Catilostenus MEUNIER 1888

Usenleitner, Gusenleitner, J. & Madl, M., 2009, A Catalogue of the Eumeninae (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) of the Ethiopian Region excluding Malagasy Subregion. Part I: Introduction, Key to Genera, Genera Aethiopicodynerus GUSENLEITNER 1997 to Cyrtolabulus van der VECHT 1969, Linzer biologische Beiträge 41 (1), pp. 513-638 : 624

Genus Catilostenus MEUNIER 1888

Description: MEUNIER 1888: 150.

Typus generis: Catilostenus nigroviolaceus MEUNIER 1888 .

Distribution: Ethiopian Region.

Valid species: 1.

Meunier’s collection, which was housed in Bonn, was destroyed during World War II (Lampe, personal communication). The status of the genus is still in discussion, although BEQUAERT (1918) thaught it could be a synonym of Synagris LATREILLE.