Odontomachus nigriceps

Identification
Key to Odonotomachus of the Indo-Australian Region

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: New Guinea.

Nomenclature

 *  nigriceps. Odontomachus nigriceps Smith, F. 1860b: 103, pl. 1, fig. 9 (w.) NEW GUINEA. Subspecies of tyrannicus: Emery, 1897d: 557; Donisthorpe, 1947c: 579. Status as species: Donisthorpe, 1932c: 461; Wilson, 1959a: 496; Brown, 1976a: 105. Senior synonym of praefectus: Wilson, 1959a: 496.
 * praefectus. Odontomachus angulatus subsp. praefectus Forel, 1911e: 251 (w.) NEW GUINEA. Junior synonym of nigriceps: Wilson, 1959a: 496.

Odontomachus nigriceps

There is no way of knowing if the specimen marked as “type” by Donisthorpe is the true holotype or not. There is a second specimen, in, that is mounted in the same way as the specimen, but the forms of the data labels differ.

specimen has the standard paper disc, marked “DORY” (= Dory I., New Guinea), without other information.

specimen has a printed rectangular label, “59/58 Dory. New Guinea.” Acc. Reg.: “1859 no. 58 (June 24) Dory, New Guinea. Purchased of Mr S. Stevens; collected by Mr Alfred Wallace.”