Allantus asperatus Konow 1906

Taeger, Andreas, París, Mercedes & Nieves-Aldrey, Jose Luis, 2014, The type specimens of sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta) of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Zootaxa 3790 (1), pp. 103-138 : 108

Allantus asperatus Konow 1906

A valid species, Tenthredo (Tenthredo) asperata ( Konow, 1906) .

Types. Allantus asperatus Konow, 1906: 125 . Syntypes ♀, “ Sikkim ”. Lectotype ♀ (SDEI, http:// dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.746957) designated by Taeger (1985: 139). Type locality: India, Sikkim. Paralectotype: ♀ (MNCN_Ent 100189, MNCN Cat. Tipos Nº 2486), same data as the lectotype.

Discussion. There are about 80 specimens of this species in the MNCN, partly labeled “ Sikkim ”, partly without any label (most likely all from the same locality). Very likely these specimens are not former syntypes. Konow mentioned a body size of 10–11 mm; the specimens in the MNCN vary between 7.5 and 10.5 mm. Only one ♀ labeled as asperatus by Konow is considered by us to be a paralectotype (MNCN_Ent 100189). The male of the species is unknown.