A catalogue of the types of Diapriinae (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae) at the Natural History Museum, London
Author
Notton, David G.
text
European Journal of Taxonomy
2014
2014-02-26
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Spilomicrus hemipterus
var.
pedissequus
Kieffer, 1911a: 774
.
Valid name
Spilomicrus hemipterus
Marshall, 1868
.
Summary of
types
Syntype
♀
, BMNH number 9.782.
Primary type data
β.; Type/ of var.;
Spilomicrus
/ hemipterus,/ var.-/ pedissequus/ Kief.
♀
.;?
Aneurhynchus
sp./ In nest of Lasius/ fuliginosus/ Oxshott. β/ (15th-)12-4-01./ 27;
Holotype
of/
Spilomicrus
/ pedisequus K./ N.D.M.Fergusson, 1974.
Type locality
England
.
Remarks
This species was described from an unspecified number of females. One specimen was found which agreed well with the description except for having the basal pit bifoveate. The
syntype
is mounted on a card, missing the tips of both antennae and the left mid leg; four tarsi are broken but parts of two of them are still present. It appears that
pedissequus
is the correct original spelling, as there is no evidence in the text of the original description that it is an inadvertent error (Article 32.5.1). The epithet
pedisequus
is therefore an unjustified emendation attributable to Kieffer (1916) and is a junior objective synonym.