The species ofPlatygastridae [Hymenoptera, Proctotrupoidea] in the collection of the «Naturhistorisches Museum» in Vienna with special reference to the types ofForster

For the study of the taxonomy ofPlatygastridae it is necessary to know the location and other data of the types of older authors. This is already known for most of the species described by English and American authors (Masner, 1965, 1966, 1969 andMasner & Muesebeck, 1968), but must still be done for those described byFörster, Haliday, Thomson, Westwood, Kieffer and others. In this paper I give a list of the types ofFörster's species ofPlatygastridae in the “Naturhistorisches Museum” in Vienna. In the same collection I found many original species described by other authors, of wich the location was not known. These species can be very important in solving some taxonomic problems. A list of them is included in this paper. Pour l'étude de la taxonomie desPlatygastridae il est indispensable de connaître la localisation des types des auteurs anciens, ainsi que leur état de préservation. Ces données étaient déjà connues pour les espèces décrites par plusieurs auteurs anglais et américains, mais le travail restait à faire pour les espèces décrites parFörster, Haliday, Thomson, Westwood etKieffer. Dans cet article l'auteur donne un résumé des types des espèces dePlatygastridae décrites parFörster ainsi qu'une liste des espèces intéressantes décrites par d'autres auteurs et qui se trouvent dans la collection deFörster.

location and other data of the types of older authors. This is already known for most of the species described by English and American authors (MAsNER, i965, t966, 1969 andMASNEa &MUESEBECK, 1968), but must still be done for those described by FSRSTER, HALIDAY, THOMSON, WESTWOOD, KIEFFEn and others.
In this paper I give a list of the types of FSRST~H'S species of Platygastridae in the " Naturhistorisches Museum " in Vienna. In the same collection I found many original species described by other authors, of wich the location was not known. These species can be very important in solving some taxonomic problems. A list of them is included in this paper.
After NEES AB ESENBECK and F. WALKER, FORSTER was the first entomologist who worked on Platygastridae. He established many of the genera of Proctotrupoidea, basing them on species described by a.o. NEES AB ESENBECK, HALIDAu and WALKER. On the other hand many genera were based on specimens from his own collection. For most of his genera he did not publish a representative species. There are, however, many nomina nuda in his material.
His interest in Platygastridae was based on the rich collection of NEES AB ESENBECK, which he became acquainted with at Bonn (FITCH, 1884). F6RSTER had contacts with many famous hymenopterologists such as ~VALKER, HALIDAY and THO~iSON and it is said that he obtained many species in exchange and on loan from them. These were never returned. Aeegrdingly, it may be useful to look for type-material of other authors in his collection as well. This paper includes a list of species from such material.
Most of these species bear a label with the note "Or. Ex. " (" Original Exemplar ") in F6RSTER'S handwriting, and in many cases a label with the name of the species in the original handwriting of the author.
After the death of F6RSTER in 188~ his collections of Chalcidoidea and Proctotrupoidea were sold to GUST.<V i~L~Ya in Vienna (~V.~cKER-ZAPP, 1885). ~L~Ya had put on each pin in the F6RSTER-COIIeetion a label with the note " Collect. G. ~[AYR " and a label with the name of the species (the genus-name shortened) and the note " FORSTER, Type ". After the death of ~r in 1908 his complete collection was sold to the " K. K. Naturhistorisches Hofmuseum " in Vienna (KoHL, 1908).
Most of the specimens are in a good eondition, free from dust. F6RSTXR'S usual way of mounting was to pin the specimens with micropins on a piece of pith. Sometimes the thorax is somewhat damaged by these pins. The types are scattered over three insectboxes, contained in the section of Hymenoptera. All the specimens from the locality " Roseggthal " (F6RsTE1% 1861) are pinned on small brownish pieces of pith, but the specimen of P. corvina is pinned on a larger and paler piece. Perhaps the type was changed by ~L<YR when he added his own labels to the pin.
Most of the specimens bear three or four labels. They always bear the labels mentioned above.
Some specimens are provided with a thin piece of paper on which the name of the species with the letter ~[. ( ----"Mihi ") added, the location, sex and sometimes a number which does not always agree with the FCERSTERI.4.N papers.
They agree, however, with the numbers in F6RSTER'S original note book.
During the two weeks I worked in the museum in Vienna I selected lectotypes. I used red labels with " Lectotype, H. J. VLUG ". Paralectotypes are to be recognized by a red label with " Paralectotype, H.J. VLUG ". When a species was represented by one specimen I added a red label marked " Holotype " Family Platygastridae Subfamily Inosterarnatinae Metaclisis monheimi (F6Rsw~n, 1861) Comb.n. ~Ionocrita monheimi F6RSTER, 1861, p. 42. Lectotype female, In good condition. Left antenna of the lectotype mounted by me on a slide and pinned on the same pin as the lectotype. The lectotype is the right specimen, indicated by a white card under the piece of pith. Three females as paralectotypcs.
Lectotype female. In good condition. A second specimen, male, bearing a label in bad handwriting, probably " Platygastvr trivius " and a label " Arab. Walkeri, FSRSTER type " (printed and added by M,~u collected in Aachen, is not the same species. Type-locality : Rosegg Valley, near Pontresina (Upper Engadine, Switzerland).
Lectotype female. In good condition, thorax somewhat damaged by the micropin. On one piece of pith three specimens, of which the female specimen on right above is the lectotype, indicated by a white label under the piece of pith. The male specimen on left above is the allolectotype. The female below does not belong to the same species. Platygaster picipes FSRSTER, 1861 Platygaster picipes FSRSTER, 1861, p. 42.
Lectotype male. The lectotype is situated to the left of the pin and has the last segment of both antennae missing. On the same piece of pith two females. The female specimen on right in front is the aU01ectotype and the female specimen on right below the paralectotype. On another pin are four micropins in a piece of pith, one without a specimen, the others with one male and two specimens (sex unknown) in very bad condition (paralectotypes). Lectotype female in perfect condition, except that the tarsus of the right fore leg is missing. On the same piece of pith a second female specimen to the right side of the pin (paralectotype). The types are indicated by a white label under the piece of pith.
Sactogaster longicauda F6ItSTER, 1856 Sactogaster longicauda FS~sTE~, 1856, p. 114. Lectotype female. Last segment of the gaster missing. On the piece of pith are three specimens one behind the other. The specimen, farthest removed from the pin, is the lectotype. The middle female specimen has parts of the antennae and legs missing (paralectotype). The third female specimen, nearest to the pin, does not belong to the same species.
Sactoga.~ter pisi FSRST:E.R, 1856 Sactogaster pisi F6RST~R, 1856, p. 113-114. Lectotype female in perfect condition. There are five specimens on a piece of pith. The lectotype is the female specimen at the right side and farthest removed from the pin. The allolectotype is the male on the left side, farthest removed from the pin. Three other female specimens are paralectotypes. Three specimens on another pin do not belong to the type-series.

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The following list gives 69 species, a.o. determined by FOaSTER, original species of other authors and some interesting specimens to which FORSTER gave a name without any description. The genus names, used in this list, are the names under which I found them in the collection.
They are not new combinations! This collection contains also some species which do not belong to F6rster's original collection. It is not clear who added these species. Some of them, which may be interesting, are included in this list.
Trichacis tristis (NEES, 1834). Twelve specimens of which one is labelled Pour l'6tude de la ta• des Platygastridae il est indispensable de connaitre la localisation des types des auteurs anciens, ainsi que leur 6tat de pr6servation.