Deinodryinus R. Perkins, 1907
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Genus Deinodryinus R. Perkins, 1907
Deinodryinus: R. Perkins 1907: 45 . Type species: Deinodryinus paradoxus R. Perkins, 1907 , designated by Muesebeck and Walkley (1951).
Prioranteon Olmi, 1984: 589 . Type species: Prioranteon casalei Olmi, 1984 , by original designation. Syn. n.
The genus Prioranteon Olmi, 1984 was described on the basis of female specimens only. Though the chela is like that of Deinodryinus , the females of Prioranteon are micropterous, whereas those of Deinodryinus are macropterous.The presence/reduction of the wings resulted in a distinct difference of mesosoma structure, so waiting for the discovery of the male, Olmi (1984) preferred to consider Prioranteon a valid genus, distinct from Deinodryinus .
In 2006, I reared in Namibia, 40 km west of Keetmanshoop, both sexes of Prioranteon paulyi . The male of P. paulyi was identified as Deinodryinus nigerensis , demonstrating that Prioranteon is a junior synonym of Deinodryinus . The species attributed to Prioranteon are only micropterous females of Deinodryinus . D. nigerensis was demonstrated to be a junior synonym of D. paulyi .
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