Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Eupelmidae

Paranastatus violaceus Masi, 1917 Figs 13, 25

Paranastatus violaceus Masi, 1917: 166-167.

Material examined.

Lectotype female, here designated; dry pinned, deposited in BMNH (Hym Type 5.1,036). Label data: "Silhouette, '08. Seychelles Exp. Percy Sladen Trust Exped. B.M. 1913-170."

Diagnosis.

Females of Paranastatus violaceus are differentiated by the following combination of features: vertex and temple coriaceous; antenna brown except flagellomeres 7 and 8 light yellow-brown (Fig. 25); mandible quadridentate; fore wing evenly infuscate (Fig. 25). Males unknown.

Distribution.

Silhouette Island, Seychelles.

Biology.

Unknown.

Remarks.

Masi (1917) established Paranastatus violaceus based on three females, one of which was stated as lacking its gaster. Of the three females, the BMNH only has one complete specimen in its collection (Dale-Skey, pers. comm.). We here designate this female as lectotype and have labelled it accordingly. The location of the other two females is presently unknown.