Gilpinia pallida (Klug, 1812)

Liston, Andrew, Mutanen, Marko, Heidemaa, Mikk, Blank, Stephan M., Kiljunen, Niina, Taeger, Andreas, Viitasaari, Matti, Vikberg, Veli, Wutke, Saskia & Prous, Marko, 2022, Taxonomy and nomenclature of some Fennoscandian Sawflies, with descriptions of two new species (Hymenoptera, Symphyta), Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 69 (2), pp. 151-218 : 151

Gilpinia pallida (Klug, 1812)

Lophyrus pallidus Klug, 1812: 54-55. ♀, ♂. Syntypes. Type locality: Sweden and northern Germany. ZMHB.

Lophyrus catocalus Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1858: 276-277. ♀, ♂. Syntypes. Lectotype ♀ designated by Thomas (1987). Type locality: Netherlands, Groesbeek near Nijmegen. syn. nov.

Gilpinia catocala : Thomas (1987) recombination.

Gilpinia verticalis Gussakovskij, 1947: 154-155, 227-228. ♀, ♂. Syntypes. Type locality: localities in Poland, Latvia and Russia. Synonymy with G. catocala by Thomas (1987).

Notes.

Although we have not studied the lectotype of Lophyrus catocalus , the interpretation of its taxonomic status is possible after referring to Gussakovskij’s description of G. verticalis and the other publications cited above. We agree with Pschorn-Walcher (1982) and Viitasaari and Varama (1987) that the two forms are an expression of individual variability, linked to population differences with a geographical component. Accordingly, we treat Gilpinia catocala as a junior synonym of G. pallida .