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Ortezia magniceps Cresson 1867, comb. nov.

Description

Ortezia magniceps (Cresson, 1867) comb. nov.

Ichneumon magniceps Cresson, 1867: 299.

Lectotype Ƥ (IES # 528) lacking only the distal part of the wings. This species was described by Cresson from two specimens; the second, a male in ANSP, was stated by Townes and Townes (1966) as paratype. However, Cresson did not make any type restriction so both must be considered as syntypes. We hereby select the IES specimen as the lectotype. Townes and Townes (1966) placed this species in the genus Ichneumon, although Ichneumon in their sense should now be called Coelichneumon. We consider the species to be better placed in Ortezia.

Notes

Published as part of Gauld, Ian D. & Fernández-Triana, José L., 2010, Type condition and generic placement of Cuban species of Ichneumonidae described by Cresson and collected by Gundlach, pp. 41-50 in Zootaxa 2394 on page 49, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.193911

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Cresson
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Ichneumonidae
Genus
Ortezia
Species
magniceps
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
comb. nov.
Taxonomic concept label
Ortezia magniceps (Cresson, 1867) sec. Gauld & Fernández-Triana, 2010

References

  • Cresson, E. T. (1867) A list of the Ichneumonidae of North America, with descriptions of new species. Part 1. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 1, 289 - 312.
  • Townes, H. & Townes, M. (1966) A catalogue and reclassification of Neotropic Ichneumonidae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 8, 1 - 367.