Chrysis episcopalis Spinola, 1838

Rosa, Paolo & Xu, Zai-fu, 2015, Annotated type catalogue of the Chrysididae (Insecta, Hymenoptera) deposited in the collection of Maximilian Spinola (1780 - 1857), Turin, ZooKeys 471, pp. 1-96 : 19

Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Chrysididae

Chrysis episcopalis Spinola, 1838

Chrysis episcopalis : Spinola 1838: 449 nec Bloch, 1799.

Type locality.

Egypt.

Material.

Lectotype (here designated) ♀. Chrysis episcopalis , Spin.; D. Waltl, Égypte.

Paralectotype 1♀. idem.

Catalogue Casolari & Casolari Moreno. Chrysis episcopalis , 1, 23, 95, 2 (box 51).

Remarks.

We designate a lectotype of Chrysis episcopalis Spinola using one of two syntypes, the one less severely damaged. The second available syntype is badly damaged, with its metasoma glued on the mesosoma. The name Chrysis episcopalis Spinola was used as a valid name until recently, when Kimsey and Bohart (1991: 469) observed that it was a junior homonym of Chrysis episcopalis Block, 1799. They suggested to use the name Chrysis syriaca Guérin, 1842. However, Chrysis episcopalis Block is no longer congeneric with Chrysis and no author has used the name episcopalis Block after the year 1899. Therefore, according to Article 23.9.5 of the Code, the name Chrysis episcopalis Spinola is a valid and available name in the genus Chrysis . It belongs to the Chrysis viridissima group.

Current status.

Chrysis syriaca Guérin, 1842 (synonymised by Kimsey and Bohart 1991: 469).