Trichopria capensis var. robustior Ferrière, 1935: 329

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 : 42

Trichopria capensis var. robustior Ferrière, 1935: 329 , 338.

Valid name

Trichopria capensis robustior Ferrière, 1935 .

Summary of types

Syntypes 17 ♀♀, 8 ♂♂.

Primary type data

Zululand/ Empangen/ 16.v.1923 / R.H.Harris; Sent by/ Div. of Ent./ Pretoria; primary parasite/ of Glossina pallidipes / puparia; Ser. No./ 1186; Trichopria / capensis Kieffer / var. robustior, Silv. / F.Silvestri det. (syntype ♀). Zululand:/ Empangen: 16.v.1923 / primary parasite of/ Glossina pallidipes / puparium: R.H.Harris; Ser. No. Div. of Entom./ Pretoria/ South Africa / 1186; Pres. by/ Imp. Bur. Ent./ Brit. Mus./ 1929-43 (syntype ♀). Zululand:/ Empangen: 16.v.1923 / primary parasite of/ Glossina pallidipes / puparium: R.H.Harris; Sth. Africa/ Pretoria/ Div. of Entom.; Pres. by/ Imp. Bur. Ent./ Brit. Mus./ 1929- 43; Trichopria / capensis Kff. / v. robustior S./ Silvestri det. (syntype ♀). Zululand:/ Empangen: 16.v.1923 / primary parasite of/ Glossina pallidipes / puparium: R.H.Harris; Sent by Division of/ Entomology, Pretoria,/ S.Africa, ser. no. 1186; Pres. by/ Imp. Bur. Ent./ Brit. Mus./ 1929-43 (syntypes 5 ♀♀, 5 ♂♂). Zululand:/ Empangen: 16.v.1923 / primary parasite of/ Glossina pallidipes / puparium: R.H.Harris; Sent by Division of/ Entomology, Pretoria,/ S.Africa, ser. no. 1186:/ Pres. by/ Imp. Bur. Ent.:/ Brit. Mus./ 1929-43 (syntypes 9 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂).

Type locality

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal Province, Empangeni (as Natal, Zululand, Empangen).

Remarks

This species was described from seventeen females and eight males. All specimens were located, together with a fly puparium, presumably the host. No holotype was designated so all are syntypes. All the syntypes are mounted on card points, and most are entire. This variety was attributed to Silvestri by Ferrière, but Silvestri never published the name and does not appear to have been responsible for Ferrière’s description, so it is attributable to Ferrière (1935).