Serphus (Phaenoserphus) viator var. testaceicornis Kieffer, 1908

Notton, David G., 2007, A catalogue of types of the smaller taxa of Proctotrupoidea (Hymenoptera) in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, with notes on the history of the insect collection of L. A. G. Bosc d’Antic, Zoosystema 29 (3), pp. 457-470 : 466-467

Serphus (Phaenoserphus) viator var. testaceicornis Kieffer, 1908

Serphus (Phaenoserphus) viator var. testaceicornis Kieffer, 1908: 311 .

CURRENT STATUS. — Phaenoserphus pallipes (Jurine, 1807) .

LECTOTYPE (by present designation). — Slovenia, in the region of Logatec and Kranj (formerly Austria, Loitsch-Krain ), ♀ ( MNHN). A lectotype designation cited by Townes & Townes (1981) is invalid.

PARALECTOTYPES. — France, Cannes , 1 ♀ ( MNHN). — Chaville , sex? (lost). — Dieppe, 4 ♀♀ ( MNHN). — Fontainebleau, 1 ♀ ( MNHN). — Mesnil-le-Roi, 1 ♀ ; 2 ♂♂ ( MNHN). — Nyons, sex? (lost). — Paris, sex? (lost). — Sceaux, 3 ♀♀ ( MNHN). — Seine-et-Oise, sex? (lost) .

Italy (formerly Austria), Trieste, 1 ♂ (MNHN).

Croatia, Mount Učka (formerly Austria, Monte Maggiore) 2 ♀♀ ; 1 ♂ ( MNHN) .

Locality unknown, 1 ♂ (MNHN).

LABELS. — Loitsch-Krain/ vii-viii; holotypus Serphus / testaceicornis K.; Serphus (Phaenoserphus) / viator var./ testaceicornis Kieffer / holotype ♀ / P. L. G. Benoit det., 1956; Muséum Paris/ 1957/ coll. Kieffer [lectotype ♀].

REMARKS

Although described as a variety, the name Serphus (Phaenoserphus) viator var. testaceicornis is made available at subspecific rank from the date of its original publication as it was published before 1961, the author expressly used the term “var.” and it was adopted as the valid name of a subspecies before 1985, as Phaenoserphus viator testaceicornis by Kieffer (1914) ( ICZN 1999: arts 45.6.4, 45.6.4.1). The original description clearly implies there is a syntype series since no holotype is indicated and both sexes and a range of specimen lengths, collection dates and localities are given. Hence Kelner-Pillault (1958) was wrong to suggest that there was a holotype. Although Townes & Townes (1981) considered Kelner-Pillault (1958) to have designated a lectotype, this cannot be supported either under Article 74.5 ( ICZN 1999) since there is no explicit indication by Kelner-Pillault that she was selecting from a type series, or under Article 74.6 ( ICZN 1999) since it is clear a syntype series exists.Numerous syntypes were found agreeing with the localities mentioned by Kieffer (1908). Three further specimens labelled as Serphus testaceicornis but with localities not mentioned by Kieffer (1908) are excluded from the type series. Since the syntype series is large and certainly contains more than one species, to avoid future confusion and to conserve the usage established by Townes & Townes (1981) the specimen erroneously regarded as a holotype by Kelner-Pillault (1958) and erroneously regarded as a lectotype by Townes & Townes (1981), is here designated as a lectotype. The lectotype is micro- pinned and substaged, is missing the right hind leg and is slightly mouldy. The synonymy established by Townes & Townes (1981) is followed here.

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