Spilomicrus aneurus Ashmead in Riley, Ashmead & Howard, 1894: 246

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 : 10

Spilomicrus aneurus Ashmead in Riley, Ashmead & Howard, 1894: 246 .

Valid name

Spilomicrus aneurus Ashmead in Riley, Ashmead & Howard, 1894 .

Summary of types

Syntypes ♀, 3 ♂♂.

Primary type data

St. Vincent / W.I./ H.H. Smith; Spilomicrus / aneurus/ ♀ Ashm.; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntype ♀). St. Vincent / W.I./ H.H. Smith/ 237; Spilomicrus / aneurus/ ♂ Ashm.; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntype ♂). Sea level; St. Vincent / W.I./ H.H. Smith; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntype ♂). 1000 feet; St. Vincent / W.I./ H.H. Smith; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntype ♂).

Type locality

West Indies, St Vincent.

Remarks

This species was described from a female and five males, of which one female and three males were found. The female syntype is glued to a micropin and is entire; the male with Ashmead’s determination label is mounted on a card point and is entire; the male labelled “sea level” is glued to a micropin and is missing the ends of both antennae; the male labelled “ 1000 feet ” is micropinned and is entire.