Pteronidea pseudonotabilis Enslin, 1916

Taeger, Andreas, París, Mercedes & Nieves-Aldrey, Jose Luis, 2014, The type specimens of sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta) of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Zootaxa 3790 (1), pp. 103-138 : 129

Pteronidea pseudonotabilis Enslin, 1916

A junior subjective synonym of Nematus (Pteronidea) bohemani Thomson, 1871 , synonymy by Lindqvist (1954: 159).

Types. Pteronidea pseudonotabilis Enslin, 1916: 417–418 . Syntypes ♀, “ Finnland ”. Syntype (?) ♀ “ Karislojo ” (MNCN_Ent 82352, http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.853779), 1 ♀ syntype, ZSM, “Karislojo”.

Discussion. Both, in MNCN and ZSM, specimens are to be found, which were apparently subsequently labeled as “´Type” or “ Paratype ”. The MNCN specimen was labeled by Dusmet. Enslin (1916: 417–418) described only females, and claimed that the larva and the males are unknown. Forsius (1921) noted that the type material was reared in 1909 and 1910, and that he also got males. But obviously, this was unknown to Enslin. Forsius (1921) also noted that he reared the species again in 1919, and described the larva and the male. Therefore, all males, and all specimens labeled “ex larva” in addition to the type label, are very likely not part of the type series. The ♀ specimen from ZSM is currently the only known type specimen with Enslin’s identification label. Perhaps more female syntypes may be found in RFT. A lectotype designation should be made in the course of the revision of this difficult group.