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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Acanthopria crassicornis
Ashmead, 1896: 804
.
Valid name
Acanthopria crassicornis
Ashmead, 1896
.
Summary of
types
Syntype
♀
, BMNH number 9.691.
Syntypes
2 ♂♂
.
Primary type data
Type/ H.T.; St. John’s Riv./ Leeward side/
Grenada
, W.I./ H.H. Smith/ 19;
Acanthopria
/ crassicornis/
♀
type Ashm. (
syntype
♀
). Mount Gay Est./ Leeward side/
Grenada
, W.I./ H.H. Smith/ 26; Type;
Acanthopria
/ crassicornis/
♂
type Ashm.; W.Indies/ 99-331 (
syntype
♂
). Mount Gay Est./ Leeward side/
Grenada
, W.I./ H.H. Smith/ 25; W.Indies/ 99-331 (
syntype
♂
).
Type locality
West Indies,
Grenada
, Balthazar and Mount Gay Estate.
Remarks
This species was described from one female and four males, of which one female and two males were found. The female differs from the description in that it does not have two faint grooves posteriorly on the mesonotum, but the mesoscutal setae are stuck down in a way which suggests this, so this most likely an error of observation on Ashmead’s part and this specimen can still be considered syntypic. Also this specimen is labelled St John’s River but still is considered syntypic since this river is near the Mount Gay Estate. All three
syntypes
are mounted on card points, the female is entire, the male numbered “26” has the right hind leg missing, the male numbered “25” is entire.