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Issue: Vol. 2394 No. 1: 9 Mar. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-03-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2394.1.3
Page range: 41–50
Abstract views: 43
PDF downloaded: 3

Type condition and generic placement of Cuban species of Ichneumonidae described by Cresson and collected by Gundlach

Deceased, formerly The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, UK
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
Hymenoptera Ichneumonidae Cuba generic placement Cresson Gundlach

Abstract

The 36 Cuban species of Ichneumonidae described by Ezra T. Cresson in 1865-1868 from material collected by Johannes Gundlach are studied and their correct generic placement according to modern standards of the family are established. Seven new combinations are proposed: Apechthis obscuratus (Cresson) comb. nov., Apechthis tricinctus (Cresson) comb. nov., Hyposoter bellus (Cresson) comb. nov., Lissonota cincta (Cresson) comb. nov., Lissonota rufithorax (Cresson) comb. nov., Ortezia magniceps (Cresson) comb. nov., and Orthocentrus exiguus (Cresson) comb. nov. The name Tryphon rufithorax Cresson is considered nomen nudum and a lectotype is designated for Ortezia magniceps (Cresson).

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