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The Alloxysta (Hymenoptera: Figitidae: Charipinae) type material in the United States National Museum of Natural History and the Canadian National Collection of Insects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 October 2013

Mar Ferrer-Suay ,
Jesús Selfa  and
Juli Pujade-Villar
Mar Ferrer-Suay*
Affiliation:
Departament de Biologia Animal, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Avda. Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
Jesús Selfa
Affiliation:
Departament de Zoologia, Facultat de Ciències Biològiques, Universitat de València, Campus de Burjassot-Paterna, Dr. Moliner 50, E-46100 Burjassot, València, Spain
Juli Pujade-Villar
Affiliation:
Departament de Biologia Animal, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Avda. Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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1Corresponding author (e-mail: mar.ferrer.suay@gmail.com).
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Abstract

Alloxysta Förster, 1869 (Hymenoptera: Figitidae) type material of 19 nominal species deposited in the Canadian National Collection of Insects (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) and the United States National Museum of Natural History (Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America) were studied. Nine species are treated as valid: A. australiae (Ashmead, 1900), A. commensuratus Andrews, 1978, A. japonicus (Ashmead, 1904), A. lachni (Ashmead, 1885), A. longiventris Baker, 1896, A. minuscula Andrews, 1978, A. nothofagi Andrews, 1976, A. vandenboschi Andrews, 1978, and A. xanthopsis (Ashmead, 1896). The following synonymies are established: A. affinis (Baker, 1896) and A. quebeci Andrews, 1978 junior synonyms of A. castanea (Hartig, 1841); A. alaskensis Ashmead, 1902 and A. coniferensis Andrews, 1978 junior synonyms of A. macrophadna (Hartig, 1841); A. bicolor (Baker, 1896) and A. anthracina Andrews, 1978 junior synonyms of A. obscurata (Hartig, 1840); A. dicksoni Andrews, 1978 junior synonym of A. pilipennis (Hartig, 1840); and A. leguminosa (Weld, 1920), A. megourae (Ashmead, 1887), and A. rauchi Andrews, 1978 junior synonyms of A. brevis (Thomson, 1862). The type material of A. schlingeri Andrews, 1978 and A. halli Andrews, 1978 could not be found and we consider them as nomina dubia. Alloxysta vandenboschi Andrews is removed from synonymy with A. obscurata and considered a valid species. Comments on the type material are given. Complete redescriptions and images are presented for the valid species.

Résumé

Les spécimens types de 19 espèces d’Alloxysta Förster, 1869 (Hymenoptera: Figitidae) déposés dans la Collection nationale canadienne d'insectes (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) et au Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (Washington, D.C., États-Unis) ont été étudiés. Après cette révision seulement neuf espèces sont considérées valides: A. australiae (Ashmead, 1900), A. commensuratus Andrews, 1978, A. japonicus (Ashmead, 1904), A. lachni (Ashmead, 1885), A. longiventris Baker, 1896, A. minuscula Andrews, 1978, A. nothofagi Andrews, 1976, A. vandenboschi Andrews, 1978, et A. xanthopsis (Ashmead, 1896). Les synonymies suivantes ont été établies: A. affinis (Baker, 1896) et A. quebeci Andrews, 1978 = A. castanea (Hartig, 1841); A. alaskensis Ashmead, 1902 et A. coniferensis Andrews, 1978 = A. macrophadna (Hartig, 1841); A. bicolor (Baker, 1896) et A. anthracina Andrews, 1978 = A. obscurata (Hartig, 1840); A. dicksoni Andrews, 1978 = A. pilipennis (Hartig, 1840); et, A. leguminosa (Weld, 1920), A. megourae (Ashmead, 1887) et A. rauchi Andrews, 1978 = A. brevis (Thomson, 1862). Les spécimens types de A. schlingeri Andrews, 1978 et A. halli Andrews, 1978 n'ont pas été trouvés et nous les considérons comme des nomina dubia. Finalement, A. vandenboschi Andrews est ici retirée de la synonymie d’A. obscurata et est considéré comme une espèce valide. Des commentaires sur les spécimens types sont donnés. Pour les espèces valides, des re-descriptions et des illustrations des caractères diagnostiques sont présentées.

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Systematics & Morphology
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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 145 , Issue 6 , December 2013 , pp. 603 - 625
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2013 

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