Aureotilla dispilota (SICHEL & RADOSZKOVSKY 1869) Brothers & Lelej & Madl, 2011

Brothers, D. J., Lelej, A. S. & Madl, M., 2011, Annotated Catalogue of the Mutillidae (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea) of the Malagasy Subregion, Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (1), pp. 115-149 : 123-124

Aureotilla dispilota (SICHEL & RADOSZKOVSKY 1869) new combination

Mutilla dispilota SICHEL & RADOSZKOVSKY 1869: 156 (sp. nov., key), pl. 8 (fig. 6).

Mutilla dispilota SICHEL & RADOSZKOVSKY : SICHEL & RADOSZKOVSKY 1870: 233 (descr. ♀, " Afrique " [= Madagascar]; holotype " Afrique " [MNHN]).

Mutilla dispilota SICHEL & RADOSZKOVSKY : de DALLA TORRE 1897: 32 (cat., Africa = Madagascar).

Mutilla dispilota SICHEL & RADOSZKOVSKY : ANDRÉ 1902: 36 (cat., Africa = Madagascar).

Trogaspidia dispilota (SICHEL & RADOSZKOVSKY) : BISCHOFF 1920: 355 (key), 406 (tax., descr. ♀, Madagascar; holotype " Afrika " [ NMW (!)]) .

Trogaspidia dispilota (SICHEL & RADOSZKOVSKY) : BISCHOFF 1921: 819, 825 (pl. II, fig. 130).

Trogaspidia (Trogaspidia) dispilota (SICHEL & RADOSZKOVSKY) : OLSOUFIEFF 1938: 188 (key, tax., descr. ♀, Madagascar), 197 (tax., biol.), 200 (key, tax., descr. Ƌ, biol. Madagascar), 212 (cat. ♀, Madagascar), 214 (cat. Ƌ, Madagascar), pls 1 (fig. 1), 2 (fig. 33).

* Mutilla betsilea: de SAUSSURE 1890: pl. 7 (sp. nov., fig. 8 ♀, Madagascar) (junior subjective synonym, partim).

Mutilla betsilea de SAUSSURE: de SAUSSURE 1891: 257 (descr. ♀, Madagascar).

Mutilla betsilea de SAUSSURE: de SAUSSURE 1892: 261 (key), 279 (tax., descr. ♀, Madagascar; ♀ syntypes " Madagascar " [ SMF]) .

Mutilla betsilea de SAUSSURE: de DALLA TORRE 1897: 15 (cat. partim).

Mutilla betsilea de SAUSSURE: ANDRÉ 1902: 35 (cat. partim).

Mutilla betsilea de SAUSSURE: BISCHOFF 1920: 406 (syn.).

* Mutilla gigantea de SAUSSURE: pl. 6 (fig. 2a Ƌ), pl. 7 (sp. nov., fig. 2 Ƌ, Madagascar) (junior primary homonym of Mutilla gigantea PERTY; junior subjective synonym).

Mutilla gigantea de SAUSSURE: de SAUSSURE 1891: 258 (descr. Ƌ, Madagascar).

Mutilla gigantea de SAUSSURE: de SAUSSURE 1892: 262 (key), 263 (tax.), 290 (tax., descr. Ƌ,

Madagascar; holotype " Madagascar, Grandidier" [MNHN?]). Mutilla gigantea de SAUSSURE: ANDRÉ 1902: 69 (cat.). Dasylabris gigantea (de SAUSSURE): BISCHOFF 1921: 678 (tax., descr. ♀, Madagascar). Trogaspidia gigantea (de SAUSSURE): OLSOUFIEFF 1938: 198 (tax., cat.), 200 (syn.). * Mutilla gigas de DALLA TORRE 1897: 43 (nom. nov., replacement name for Mutilla gigantea de

SAUSSURE not PERTY, cat.) (junior subjective synonym). Mutilla gigas de DALLA TORRE: SCHULZ 1912: 83 (tax., Madagascar).

H o s t: Reared from Hymenoptera cocoons by Seyrig ( OLSOUFIEFF 1938).

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Madagascar: Prov. Antsiranana: Antsiranana, Iharana (Vohémar), Vallée du Sambirano – Prov. Antananarivo: Antananarivo – Prov. Toamasina: Antsihanaka, Baie d'Antongil, Maroantsetra, Tampina – Prov. Toliara: Andrahomana, Bekily, Tongobory.