Hedychridium perscitum Linsenmaier, 1959a

Rosa, Paolo, Heim, René & Bernasconi, Marco Valerio, 2022, The Palaearctic types of Chrysididae (Insecta, Hymenoptera) deposited in the Linsenmaier collection. Part 2. Elampini: genus Hedychridium Abeille de Perrin, 1878, Zootaxa 5090 (1), pp. 1-94 : 52-53

Hedychridium perscitum Linsenmaier, 1959a

( Fig. 52A–52F )

Hedychridium (Hedychridium) perscitum Linsenmaier, 1959a: 44 (key), 45 (key), 52 (descr.), 187 (cat.), 216 (figs 670, 671); 1968: 29 (diagn., ardens group).

Type locality. Cyprus: “Cypern. ♀ Type, ♂ Allotype, Paratypen Coll. m. (leg. Mavromoustakis, VII.–X.)”.

Holotype, ♀: Yermasoyia Cyprus 25.9.1951 leg. Mavromoustakis // Type ♀ Hedychridium Ab. perscitum Lins. Linsenmaier det. 1959 // 56 // NML _ ENT GBIF _ Chr0009172 (ex type-collection).

Allotype, ♂: Yermasoyia Cyprus 16.8.1951 leg. Mavromoustakis // Type ♂ Hedychridium Ab. perscitum Lins. Linsenmaier det. 1959 // NML _ ENT GBIF _ Chr0009173 (ex type-collection).

Paratypes, 1 ex.: Cypern 2.X.37 Kitani leg. Mavromoustakis Coll. Linsenmaier // Paratype Hedychridium Ab. perscitum Lins. Linsenmaier det. 1959 // NML _ ENT GBIF _ Chr0009162 (ex synoptic collection); 1♀: near Limassol Cyprus 5.9.1957 leg. Mavromoustakis // Paratype Hedychridium Ab. perscitum ♀ Lins. Linsenmaier det. 1959 // NML _ ENT GBIF _ Chr0009164 ; 1♀: nr. Limassol Cyprus 5.9.1957 leg. Mavromoustakis // Paratype Hedychridium Ab. perscitum Lins. Linsenmaier det. 1959 // NML _ ENT GBIF _ Chr0009165 ; 1 ex.: Cypern 21.VII.50 Erimi leg. Mavromoustakis Coll. Linsenmaier // Paratype Hedychridium Ab. perscitum Lins. Linsenmaier det. 1959 // NML _ ENT GBIF _ Chr0009166 ; 3♂ and 3 ♀: Cypern 11.IX.51 Yermasoyia Hills leg. Mavromoustakis Coll. Linsenmaier // Paratypes Hedychridium Ab. perscitum Lins. Linsenmaier det. 1959 // NML _ ENT GBIF _ Chr0009167 .

Remarks. Linsenmaier (1968: 29) added some more diagnostic characters to the original short description.

Figures

FIGURE 52. Hedychridium perscitum Linsenmaier, 1959a, holotype, female. A) Habitus, lateral view. B) Head, frontal view. C) Head and mesosoma, dorsal view. D) Scutellum, metanotum, propodeum, posterior view. E) Head and mesosoma, lateral view. F) Metasoma, postero-lateral view. Scale bar 1 mm.