Spilomicrus hemipterus var. pedissequus Kieffer, 1911a: 774

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 : 55

Spilomicrus hemipterus var. pedissequus Kieffer, 1911a: 774 .

Valid name

Spilomicrus hemipterus Marshall, 1868 .

Summary of types

Syntype ♀, BMNH number 9.782.

Primary type data

β.; Type/ of var.; Spilomicrus / hemipterus,/ var.-/ pedissequus/ Kief. ♀.;? Aneurhynchus sp./ In nest of Lasius/ fuliginosus/ Oxshott. β/ (15th-)12-4-01./ 27; Holotype of/ Spilomicrus / pedisequus K./ N.D.M.Fergusson, 1974.

Type locality

England.

Remarks

This species was described from an unspecified number of females. One specimen was found which agreed well with the description except for having the basal pit bifoveate. The syntype is mounted on a card, missing the tips of both antennae and the left mid leg; four tarsi are broken but parts of two of them are still present. It appears that pedissequus is the correct original spelling, as there is no evidence in the text of the original description that it is an inadvertent error (Article 32.5.1). The epithet pedisequus is therefore an unjustified emendation attributable to Kieffer (1916) and is a junior objective synonym.