Exallonyx alticola var. seyrigi Risbec, 1950

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 : 462-463

Exallonyx alticola var. seyrigi Risbec, 1950

Exallonyx alticola var. seyrigi Risbec, 1950: 516 , figs 3, 6.

CURRENT STATUS. — Exallonyx seyrigi Risbec, 1950 .

LECTOTYPE (designated by Townes & Townes 1981). — Madagascar, Tananarive , ♂ ( MNHN).

PARALECTOTYPES. — Madagascar,Tananarive, 6 ♂♂. — Tananarive district, 2 ♂♂ (all MNHN). — Tananarive, 3 ♂♂ (lost).

LABEL. — Madagascar / Tananarive/ 3.III.32/ A. Seyrig [lectotype ♂].

REMARKS

Although described as a variety, the name Exallonyx alticola var. seyrigi 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 species before 1985, as Exallonyx (Exallonyx) seyrigi by Townes & Townes (1981) ( ICZN 1999: arts 45.6.4, 45.6.4.1). The lectotype is micro-pinned, substaged and is entire. Three of the syntypes mentioned in the original description, which should have been in the MNHN according to Risbec (1950), could not be found.