Brasema leersiae Risbec, 1956

Fusu, Lucian, Ebrahimi, Ebrahim, Siebold, Cedric & Villemant, Claire, 2015, Revision of the Eupelmidae Walker, 1833 described by Jean Risbec. Part 1: the slide mounted specimens housed at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris, Zoosystema 37 (3), pp. 457-480 : 466

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Brasema leersiae Risbec, 1956 View in CoL

Brasema leersiae Risbec, 1956a: 129 View in CoL , 130-134. Original description, ♀, Madagascar, Tsimbazaza. — Hedqvist 1970: 433 (catalogued).

CURRENT TAXONOMIC STATUS. — Synonym of Eupelmus (Episolindelia) testaceiventris (Motschulsky, 1863) View in CoL n. syn.

TYPE MATERIAL. — MNHN.4.53. Lectotype ♀ (here designated) marked on the coverslip with an arrow and one ♀ paralectotype, both dry mounted under one coverslip: “Elev. du 21.3.51. N° G.217. Eclos. le 2.4.51./ Inst. Scient. Madagascar / Parasite de galle de feuille d’ Ambora / Ambila-Lemaitso (A. R; 1024/ BRASEME [sic]/ LEERSIAE / J. Risbec; Lectotype; Paralectotype [red labels]; LEC- TOTYPE/ Brasema / leersiae Risbec / Det. Fusu L. 2011”.

MNHN.4.45. One ♀ paralectotype, dry mounted, with head missing: “G331/ Brasema / leersiae / Risbec” and “Elev. du 18.3.52. N° 1024. Eclos. le 1.4.52/ Inst Scient. Madagascar / Parasites des cocons des Dipteres mineurs/ des feuilles de Mariscus . luteus / (Cyperacées) Tsimbazaza. (A.R.)”.

MNHN, ex. coll. ORSTOM.2.19. One ♀ paralectotype, dry mounted, entire but with the wings dirty and damaged: “G 227/ BRASEME [sic]/ LEERSIAE / J. RISBEC” and “Elev. du 7.3.51. N° G.227. Eclos. le 12.4.51/ Inst. Scient. Madagascar / Parasite de galle des feuilles sous forme/ de chou. de Hazopiritika./ Perinet. (A. R”.

MNHN, ex. coll. ORSTOM.2.20. One ♀ paralectotype, dry mounted small specimen, with head and gaster badly collapsed, labeled in Risbec’s handwriting: “ Brasema / leersiae Risbec / sans doute” and “Elev. du 9.2.51. N° G.186. Eclos. le 26.2.51./ Inst. Scient. Madagascar / Parasite de galle de fleur de Philippia . sp./ Mont. Tsaratanana/ (A.R.)”.

REMARKS

One male and one female mentioned in the original description were not located. The designated lectotype is the larger, complete female on slide MNHN.4.53, with the wings folded on the dorsum and the gaster and right eye collapsed. It is marked on the coverslip with an arrow. The paralectotype under the same coverslip is a smaller specimen and lacks its head.