Platymischoides molokaiensis Ashmead, 1901: 296

Notton, David G., 2014, A catalogue of the types of Diapriinae (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae) at the Natural History Museum, London, European Journal of Taxonomy 75, pp. 1-123 : 24-25

Platymischoides molokaiensis Ashmead, 1901: 296 .

Valid name

Platymischoides molokaiensis Ashmead, 1901 .

Summary of types

Syntype ♀, BMNH number 9.679. Syntype ♀.

Primary type data

163; Type/ H.T.; Molokai Mts.,/? 4000 ft +/ Perkins ix1893.; Sandwich Is./ 1912-215; Platymischoides / molokaiensis/ ♀ Type Ashm. (syntype ♀). Hawaii: Molokai/ Mountains/? 4000 ft +: R.C.L./ Perkins: ix.1893; Sandwich Isles/ BMNH(E)/ 1912-215; ♀ Platymischoides / molokaiensis Ashm. / Type det. Ashmead (syntype ♀).

Type locality

Hawaii, Molokai.

Remarks

Described from three females, of which two were found, agreeing with the description except they were collected in September, not October. This is probably an error on Ashmead’s part as this part of the label is not as clear as it could be. The two syntypes were originally mounted together on the same card, but one has been remounted on a card point; the specimen still on the original card has a red ink circle around it and has the left apical flagellomere separated but present; the other specimen is entire. Platymischoides Ashmead, 1901 and Platymischodes Ashmead, 1901 are multiple original spellings. In choosing Platymischoides, Ashmead (1903) appears to be the first reviser and Platymischodes is consequently unavailable (Article 24.2.4).