Nomenclature and taxonomy of the genus Stylops (Strepsiptera): an annotated preliminary world checklist Author Straka, Jakub Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology, Viničná 7, Praha 2, CZ- 128 44, Czech Republic; e-mails: jakub. straka @ aculeataresearch. com, k. juzova @ aculeataresearch. com Author Jůzová, Kateřina Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology, Viničná 7, Praha 2, CZ- 128 44, Czech Republic; e-mails: jakub. straka @ aculeataresearch. com, k. juzova @ aculeataresearch. com Author Nakase, Yuta National Museum of Nature and Science, 4 - 1 - 1, Amakubo, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305 - 0005, Japan; e-mail: yuta. nakase @ gmail. com text Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 2015 2015-06-01 55 1 305 332 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5304381 0374-1036 5304381 9B6A8027-6ED6-4DDE-84E3-70B6A0980A23C Stylops ater Reichert, 1914 , stat. restit. = Stylops alterimus : ANONYMUS (1898a: 509 , with reference to plate). Incorrect subsequent spelling of Stylops aterrimus Newport , misidentification. = Stylops atterimus : ANONYMUS (1898b : plate “Zuchtwahl II”, Figs 7a and 7b, not paginated). Incorrect subsequent spelling of Stylops aterrimus Newport , misidentification. Stylops ater Reichert, 1914: 151 , M. Type locality: Germany , Merseburg. ? = Stylops krygeri Pierce, 1919: 445 , F. Type locality: Denmark , Fejo. Status uncertain, see note. = Stylops ovinae Noskiewicz & Poluszyński, 1927: 1098 . Nomen nudum. = Stylops muelleri Borchert, 1971: 18 , M, F. Type locality: Germany , Berlin-Spandau, Weinmeisterhorn. Supposed new junior subjective synonym. Host. Andrena ( Melandrena ) vaga Panzer, 1799 ( BORCHERT 1971 , REICHERT 1914 ). DNA barcode sequences. KF803437 , KF803438 , KF803490 , JN082812 , KF803528 , KF803529 . Notes. Two names, Stylops alterimus and S. atterimus [sic!] appeared in a Lexicon ( ANONYMUS 1898a ,b). These are not available names, because they obviously refer to S. aterrimus Newport and there is no reason to think that new names were intentionally created in a summarizing publication like lexicon, despite the accompanying figure depicting a different species, not S. aterrimus Newport . Stylops ater was subjectively considered an incorrect subsequent spelling ( HOFENEDER & FULMEK 1943 ), or a junior synonym of S. aterrimus ( ULRICH 1930: 14 ) . However, there is no evidence that the name S. ater is merely an incorrect original spelling of S. aterrimus , and the name fulfils all the formal conditions for available name proposed before 1931 by method of indication (see ICZN 1999 : Articles 12, 12.2.7). Therefore, we consider Stylops ater Reichert an available and valid name. The name S. ater was used consistently in the REICHERT’ s (1914) publication and his reference that he provided the same material for making the figure used in the Lexicon ( ANONYMUS 1898a ,b) does not affect its availability, as no available species name was proposed in that book ( ANONYMUS 1898a ,b). The name S. ater was not mentioned by KINZELBACH (1978: 118) , who listed European species names. Examination of the type specimen of S. krygeri is required.According to KINZELBACH (1978) , S. krygeri might be the appropriate name for the Stylops species from A. vaga . However, the description of the female specimen mentions black basal half of the cephalothorax, which does not match S. ater . Such a character is typical for S. nevinsoni or S. thwaitesi . Distances between DNA barcode sequences of this species and the other Stylops species are 10−20 % and almost invariable within S. ater ( JŮZOVÁ et al. 2015 ) .