Type studies of the species of Odontia described by GH Cunningham

Abstract

Five species of Odontia described by G.H. Cunningham are studied and reclassified or synonymized: Odontia flexibilis (≡ Hypochnicium flexibile comb. nov.); O. fragilis (≡ Phlebia fragilis comb. nov.); O. novae-zealandiae (≡ Hypochnicium novae-zealandiae comb. nov.); O. oleifera (= Dentipellis leptodon); and O. stratosa (≡ Hyphodontia novozelandica nom. nov.). Comments, descriptions and illustrations of these species are included. Accepted names are also provided for nine other species of Odontia described by GH Cunningham. © 2012 The Royal Society of New Zealand.