Chrysis bahadur Nurse, 1903a

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Chrysis bahadur Nurse, 1903a

( Figs 19 A–19D)

Chrysis bahadur Nurse, 1903a: 11 . Lectotype ♀ designated by Bohart in Kimsey & Bohart 1991: 388; Kashmir (NHMUK). Kimsey & Bohart 1991: 388 (cat., typ., Pakistan: Kashmir, ignita group).

Material examined. 1 ♀, Syntype [actually lectotype], Kashmir 5–6000 feet, 5.01, Col. C.G. Nurse Collection, 1920-72, Chrysis bahadur (Nurse) , ♀, Type, B.M. Type, Hym. u13.96, BMNH(E) #970886 ( NHMUK) .

Distribution. Kashmir.

Remarks. Kimsey & Bohart (1991) placed Chrysis bahadur Nurse in the ignita species group, based on the lectotype designated by Bohart in Kimsey & Bohart (1991) at NHMUK. Nevertheless, the lectotype belongs to the splendidula group whereas other specimens, as the paralectotype currently deposited in Mocsáry’s collection at HMNH, belong to the ignita group.

Figures

FIGURE 19. Chrysis bahadur Nurse, 1903, syntype, female.A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Habitus, lateral view. C. Head, frontal view. D. Metasoma, posterior view. Scale bars 1.0 mm. (© The Trustees of the NHMUK)