Parabatus gracilis Morley 1913

Broad, Gavin R., 2021, Taxonomic changes in Ichneumonoidea (Hymenoptera), and notes on certain type specimens, Zootaxa 4941 (4), pp. 511-541 : 531

18. Parabatus gracilis Morley 1913

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Current combination. Netelia (Paropheltes) morleyi Townes,Townes &Gupta 1961 ( Ichneumonidae : Tryphoninae ), replacement name; name preoccupied in Netelia by Paniscus gracilis Morley 1913 (= Netelia (Netelia) gracilis (Morley 1913) .

Material examined. Parabatus gracilis Morley 1913 ♀ holotype, NHMUK, Australia, Queensland, Mackay: ‘gracilis Type C.M. ’; ‘Mackay 3.00’; ‘Mackay, Queensland. 1909-45.’; ‘ B.M.Type Hym. Parabatus gracilis Morley 1913 ’; ‘ B.M.Type Hym. 3b.1517’; ‘ NHMUK010635208 ’.

Comments. Netelia morleyi (= Paniscus gracilis ) is better placed in the subgenus Paropheltes Cameron , rather than in Netelia s.s., where it was placed by Townes et al. (1961). Although the holotype is a female, thus important male genitalia characters cannot be seen, it can be assigned to Paropheltes because of the combination of the following: lateral carinae only present weakly at the anterior of the scutellum ( Fig. 18b ); inter-ocellar area pale; occipital carina only present laterally, and weak ( Fig. 18c ). The wing venation is atypical for most Paropheltes , and most Netelia s.l., in that fore wing vein 1 cu-a is far proximal to M&RS and strongly reclivous. In this respect it is closer to some species of the subgenus Longiterebates Kaur & Jonathan , but in these species the fore wing vein 3 rs-m is absent.

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FIGURE 18. Parabatus gracilis Morley 1913 holotype female (NHMUK010635208): (a) dorsal habitus, labels inset; (b) scutellum and propodeum, showing lack of scutellar carinae; (c) head, lateral, showing weak occipital carina laterally; scale bar = 2 mm.