Nomenclatural changes in Anastatus Motschulsky and the description of Anastatus eurycanthae Gibson n. sp. (Eupelmidae: Eupelminae), an egg parasitoid of Eurycantha calcarata Lucas (Phasmida: Phasmatidae) from Papua New Guinea
Author
Gibson, Gary A. P.
Author
Dewhurst, Charles
Author
Makai, Simon
text
Zootaxa
2012
3419
53
61
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.213497
fa428777-de57-4308-bda5-d0144c4e29ce
1175-5326
213497
Reikosiella
(
Hirticauda
)
tricolor
(Girault)
n. comb.
Anastatus tricolor
Girault, 1915: 22
–23.
Type
data:
Australia
: Queensland, Gordonvale (Cairns).
Holotype
female (QMBA). Described: female.
Eupelmus tricolor
; Girault, 1924: 1. Combination by inference through listing of specific epithet under
Eupelmus atriflagellum
Girault.
Remarks.
Only parts of the ovipositor and of a leg of the
holotype
remain (Dahms 1986). The parts are insufficient to establish correct generic classification, but Girault's description is sufficient to place this species as a member of
R.
(
Hirticauda
). The antenna was described as having the apex of the scape, pedicel and fl1 reddish yellow, and fl2–fl5 silvery white. A flagellum with some white segments is characteristic of species of
R.
(
Hirticauda
). Girault also described the scape as “swollen at base”, and the “marginal vein much longer than the submarginal”, which are also characteristic of females of many
Reikosiella
species. The description is sufficiently detailed that the species should be readily recognizable within the Australian fauna.