Galesus (Schizogalesus) modestus Nixon, 1930: 401

Notton, David G., 2014, A catalogue of the types of Diapriinae (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae) at the Natural History Museum, London, European Journal of Taxonomy 75, pp. 1-123 : 90

Galesus (Schizogalesus) modestus Nixon, 1930: 401 , 408.

Valid name

Coptera modesta ( Nixon, 1930) .

Summary of types

Syntype ♀, BMNH number 9.665. Syntype ♀.

Primary type data

Type; Port St. John/ Pondoland/ July 10-31, 1923; S.Africa/ R.E.Turner/ Brit. Mus./ 1923-398; Galesus / modestus/ Nixon ♀ type 1930 (syntype ♀). Type; Port St. John/ Pondoland/ Jan. 1924; S.Africa/ R.E.Turner/ Brit. Mus./ 1924-97; Galesus / modestus/ Nixon ♀ paratype 1930 (syntype ♀).

Type locality

South Africa, Eastern Cape Province, Port St Johns.

Remarks

There are two females agreeing with Nixon’s description and labelled by him as Galesus modestus . Of these, one is labelled as “type” and the other “ paratype ”; however, since neither a unique holotype or lectotype has yet been fixed, all of the type series is syntypic (Article 73.2). Both syntypes are mounted on card points and are entire.