Paramesius angustipennis Kieffer, 1911a: 762

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 : 53

Paramesius angustipennis Kieffer, 1911a: 762 .

Valid name

Paramesius brachypterus (Thomson, 1858) .

Summary of types

Lectotype ♀, BMNH number 9.929, here designated.

Primary type data

Mugd/ 26-7; Mugdock; 455.; Paramesius / angustipennis; Cameron Coll./ 1910-302.; determined by/ Dr. Kieffer.

Type locality

Scotland, Mugdock.

Remarks

This species was described from at least two females, of which one syntype was found. Macek (2002) synonymized this species with P. brachypterus without seeing the type. The syntype belongs to P. brachypterus following the interpretation of this species by Nixon (1980) and Macek (2002) and Macek’s synonymy is confirmed. A lectotype is designated to stabilise the application of the name and its synonymy. The lectotype is mounted on a card, with the left fore wing missing. The species epithet augustipennis is an incorrect original spelling, and is to be corrected (Article 32.5.1), since there is clear evidence in the original publication of an inadvertent error, i.e., in the description Kieffer says “Ailes mince…”, i.e., wing narrow which when formed into a Latin name from angustus (narrow or straight) + penna (a wing) would become angustipennis not augustipennis.