Philolestes pronotalis Borgmeier, 1939: 536

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 : 27

Philolestes pronotalis Borgmeier, 1939: 536 , figs 5, 11, 18.

Valid name

Notoxoides pronotalis ( Borgmeier, 1939) .

Summary of types

Syntype ♀.

Primary type data

Eciton/ dulcius; Campinas/ Goiás 5.xi.33/ Schwarzmaier; Cotypus; Philolestes / pronotalis Borgm. / Paratype / det. Borgmeier; Brit. Mus./ 1950-553.

Type locality

Brazil, Goiás, Campinas.

Remarks

This species was described from numerous dealate females, one alate female and four males of which one female was found agreeing with Borgmeier’s description. Although this specimen is labelled as a “ paratype ” and “cotype”, since neither a unique holotype or lectotype has yet been fixed, all of the type series is still syntypic (Article 73.2). The syntype is micropinned, is missing its head, and is mounted together with an ant. Philolestes Kieffer, 1922 was synonymized with Notoxoides Ashmead, 1903 by Masner (1977).