Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 99. (Budapest 2007)

Wilson, M. R. ; Takiya, D. M.: Cicadellinae (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) described by Leopold Melichar in the Hungarian Natural History Museum

more specimens of the most taxa, specimens presumably which he himself used for comparison. That they are no more than this in many cases is evidenced by the fact that 'type' labels are to be found on species previously described by other authors and determined by Melichar." According to his monographs, MELICHAR described 65 species that were represented in the HNHM, of which 21 species appear to be only deposited in that institute. YOUNG SC SOÓS (1964a) designated 25 species represented by lectotypes in the HNHM, but did not indicate if lectotypes of other species represented in the HNHM were designated and deposited in another collection. They also did not provide notes on additional specimens, neither paralectotypes nor specimens belonging to species where a lectotype was not designated, but that belong to the syntype series. In the present paper we present a list of species described by MELICHAR originally based on specimens from the HNHM. These species include those that do and also that do not have representatives in the HNHM at present, but should have according to the original description. This list was first compiled during a visit by the first author in November 2006 to the HNHM. During the course of the Leverhulme Imaging project, many type specimens by MELICHAR and by other authors were studied as a result of trips (by MRW) to several major collections, including, of relevance to this paper, the MMBC. This more complete list includes specimens of 68 species and "varieties" described by MELICHAR. The status of these specimens are given, including information on (1) previously designated lectotypes; (2) paralectotypes, which were not given in some original lectotype designations, and (3) previously neglected syntypes. Lectotype designations based on selected specimens of this syntype series, were avoided if no taxonomic purpose for the designation was found in accordance to Article 74.7.3 (ICZN 1999) and opinions of several researchers on what this purpose might be, mostly published as comments in the Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature in 2001. However, some designations are proposed and justified herein. LIST OF MELICHAR SPECIES IN BUDAPEST Species in their original genus are given by alphabetical order by species epithet. An indication of the tribe, current placement, if appropriate, and synonymy are also given. Localities of the type-series and information on their depositories are given by MELICHAR as original data. Specimens below marked as syntypes have their label information agreeing strictly with the original locality. MELICHAR