SYNTYPES: females from Sydney region, New South Wales, labelled “Sydney”, were formerly housed in the Staatlische Museum, Stuttgart, West Germany. They were lost during World War II (pers. comm., Dr M. Janus, formerly Hauptconservater, Staatlische Museum, Stuttgart). NEOTYPE, here designated as follows: one male, registered AMS KS6873 in the research collection of the Australian Museum, Sydney; with label-data: Blackwall, near Woy Woy, New South Wales, 33°30'S 151°20'E, R. McDonald, 10 June 1973, from paperbark tree.
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