Omalus (Omalus) puncticeps Linsenmaier, 1994

Rosa, Paolo, Heim, René & Bernasconi, Marco Valerio, 2023, The Palaearctic types of Chrysididae (Insecta, Hymenoptera) deposited in the Linsenmaier collection. Part 4. Elampini: genus Omalus Panzer, 1801, Zootaxa 5297 (1), pp. 61-86 : 69

Omalus (Omalus) puncticeps Linsenmaier, 1994

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Omalus (Omalus) puncticeps Linsenmaier, 1994: 151 (descr.).

Philoctetes puncticeps: Strumia 2008: 376 .

Type locality. United Arab Emirates:

“ Holotype: ♀, U.A.E.: Shweib / Madam, 24.III.1987, Hamer, BMNH. Paratypes: 1♀, Shweib, 1.IV.1987; 1♀, Remah, 2.IV.1987; 1♀, Abu Dhabi, 6.II.1987; 1♀, Dubai Hatha, 22.II.1990; all Hamer, WLC; 1♁, Liwa , 23.III.1990, WLC; ♁ allotype, same data, BMNH”.

Paratypes, 1♁: UAE Liwa 23.III.1990 I.L. Hamer // ♁ Paratype Omalus Pz. puncticeps Lins. Linsenmaier det. 1992 (ex synoptic-collection) // NML_ENT GBIF_Chr0001373; 1♀: UAE Abu Dhabi ( M) 6.II.87 I.L. Hamer // ♀ Paratype Omalus Pz. puncticeps Lins. Linsenmaier det. 1989 (ex synoptic-collection) // NML_ENT GBIF_ Chr0001372; 1♀: UAE Dubai / Hatta 22.2.1990 I.L. Hamer // ♀ Paratype Omalus Pz. puncticeps Lins. Linsenmaier det. 1992 // NML_ENT GBIF_Chr0001374 .

Remarks. Strumia & Dawah (2010) transferred Omalus puncticeps to Philoctetes (sensu Kimsey & Bohart 1991) and recorded it from Saudi Arabia.

Figures

FIGURE 7. Omalus (Omalus) puncticeps Linsenmaier, 1994, paratype, male.A) Habitus, lateral view. B) Habitus, dorsal view. C) Head, frontal view. D) Metasoma, postero-lateral view. Scale bars 1 mm.