// scala> typeOf[java.util.stream.Stream[_]].nonPrivateMember(TermName("map")).info // [R](x$1: java.util.function.Function[_ >: T, _ <: R])java.util.stream.Stream[R] // java.util.function.Function trait Fun[A, B] { def apply(x: A): B } // java.util.stream.Stream class S[T](x: T) { def map[R](f: Fun[_ >: T, _ <: R]): R = f(x) } class Bla { def foo: Bla = this } // NOTE: inferred types show unmoored skolems, should pack them to display properly as bounded wildcards object T { val aBlaSAM = (new S(new Bla)).map(_.foo) val fun: Fun[Bla, Bla] = (x: Bla) => x val aBlaSAMX = (new S(new Bla)).map(fun) }