Clydostomus merceti Konow, 1908

A junior subjective synonym of Tenthredo cestata (Konow, 1908), synonymy by Saini et al. (2006: 592).

Types. Clydostomus merceti Konow, 1908: 19–20 . Syntype (s) ♀, “ Sikkim ”. Lectotype ♀, hereby designated, (MNCN_ Ent 82479, MNCN Cat. Tipos Nº 8137; Fig. 26, see also http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.757681). Type locality: India, Sikkim.

Discussion. The taxon is very likely only a pale form of T. cestata as discussed by Saini et al. (2006). See also under Clydostomus cestatus .