Spilomicrus minor Kieffer, 1911a: 791

Notton, David G., 2014, A catalogue of the types of Diapriinae (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae) at the Natural History Museum, London, European Journal of Taxonomy 75, pp. 1-123 : 57

Spilomicrus minor Kieffer, 1911a: 791 .

Valid name

Paramesius rufipes (Fonscolombe, 1832) .

Summary of types

Syntype ♀, BMNH number 9.664. Syntype ♀.

Primary type data

Dalry; Type; 242.; Cameron Coll./ 1910-55; minor K. (syntype ♀). 55-69/ Box Hill; 241; Cameron Coll./ 1910-55 (syntype ♀).

Type locality

Scotland and England, Box Hill.

Remarks

This species was described from an unspecified number of females; two females were found which agreed with the description. Although the published type locality is Scotland, there is no reason to exclude the English specimen from the type series because Kieffer is known to have misinterpreted many of the localities on Cameron’s specimens. Both syntypes are mounted on cards; the one from Scotland is entire, the one from Box Hill has the tip of the left antenna missing.