The type specimens of sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta) of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid Author Taeger, Andreas Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut (SDEI), Eberswalder Strasse 90, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany. Author París, Mercedes Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid (MNCN, CSIC) c / José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain. Author Nieves-Aldrey, Jose Luis Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid (MNCN, CSIC) c / José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain. text Zootaxa 2014 2014-04-16 3790 1 103 138 journal article 5622 10.11646/zootaxa.3790.1.5 77c72766-2575-400f-9f6b-aa27987bd658 1175-5326 4914035 F8AA1D86-A9C2-422F-B1C1-2C92BFE07966 Allantus asperatus Konow 1906 A valid species, Tenthredo ( Tenthredo ) asperata ( Konow, 1906 ) . Types. Allantus asperatus Konow, 1906: 125 . Syntypes ♀ , “ Sikkim ”. Lectotype ♀ (SDEI, http:// dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.746957) designated by Taeger (1985: 139) . Type locality: India , Sikkim . Paralectotype : ♀ (MNCN_Ent 100189, MNCN Cat. Tipos Nº 2486), same data as the lectotype . Discussion. There are about 80 specimens of this species in the MNCN, partly labeled “ Sikkim ”, partly without any label (most likely all from the same locality). Very likely these specimens are not former syntypes . Konow mentioned a body size of 10–11 mm ; the specimens in the MNCN vary between 7.5 and 10.5 mm . Only one ♀ labeled as asperatus by Konow is considered by us to be a paralectotype (MNCN_Ent 100189). The male of the species is unknown.