Galesus muscidorum Dodd, 1920: 381

Notton, David G., 2014, A catalogue of the types of Diapriinae (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae) at the Natural History Museum, London, European Journal of Taxonomy 75, pp. 1-123 : 39

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2014.75
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E02C736E-661D-407F-9322-24BFB95E233E
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3863533
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0B6387A7-6C72-FF8C-9417-BE5ABA14154E
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scientific name	Galesus muscidorum Dodd, 1920: 381
status

Treatment

Galesus muscidorum Dodd, 1920: 381 .

Valid name

Coptera muscidorum ( Dodd, 1920) .

Summary of types

Holotype ♀, BMNH number 9.654, by original designation.

Primary type data

Type/ H. T.; Reared/ from pupa found/ in palpalis/ breeding ground/ similar holes can/ often be found in/ palpalis pupae/ G.D.H.Carpenter/ Uganda / Aug 10.1910.; Galesus / muscidorum/ Dodd ♀.

Type locality

Uganda.

Remarks

The holotype is micropinned, with the left antenna missing beyond a8 and mounted with a fly puparium, presumably the host. The generic placement established by Masner (1965) is confirmed here.