Trissolcus mopsus (Nixon), 2015

Talamas, Elijah J. & Buffington, Matthew, 2015, Synonymy of Kozlotelenomus Mineo, O'Connor & Ashe, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 43, pp. 111-117 : 113

Trissolcus mopsus (Nixon) comb. rev.

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Microphanurus mopsus Nixon, 1935: 96, 97 (original description, keyed); Nixon 1943: 137, 139 (diagnosis, keyed); Risbec 1950: 569, 636 (description, keyed); Risbec 1955: 196 (variation).

Trissolcus mopsus (Nixon): Masner 1965: 127 (type information, generic transfer).

Kozlotelenomus mopsus (Nixon): Mineo, O’Connor and Ashe 2009: 193 (description, generic transfer, distribution, host association).

Material examined.

Holotype, female, M. mopsus : SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape Prov., Pondoland, Port Saint John’s, 1.VII-9.VII.1923, R. E. Turner, B.M. TYPE HYM. 9.309 (deposited in BMNH)

Results.

Mineo, O’Connor and Ashe (2009) created the genus Kozlotelenomus on the basis of three characters in Trissolcus mopsus (Nixon) that in their estimation were not found elsewhere in Telenominae : an orbital furrow expanded at its intersection with the malar sulcus (Fig. 5 , tear-drop collector sensu Mineo et al 2009), a "drill-shape mandible", and a 3-2 palpal formula. We contend that these characters do not warrant placement in a separate genus for the following reasons: The ventrally expanded orbital furrow is known to occur in Trissolcus , particularly in the Trissolcus flavipes species group, and is present in the type species of Trissolcus , T. brochymenae (Fig. 6 ). The "drill-shape mandible" illustrated in Mineo et al (2009) has multiple teeth. The shape of mandibular teeth varies between species of Trissolcus (Figs 7-10 ) and we do not consider this variation to indicate a separate lineage at the generic level. Lastly, the drawing of the maxillo-labial complex in Mineo et al (2009) illustrates a 2-1 palpal formala with incorrect designation of the base of the palpi as segments. Consequently, all of the characters used to separate Kozlotelenomus from Trissolcus are found in Trissolcus .

Figures

Figures 1 - 4. Trissolcus mopsus, female holotype (B. M. TYPE HYM. 9.309) 1 head, mesosoma, metasoma, dorsal view 2 lateral habitus 3 head, anterior view 4 mesosoma, dorsolateral view. Scale bars in millimeters.

Figures 5 - 10. 5 Trissolcus mopsus, female holotype (B. M. TYPE HYM. 9.309), head, dorsolateral view 6 T. brochymenae, female neotype (USNMENT 00954611), head and mesosoma, lateral view 7 T. strabus, female (BMSB 1203), mouthparts, ventral view 8 T. gonopsidis, female (OSUC 542413), mouthparts, ventral view 9 Trissolcus sp. female (USNMENT 00872666), mouthparts, ventral view 10 T. japonicus female (USNMENT 00896000), mouthparts, ventral view. Scale bars in millimeters. Abbreviations: of, orbital furrow; ms, malar sulcus.