pinned; also 5 male paratypes, all pinned. Specimen data: Specimen a: “Mitsidi Hill | 7.v.1960 | Handman | Mitsidi Hill” [Typewritten]. “Nyasaland | J.D.Handman coll. | 1960.7” [Printed]. “Type” [Round, redbordered label]. Specimen b: “Para- | type” [Round, yellow-bordered label]. “Mitsidi Hill | Blantyre | 7.v.1960 | Handman” [Typewritten]. “ 7-5-60 ” verso “MTZ” [Handwritten]. “Nyasaland | J.D.Hardman coll. | 1960.7”. [Printed] “ Deudorix magda | Gifford 1961 [sic] | Paratype male det. | D.R.Gifford” [Typewritten]. Specimen c: “Mitsidi Hill | Blantyre | 13.iii.1960 | Handman” [Typewritten]. “MTZ Hill 13-3-60 ” [Handwritten in pencil]. “Nyasaland | J.D.Handman coll. | 1960.7” [Printed]. “Para- | type” [Round, yellow-bordered label]. “ Deudorix magda | Gifford 1961 [sic] | Para-type male | det. D.R.Gifford” [Typewritten]. Specimen d: “Para- | type” [Round, yellow-bordered label]. “Mitsidi Hill | Blantyre | Nyasaland 11.v.60 ” [Typewritten]. “MTZ H 11-5-60 ” [Handwritten]. “ Deudorix magda | Gifford 1961 [sic] | Paratype male | det. D.R.Gifford” [Typewritten]. Specimen e: “Para- | type” [Round, yellow-bordered label]. “MITZIDI HILL | BLANTYRE, NYASALAND. | ELEV. 4000’ DATE. 2-1-60 | J.D.Handman.” [Printed but part handwritten]. “ Deudorix magda | Giff. MS ♂ | det. D.R.Gifford 1960 | PARATYPE ” [Handwritten (by Gifford)]. Specimen f: “Para- | type” [Round, yellow-bordered label]. “Mitzidi Hill LOC. Blantyre | ELEV. 4000’, DATE. 27-2-60 | J.D.Handman” [printed but part handwritten]. “ Deudorix magda | Giff. -MS ♂ 1960 | det. D.R.Gifford | PARATYPE ” [Handwritten (by Gifford)]. Remarks: All six specimens are unambiguously the holotype and 5 paratypes respectively. Three of the paratypes bear the wrong date of publication of the description. The species is illustrated in colour in Plate E, fig 74 and the male genitalia are drawn in figure 2, p. 145 in Gifford (1965). The illustrated imago is not one of the type series!