Serphus (Phaenoserphus) micrurus Kieffer, 1908

Notton, David G., 2007, A catalogue of types of the smaller taxa of Proctotrupoidea (Hymenoptera) in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, with notes on the history of the insect collection of L. A. G. Bosc d’Antic, Zoosystema 29 (3), pp. 457-470 : 466

Serphus (Phaenoserphus) micrurus Kieffer, 1908

Serphus (Phaenoserphus) micrurus Kieffer, 1908: 312 .

CURRENT STATUS. — Exallonyx longicornis (Nees von Esenbeck, 1834) .

LECTOTYPE (by present designation). — Portugal, São Fiel , ♀ ( MNHN). A lectotype designation cited by Townes & Townes (1981) is invalid.

PARALECTOTYPES. — Portugal, São Fiel, 1 ♀, 1 ♂. France, Sèvres, 1 ♀ (all MNHN).

LABELS. — Port.; holotypus; Serphus / micrura; Muséum Paris / 1957/ coll. Kieffer ; lectotype / Serphus / micrurus/ Tow’ 75 Kf. [lectotype ♀] .

REMARKS

The original description clearly implies there is a syntype series since no holotype is indicated and both sexes and two localities are given. Hence Kelner-Pillault (1958) is wrong to suggest that there was a holotype. Although Townes & Townes (1981) considered Kelner-Pillault (1958) to have designated a lectotype, this cannot be supported either under Article 74.5 ( ICZN 1999) since there is no explicit indication by Kelner-Pillault that she was selecting from a type series, or under Article 74.6 ( ICZN 1999) since it is clear a syntype series exists. Since four syntypes were found, to avoid future confusion and to conserve the usage established by Townes & Townes (1981) the specimen erroneously considered to be a holotype by Kelner-Pillault (1958) and erroneously considered to be a lectotype by Townes & Townes (1981) is here designated as a lectotype. The lectotype is carded on its venter, is dirty, and has the ends of the mid and hind tarsi missing. The synonymy established by Townes & Townes (1981) is followed here.