Inostemma americanum (Ashmead, 1887)

Allotropa americana Ashmead, 1887: 125

Monocrita melanostropha Ashmead, 1887: 126 .

Acerota caryae Ashmead, 1887: 128 .

Acerota americana (Ashmead, 1887) – Muesebeck et al. 1951: 707.

Monocrita melanostropha Ashmead, 1887 – Muesebeck et al. 1951: 707.

Acerota caryae Ashmead, 1887 – Muesebeck et al. 1951: 707.

Inostemma caryae (Ashmead, 1887) – Masner 1964: 146.

Inostemma americanum (Ashmead, 1887) – Masner 1964: 146.

Material examined

Lectotype of Acerota caryae

USA • 1 ♀; Florida, Jacksonville; USNM USNMENT00979986.

Remarks

Although this specimen represents the first species to be placed in Acerota, it is not congeneric with specimens identified by Förster. Ashmead (1887) named three species in the same paper, which were all later synonymized under the name Inostemma americanum .