Allantus albiventris Mocsáry, 1880

Taeger, Andreas, 2013, The type specimens of Tenthredo Linnaeus, 1758 (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Zootaxa 3626 (2), pp. 201-244 : 203

Allantus albiventris Mocsáry, 1880

A valid species, Tenthredo (Tenthredo) albiventris (Mocsáry, 1880) .

TYPES. Allantus albiventris Mocsáry, 1880: 271 –272. Syntype (s) 3, “In Caucaso”. Lectotype 3, hereby designated, deposited in NHMW ( Fig. 2 ). Type locality: “Mamudly” [= Armenia, 41.187° N, 44.177° E].

= Tenthredo pallidula Benson, 1930: 107 . Unjustified replacement name for Allantus albiventris Mocsáry, 1880 .

DISCUSSION. The species belongs to the Tenthredo arcuata group in a broader sense. The lectotype ( Fig. 2 ) corresponds with the placement of the taxon. Currently, five taxa are considered to be subjective synonyms of this variable Caucasian species. In Europe ( Italy: Apennines) it is represented by the subspecies T. (T.) albiventris baldinii (Costa, 1894).

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FIGURE 2. Allantus albiventris, lectotype 3. a. dorsal, scale 5 mm; b. lateral; c. ventral, d. head dorsal, e. face; f. labels.