| Type name | Heterorrhina {Ptychodesthes) pygmea |
| Type | Syntypes |
| Museum | The Natural History Museum, London | Correct name | Ptychodesthes alternata (Klug, 1855) |
| Collector | G. A. K. Marshall, |
| Collection date | mars, octobre |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Locality | Chirinda Forest |
| Latitude / Longitude | -20.44 ; 32.705
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| Altitude | 3800 ft |