Rhogogaster bactriana Benson, 1965

Taeger, Andreas & Viitasaari, Matti, 2015, European Rhogogaster s. str., with notes on several Asian species (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae), Zootaxa 4013 (3), pp. 369-398 : 380

Rhogogaster bactriana Benson, 1965

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Rhogogaster bactriana Benson, 1965: 111 –112. Holotype ♂ (HNHM, not examined). Type locality: Afghanistan “Paghman- Geb., 2000 m ”.

Rhogogaster bactriana lindti Muche, 1978: 357 –358. Holotype ♂ (MFNB, penis valves examined) Type locality: Tajikistan: “Turkestan, Serawshan-Schlucht, Dorf Oburolow, 2000 m ”.

Discussion. The holotype of lindti could not be found in the MFNB, but some photos of the type were taken in 2005. The valvae of the holotype are still available on a slide. Both are rather damaged and disagree in many respects with the figure given by Muche. A plate consisting of the old photos of the type and images of the penis valves is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1153924. The species is widely distributed in Central Asia. Without explanation, Lacourt (1999) treated lindti as a synonym of bactriana . This may be correct, but requires reappraisal within a study of Asian Rhogogaster .

Figures

FIGURE 4. a – x: head in dorsal view— a Rhogogaster punctulata, b R. chlorosoma, c R. chlorosoma (paratype), d R. scalaris (R. chlorosoma podkumokensis lectotype), e R. scalaris, f R. scalaris, g R. scalaris (R. carpatica lectotype), h R. scalaris, i R. viridis, j R. viridis (R. dryas paratype), k R. viridis, l R. polaris, m R. sibirica (lectotype), n R. magniserrula (holotype), o R. magniserrula (paratype from Russia), p R. magniserrula (holotype, oblique view), q R. robusta (holotype), r R. auctor (holotype), s R. naias (paratype), t R. bactriana (R. bactriana lindti paratype), u R. genistae (R. genistae viridifrons lectotype), v R. gilva (lectotype), w Tenthredo virescens (lectotype), x T. olivacea (R. viridis var. montana lectotype).