Allantus dusmeti Konow, 1894

A junior subjective synonym of Tenthredo (Elinora) baetica Spinola, 1843, synonymy with Elinora baetica by Benson (1968: 183).

Types. Allantus Dusmeti [sic!] Konow, 1894a: 96. Syntypes ♂ ♀ “Hispania [...] Madrid und bei Rivas ” . Lectotype ♀ hereby designated (SDEI, Fig. 19, see also http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.821216) Type locality: Spain: Madrid . Paralectotypes: 1 ♀ (MNCN _ Ent 82398) , 1 ♂ (MNCN _ Ent 82399, http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/ m9.figshare.850213) both from Rivas, leg. Dusmet, 14–5– [18]93, MNCN Cat. Tipos Nº 2270 .

Discussion. Benson (1968: 183) designated a lectotype from the SDEI collection (see http://dx.doi.org/ 10.6084/m9.figshare.816890). According to the reverse of the data label, this specimen was collected on 14-5- [190]2. Therefore, Benson’s designation is invalid. Benson’s systematic placement as a synonym of the highly variable Tenthredo baetica seems to be correct. Currently, it is considered to belong to the Iberian nominotypical subspecies (Taeger et al. 2010). The status of the more widely distributed subspecies Tenthredo (Elinora) baetica dominiquei (Konow, 1894b) is doubtful because of the overlapping distribution areas. It is not unlikely that dominiquei is a synonym of baetica, and that in this case subspecies cannot be separated.