Anthophora (Pyganthophora) romandii Dours 1869

Anthophora (Pyganthophora) romandii Dours, 1869 Possible syntype (labelled as paratype by Lieftinck). Algeria • text not decoded; 15. i. 1842; 1 ♂ (ZOO.0024955, Fig. 9 A); det. M. A. Lieftinck 1962. Remarks. The collection of Dours was lost, as it was destroyed in a fire (Wood 2023). As such, the location of Dours’ types is usually simple; they are lost. However, A. romandii was described from females from the collection of Lepeletier, and males from Algeria and central France from the collections of Dours and Sichel (Dours 1869). It is almost impossible to know the origin of this male specimen from Algeria that was collected in 1842, but it is old enough to potentially be a syntype of A. romandii. If it was traded from the Paris collection by M. A. Diniz, it could potentially be from the Sichel collection, but at present, this has not been proven. Further study is required before solid conclusions can be drawn.