Holotype of Psilocephala obscura

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1893-12-31

Central America: Jamaica: Surrey: Greater Antilles: Jamaica | Kingston

Current Identification
Elcaribe obscurus (Coquillett, 1893)
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Diptera Brachycera Asilomorpha Asiloidea Therevidae Therevinae
Determiner: Donald W. Webb
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Previous Identification
Psilocephala obscura Coquillett 1893
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Diptera Brachycera Asilomorpha Asiloidea Therevidae Therevinae
Determiner: Daniel W. Coquillettlinked data icon on 1893-12-31
Nature of ID: type ID

Coquillett 1893, page 229, Holotype of Psilocephala obscura Coquillett 1893 OD: "A single specimen."
Media type: text; Coquillett 1893 Description: Synopsis of the Dipterous genus Psilocephala.;

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Shows Publication: Coquillett 1893 Description: Synopsis of the Dipterous genus Psilocephala.

  • researcher code: MEi 140015
  • type number: 7566

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (pinned) good in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
sex Female By: Donald W. Webb
life stage adult By: Rachel L. Hawkins Sipe

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  • Labels: "Kingston, Jamaica; Holotype No.; type; 7566; Collection C. W.Johnson; M. E. Irwin Specimen #140015; Elcaribe obscurus det. D. W. Webb"

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  • Continent:
  • Central America
  • Country:
  • Jamaica
  • State/Province:
  • Surrey
  • Island Group:
  • Greater Antilles
  • Island:
  • Jamaica
  • Specific Locality:
  • Kingston
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Kingston, Jamaica
  • Georeference:
  • 18.0162320°, -76.809270° (Error radius: 9658m) By: Jeremy Kisala on 2020-05-15 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1893-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • End of date collected range set to type publication date.
  • Collector:
  • [no agent data]

  • Preparator:  [no agent data]

Media type: text; Entomology 7562;  7563;  7564;  7565;  7566;  7567;  7568;  7569;  7570;  7571;  7586;  7590;  7599;  7610;  7613;  7617;  7584;  7601;  7603;  7605;  7607;  7609;  7611;  7615;  7619;  7576;  7580;  7581;  7582;  7583;  7585;  7587;  7589;  7588;  7579;  7600;  7604;  7606;  7608;  7612;  7614;  7616;  7618;  7620;  7602;  7572;  7575;  7577;  7578;  7561;  7591;  7592;  7593;  7594;  7595;  7596;  7597;  7598;  7574;  7573 Description: MCZ Entomology Hemiptera 006001-010000, pg.28;

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Ledger Entry for: 60 cataloged items from MCZ:Ent:7562 Brachylinga morata Lectotype to M...

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