Conostigmus grangeri ( Dessart & Masner, 1965 )

Trietsch, Carolyn, Mikó, István & Deans, Andrew R., 2019, A photographic catalog of Ceraphronoidea types at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris (MNHN), with comments on unpublished notes from Paul Dessart, European Journal of Taxonomy 502, pp. 1-60 : 35-37

Conostigmus grangeri ( Dessart & Masner, 1965)

Figs 18–19

Ecnomothorax grangeri Dessart & Masner, 1965: 283 , 287, ♂, ♀. MNHN. Keyed.

Conostigmus grangeri – Dessart & Cancemi 1987: 315, 323. Generic transfer.

Material examined

Holotype

ALGERIA • ♀; “« Font. des Gazelles , Oran, 6-4-58, J. BARBIER» (6 avril 1958)” ( Dessart & Masner 1987: 287); MNHN EY25339 , EY22448 .

Allotype

ALGERIA • ♂; “«Aïn Franin , Oran, 25-4-59, J. BARBIER»” ( Dessart & Masner 1987: 287); MNHN EY25340 , EY22444 to EY22447 .

Paratypes

ALGERIA • 1 ♀;“« Le Portet, Oran, 15-3-59, J. BARBIER»” ( Dessart & Masner 1987: 287); MNHN EY25341 • 1 ♂; same data as for preceding; MNHN EY25342 .

Distribution

Palearctic.

Comments

Dessart & Masner (1965) described Ecnomothorax grangeri from two male and two female specimens, all of which are deposited at the MNHN. The genus Ecnomothorax Dessart & Masner, 1965 was later synonymized with Conostigmus by Dessart & Cancemi (1987).

The female holotype is glued to cardstock ( MNHN EY25339), with one slide preparation (prép. no.6501/104) of the right antenna in poor condition ( MNHN EY22448). The male allotype is contained within a vial that is point mounted through the cork ( MNHN EY25340). There are four associated slides (prép. no. 6501/103), including the left antenna ( MNHN EY22446), the right anterior leg ( MNHN EY22445), and the last few segments of the metasoma, the pedicel and F1–5 of the right antenna ( MNHN EY22444). The fourth slide, containing the male genitalia ( MNHN EY22447), is in such poor condition that it is not possible to actually view the genitalia. It is worth mentioning that the microscope preparation numbers given by Dessart & Cancemi (1987) do not match the actual preparation numbers given on the specimen.

There is also a female ( MNHN EY 25341) and male ( MNHN EY 25342) paratype, both of which are glued to cardstock. Whole-body images were taken of the male paratype in place of the allotype. The female paratype was not imaged.

Figures

Fig.18.Conostigmus grangeri(Dessart&Masner,1965), holotype, ♀. A.Dorsal view(MNHNEY25339). B. Right antenna (MNHN EY22448).

Fig. 19. Conostigmus grangeri (Dessart & Masner, 1965). A–C. Allotype, ♂. A. Labels and specimen (MNHN EY25340). B. S9, dorsal view (MNHN EY22444). C. Left antenna (MNHN EY22446). D. Paratype, ♂, dorsal habitus (MNHN EY25342).