A Taxonomic Revision of Nearctic Conostigmus (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronoidea: Megaspilidae)
Author
Trietsch, Carolyn
Author
Mikó, István
Author
Ezray, Briana
Author
Deans, Andrew R.
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-06-15
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Conostigmus harringtoni
(
Ashmead, 1888
)
Fig. 27
Species Comments and History.
Ashmead (1888)
described this species from one male and one female specimen, mostly relying on coloration and microsculpture.
Harrington (1900)
mentioned 6 more specimens in his personal collection, collected from the same area as the
type
. We located a series of
16 female
specimens labeled as
C. harringtoni
at the CNC, including specimens from Harrington, but these specimens belonged to several different species, including several
Dendrocerus
, and none appeared to match the female
type
or share the same collecting information as the
type
(although both these specimens and the
type
have limited collection information).
The male and female
types
of
C. harringtoni
were both deposited in the
USNM
, but the male
type
has been missing for decades (
Masner and Muesebeck, 1968
). The female
type
is still present at the
USNM
, but it is in very poor condition. The head and antennae are missing, and the rest of the specimen is so poorly glued that it is not possible to determine if the specimen has a sternaulus
.
We consider
C. harringtoni
as a
species inquirenda
.
Material Examined.
Lectotype
female:
CANADA
: USNMENT01339750 (
USNM
).