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Agathis dimidiata Brulle 1846

Description

Agathis dimidiata Brullé, 1846

Agathis dimidiata Brullé, 1846: 487. Holotype unknown, 3; Type locality: Hobart, Tasmania. Parrott, 1953: 198 [catalogue]; Shenefelt, 1970b: 330 [catalogue]; Yu et al., 2005 [catalogue].

Comments. The holotype of Agathis dimidiata Brullé is unknown and presumably lost. During this study, no material examined could be matched with the original description which defines colour and the dorsal surface sculpturing relatively well. However, the original description is insufficient, with no detail regarding mouth parts, tarsal claws or wing venation provided, so we are unable to confirm its generic placement. In addition, the holotype was collected from Hobart over a 150 years ago. The habitat of this area has undergone a dramatic transformation since European settlement and if A. dimidiata ’s natural range was confined to the Hobart region then there is the real possiblity that the species could now be extinct. For these reasons we hereby designate A. dimidiata as a nomen dubium.

Notes

Published as part of Stevens, Nicholas B., Austin, Andrew D. & Jennings, John T., 2010, Synopsis of Australian agathidine wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Agathidinae), pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 2480 on page 22, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.195400

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Brulle
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Braconidae
Genus
Agathis
Species
dimidiata
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Agathis dimidiata Brulle, 1846 sec. Stevens, Austin & Jennings, 2010

References

  • Brulle, G. A. (1846) Hymenopteres. In: Fargeau, A. L. M. L. d. S. (Ed.) Suites a Buffon: Histoire Naturelle des Insects, Hymenopteres. Roret, Paris, 689 pp.
  • Shenefelt, R. D. (1970 b) Braconidae 3. Agathidinae. In: J. van der Vecht & Shenefelt, R. D. (Eds) Hymenopterorum Catalogus (nova editio). Dr W. Junk, Gravenhage, pp. 307 - 428.
  • Yu, D. S., Achterberg, C. van & Horstmann, K. (2005) World Ichneumonoidea 2004. Taxonomy, Biology, Morphology and Distribution. CD / DVD. Taxapad, Vancouver, Canada.