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Merostenus Gibson, 2017, n. comb.

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Merostenus (Capreocauda Gibson, 1995)

Merostenus (Capreocauda) crisagatra (Narendran) n. comb. from Reikosiella (Cupreocauda) [sic] crisagatra Narendran, 1996: 84 –85 [name erroneously cited as Hirticauda crisagatra in the abstract]. India.

Merostenus (Capreocauda) gibsoni (Anil & Narendran) n. comb. from Hirticauda gibsoni Anil & Narendran, 1991: 21 –23, Reikosiella gibsoni sensu Narendran, 1996: 85, and Reikosiella (Cupreocauda) [sic] gibsoni sensu Narendran & Sheela, 1996: 82. India.

Merostenus (Capreocauda) napoleoni (Girault) n. comb. from Eupelmus napoleoni Girault, 1923a: 98, and Reikosiella napoleoni sensu Bouček, 1988: 558. Syntype ♀♀ (QMBA, examined). Australia.

Merostenus (Capreocauda) nonaericeps (Girault) n. comb. from Eupelmus nonaericeps Girault, 1923a: 99, and Reikosiella nonaereiceps [sic] sensu Bouček, 1988: 558. Syntype ♀♀ (QMBA, examined). Australia.

Merostenus (Capreocauda) parvulus (Risbec) n. comb. from Eupelmus parvulus Risbec, 1952: 112 –113. Holotype ♀ (MNHN, examined). Madagascar.

Merostenus (Capreocauda) tsaratananae (Risbec) n. comb. from Idoleupelmus tsaratananae Risbec, 1952: 129 – 132, and Reikosiella (Capreocauda) tsaratananae sensu Gibson, 1995: 262. Madagascar.

Notes

Published as part of Gibson, Gary A. P., 2017, Synonymy of Reikosiella Yoshimoto under Merostenus Walker (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eupelmidae), with a checklist of world species and a revision of those species with brachypterous females, pp. 1-65 in Zootaxa 4255 (1) on page 56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.556479

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http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C187CB225BCF12FF78FEF4FB104A6C

Is part of
Journal article: 10.5281/zenodo.556479 (DOI)
Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFF8FFB3226CCF25FFEFFF9BFFBC4937 (URL)
Journal article: http://zoobank.org/3EF97DA3-EF37-4D91-8689-2AB9151D1440 (URL)
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https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/03C187CB225BCF12FF78FEF4FB104A6C (URL)
https://www.gbif.org/species/128682220 (URL)
https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/33184/taxon/03C187CB225BCF12FF78FEF4FB104A6C.taxon (URL)

Biodiversity

Collection code
MNHN , QMBA
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Eupelmidae
Genus
Merostenus
Taxon rank
genus
Type status
holotype , syntype

References

  • Gibson, G. A. P. (1995) Parasitic wasps of the subfamily Eupelminae: classification and revision of world genera (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eupelmidae). Memoirs on Entomology, International, 5, i - v + 1 - 421.
  • Anil, K. & Narendran, T. C. (1991) A new species of Hirticauda Boucek (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) from India. Hexapoda, 3, 21 - 23.
  • Narendran, T. C. & Sheela, S. (1996) A new species of Reikosiella Yoshimoto (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) from India. Geobios new Reports, 15, 82 - 84.
  • Girault, A. A. (1923 a) Remarkable chalcid-flies collected in northern Australia by A. P. Dodd (Hymenoptera). Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus, 11, 96 - 100.
  • Boucek, Z. (1988) Australasian Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera). A Biosystematic Revision of Genera of Fourteen Families, with a Reclassification of Species. C. A. B. International, Wallingford, 832 pp.
  • Risbec, J. (1952) Contribution a l'etude des Chalcidoides de Madagascar. Memoires de l'Institute Scientifique de Madagascar, Serie E, 2, 1 - 449.