Stictomischus, Thomson, 1876

Baur, Hannes, 2001, The Hymenoptera (Chalcidoidea, Ichneumonoidea, Platygastroidea) described by Vittorio Delucchi: an annotated catalogue, Journal of Natural History 35 (1), pp. 55-125 : 108

Stictomischus ¯ammeus Delucchi ( Pteromalidae )

Stictomischus X ammeus Delucchi, 1953a: 211. Holotype m, Germany ( NMW [examined]).

Material. HOLOTYPE m (cr, left antenna, left wings, right fore wing, and right metatarsus lacking, head, right antenna, and original micro-pin glued beside rest of body) labelled`p. 234. w. Or. Ex. m.; [empty label]; Collect. G. Mayr; Lamp. splendidulus FoÈrster, Type; TYPE [red]; GITOGNATHUS [sic] ¯ammeus n. V. Delucchi det.’. One slide (sc) labelled`30; Stictomischus ¯ammeus n. sp. DIS ANT antenna m’ with left antenna (1953a: 209, ®gure 9; Delucchi, 1955a: 70, ®gure 93) and one slide (sc) labelled`29; Stictomischus ¯ammeus n. sp. m Ala’ with right fore wing (1955a: 70, ®gure 94) of holotype.

PARATYPES, NMW: 1 m (mp) from the FoÈrster collection and provided with Delucchi’s identi®cation label, considered as part of the type series. VD : 1 m (cr, glued with its micro-pin to card rectangle) labelled`... [illegible] Frst. [Novitzky’s handwriting]; Stictomischus ¯ammeus n. V. Delucchi det.’ in Delucchi’s collection is considered as part of the type series. It is clearly a remounted specimen of the FoÈrster collection.

Remarks. Delucchi described the female and stated`Type im Nat. Museum Wien.’ but did not specify the number of specimens he had. Holotype subsequently remounted from micro-pin by me. The identity of the type series was problematic, since Delucchi (1953a: 212) cited`BoÈhlerwerk an der Ybbs (NiederoÈsterreich), leg. S. Novicky’ and`HoÈgyeÂsz ( Ungarn), 27.6.1946, leg. J. ErdoÈs’ as origin of his material. Except 1 l(cr) labelled`S. NOVICKY BoÈhlerwerk, YbbsÐDetritus V. 1949 /50; Gitognathus [sic] ¯ammeus n. V. Delucchi det.’ in the Novitzky collection at the BMNH, no specimen with such data could be located. However, close examination revealed that Delucchi actually described and illustrated the above specimen labelled`TYPE’ from the FoÈrster collection. Of critical importance were the slide-mounted antenna and fore wing which could be recognized from the ®gures without question. Comparisons with the remaining part (antenna) and the point of fracture which was very characteristic in the case of the fore wing showed that both parts originate from the holotype.

Status. Glyphognathu s ( Glyphognathus ) X ammeus (Delucchi) ( Graham, 1969: 209).