Proseurytoma parodii (Brèthes) Brethes, 2014

Gates, Michael W., 2014, Nomenclatural Notes on the Eurytomids (Chalcidoidea: Eurytomidae) Described by Jean Brèthes Housed in Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “ Bernardino Rivadavia ”, Zootaxa 3790 (1), pp. 185-193 : 191-192

Proseurytoma parodii (Brèthes) new combination

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Prodecatoma parodii Brèthes 1922: 125 . Lectotype female, here designated.

Type material. There exist two pins with two (all females) and three (all males) co-mounted cards, each bearing multiple specimens. Both bear the same labels: “S’ Tomé (S’ Fe), 18.I.1920, Parodi/ Prodecatoma parodii Brèthes [both handwritten]/ Proseurytoma parodii (Brèthes) / Lectotype female (black dot), Paralectotypes femalefemale [red].” There is also a slide mount bearing a male and female antenna labeled: “ Prodecatoma Parodii Brèthes m#f#, type!, prudin [illegible] gallas sur Prosopis alba Gris. , S’ Tomé (S’ Fe), 18.I.1920, Parodi leg [all handwritten]” and a typed “P 54” tag on the upper right corner ( Fig. 5 ). The lectotype is the left-most female of the top card, top row and is marked with a black dot on the card ( Figs. 15, 16 ). The male-bearing pins share identical data, but has a small label marked, “ Type!” in addition to a blank red paper label. The overall condition of the specimens is dirty and poorly mounted. The specific condition of each paralectotype is as follows: FEMALES—top card mount: all six specimens intact; bottom card mount: both specimens intact except left specimen is missing its antenna beyond the third flagellomere. MALES—top card mount: generally complete except for specimen in top right row missing left antenna and right antenna beyond scape; middle and bottom card mounts: all specimens are intact.

Nomenclature and notes. Upon examination of the type specimens, this species belongs in Proseurytoma Kieffer and Jörgensen (1910) , but is not conspecific with the type species P. gallarum Kieffer and Jörgensen. This species was recorded as a gall inducer on Chilean palo verde ( Geoffroea (as Gourliaea) decorticans (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Burkhart) with the gall being round, soft, and 8–14 mm in diameter. Proseurytoma parodii was reported being reared from elongate, fusiform, multilocular, woolly stem galls of Prosopis alba . Thus, both rearings are from Fabaceae . The male is newly reported herein and will be described in a later paper on South American eurytomids.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 6. 1, Tetramesa albiangulatus, right wings and antenna; 2, Phylloxeroxenus caridei, paralectotype antenna; 3, Eurytoma geniculata, holotype fore wing, hind wing, and antenna; 4, Sycophila cecidosiphaga, paralectotype forewing, antenna, and flagellum; 5, Proseurytoma parodii, paralectotype male and female antenna; 6, Aximopsis vulgata, holotype left antenna.

FIGURES 13 – 17. 13, Bruchophagus opposita, lectotype and paralectotype card mount; 14, Bruchophagus opposita, lectotype; 15, Proseurytoma parodii, lectotype and paralectotype card mount; 16, Proseurytoma parodii, lectotype lateral habitus; 17, Aximopsis vulgata, holotype lateral habitus.