Phaenopria cameroni Kieffer, 1909: 382

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 : 51

Phaenopria cameroni Kieffer, 1909: 382 .

Valid name

Trichopria cameroni ( Kieffer, 1909) .

Summary of types

Lectotype ♀, BMNH number 9.717, designated by Notton (1995).

Primary type data

M; Type; suspecta Nees; 231; Cameron Coll./ 1910-55.; cameroni K.

Type locality

Probably England, Mickleham.

Remarks

This species was described from an unspecified number of females and it is quite likely that the type series contained at least two specimens from Clyde at Newton and Mickleham ( Cameron 1910). A single syntype was located which had been designated as the lectotype by Notton (1995). Since the lectotype has an “M” written on the mount, it is probably from Mickleham in England. Although Kieffer gave the type locality as Scotland, there is no reason to exclude the Mickleham specimen from the type series because Kieffer is known to have misinterpreted many of the localities on Cameron’s specimens. The lectotype is mounted on a card and has become twisted on its mount, breaking the antennae, and a12 of the right antenna is missing.