Spilomicrus vulgaris Ashmead in Riley, Ashmead & Howard, 1894: 246

Notton, David G., 2014, A catalogue of the types of Diapriinae (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae) at the Natural History Museum, London, European Journal of Taxonomy 75, pp. 1-123 : 10-11

Spilomicrus vulgaris Ashmead in Riley, Ashmead & Howard, 1894: 246 , 247.

Valid name

Spilomicrus vulgaris Ashmead in Riley, Ashmead & Howard, 1894 .

Summary of types

Syntypes 11 ♀♀, 16 ♂♂.

Primary type data

Mountain forest. 3000ft / in rotting leaves, March; St. Vincent / W.I./ H.H. Smith; Spilomicrus / vulgaris/ ♀ Ashm.; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntype ♀). 2000 feet; St. Vincent / W.I./ H.H. Smith; Spilomicrus / vulgaris/ ♀ Ashm.; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntype ♀). 2000 ft; St. Vincent / W.I./ H.H. Smith; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntypes 4♀♀). St. Vincent / W.I./ H.H. Smith; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntypes 2♀♀, 5♂♂). St. Vincent / W.I./ H.H. Smith/ 158; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntype ♀). St. Vincent / W.I./ H.H. Smith/ 227; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntype ♀). St. Vincent / W.I./ H.H. Smith/ 244; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntype ♀). Leeward side/ St. Vincent,/ W.I./ H.H. Smith/ 45; Spilomicrus / vulgaris/ ♂ Ashm.; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntype ♂). 1500 feet; St. Vincent / W.I./ H.H. Smith; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntypes 6♂♂). 500 feet; St. Vincent / W.I./ H.H. Smith; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntype ♂). Sea level; St. Vincent / W.I./ H.H. Smith; W.Indies/ 99- 331 (syntype ♂). Leeward side/ St. Vincent, W.I./ H.H. Smith/ 240; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntype ♂). St. Vincent, W.I./ H.H. Smith/ 241; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntype ♂).

Type locality

West Indies, St Vincent.

Remarks

This species was described from 14 females and 22 males, most of which were found. One specimen labelled by Ashmead as this species is excluded from the type series because it is from Grenada. Most of the syntypes are entire.