Meriodes ceresensis ( TURNER 1926) Bartalucci, M. Boni, 2007

Bartalucci, M. Boni, 2007, The Afrotropical genera of the subtribe Meriina (Hymenoptera, Tiphiidae, Myzininae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 39 (2), pp. 1257-1305 : 1279-1280

Meriodes ceresensis ( TURNER 1926) nov.comb.

Myzine ceresensis TURNER 1926: 109-110

L e c t o t y p e (here designated in order to ensure the name’s proper and consistent use): South Africa = / Cape province Ceres Jan. 1925 / /Myzine ceresensis Type Turner/(autogr.) / Type H.T/(rounded with red outer ring) /S. Africa R.E. Turner Brit. Mus. 1925-79/, BMNH!.

P a r a l e c t o t y p e s: South Africa = (1) / Cape province Ceres Feb. 1925 / / Myzine ceresensis Type Turner /(autographic) / Syntype /(rounded with blue outer ring) / S. Africa R. E. Turner Brit. Mus. 1925-79/, BMNH! (1) / Cape Province Ceres Jan 1925 / / S. Africa R. E. Turner. Brit. Mus. 1925-79/ / Myzine ceresensis Type Turner /(autographic) / Syntype /(rounded with blue outer ring), BMNH; (3) / Cape Province Ceres March 1925 / / S. Africa R. E. Turner. Brit. Mus. 1925-161/ / Myzine ceresensis Type Turner /(autographic) / Syntype /(rounded with blue outer ring), BMNH; (1) / Cape Province Ceres April 1925 / / S. Africa R. E. Turner. Brit. Mus. 1925-210/ / Myzine ceresensis Type Turner /(autographic) / Syntype /(rounded with blue outer ring), BMNH; (3) / Cape Province Ceres 1500 ft Jan 1921 /

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/ S. Africa R. E. Turner. Brit. Mus. 1921-78/ / Myzine ceresensis Type Turner /(autographic) / Syntype /(rounded with blue outer ring), BMNH; (2) / Cape Province Ceres 1500ft Dec 1920 / / S. Africa R. E. Turner. Brit. Mus. 1921-38/ / Myzine ceresensis Type Turner /(autographic) / Syntype /(rounded with blue outer ring), BMNH; (2) / Cape Province Ceres 1500ft Dec 1920 / / S. Africa R. E. Turner. Brit. Mus. 1921-38/ / Myzine ceresensis Type Turner /(autographic) / Syntype /(rounded with blue outer ring), BMNH; (27) / Cape Province Ceres Feb 1925 / / S. Africa R. E. Turner. Brit. Mus. 1925-116/ / Myzine ceresensis Type Turner /(autographic) / Syntype /(rounded with blue outer ring), BMNH; (3) / Cape Town Milnerton Feb 1926 / / S. Africa R. E. Turner. Brit. Mus. 1926-119/ / Myzine ceresensis Type Turner /(autographic) / Syntype /(rounded with blue outer ring), BMNH

M a t e r i a l - South Africa = (1) / Ceres province Ceres Feb 1925 / / S. Africa R. E. Turner Brit. Mus. 1925-156/ / Myzine ceresensis Turner /(autographic) /A003207/, SAM; (1) / Cape province Ceres Feb. 1925 / / S. Africa R. E. Turner Brit. Mus. 1925-79/, BMNH .

Female. Figs 54-59

Its main differences from Meria females are given in the key and illustrated by figures. It shows a clearly detectable and smooth Es 3, severed from the the lateral area of propodeum (which is completely covered with strong oblique wrinkles) by a furrow. This is an almost unique feature in the tribe and absent in picea. Em3 finely wrinkled. Brown and dark brown body.

Male. Figs 45-53

Besides the original description it is well featured by the drawings here supplied. Strong graduli are present on terga and sterna.

Figures

Figs 54-63. Meriodes ceresensis (TURNER 1926) lectotypus: (54) head, frontal aspect, (55) mandible, apex; (56) labrum, ventrala aspect; (57: labrum, frontal aspect; (58) mesosoma, dorsal aspect; (59) wings. Meriodes picea nov.sp. paratypus: (60) head, frontal aspect; (61) clypeus, ventral outline in frontal aspect; (62) mandible, frontal aspect; (63) foretibial spur. (scale bar "a": 54, 58,59 = 1 mm; 55, 56, 57 = 0,5 mm) (scale bar "b": 60 = 2 mm; 61, 62 = 1 mm; 63 = 0,5 mm).