Eupelmus fissicollis Risbec, 1952

Fusu, Lucian, Ebrahimi, Ebrahim, Siebold, Cedric & Villemant, Claire, 2015, Revision of the Eupelmidae Walker, 1833 described by Jean Risbec. Part 1: the slide mounted specimens housed at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris, Zoosystema 37 (3), pp. 457-480 : 472

Eupelmus fissicollis Risbec, 1952

Eupelmus fissicollis Risbec, 1952: 109-112 . Original description, ♀ ♂, Madagascar, Behara ; 1958: 106 (biology). — Hedqvist 1970: 436 (catalogued).

CURRENT TAXONOMIC STATUS. — Eupelmus (Eupelmus) fissicollis Risbec, 1952 n. stat. [new subgeneric status].

TYPE MATERIAL. — General collection. Lectotype ♀ (here designated), card mounted: “ Madagascar; Behara; Muséum Paris/ XI.40/ A. Seyrig; J; Type [red label]; Eupelmus / fissicollis Risbec [in Risbec’s handwriting]; Lectotype [red label]; LECTOTYPE / Eupelmus fissicollis / Risbec remounted from/ minuten/ Leg. Fusu L. 24. III. 2011 ”. Three ♀ paralectotypes, minuten-pin mounted, labeled similar to the lectotype but only with the first four labels.

MNHN.1.4. One ♂ paralectotype, dry mounted, with parts missing and head and metasoma detached, labeled in Risbec’s handwriting: “ Eupelmus / fissicollis / Risbec/ T [large red letter]” and “MADAGAS- CAR; MUSÉUM PARIS/ XI.40/ A. Seyrig; J; Behara; Madagascar / Museum Paris/ XI.40/ A. Seyrig / Eupelmus / w. Behara” .

MNHN.1.73. One ♀ paralectotype, dry mounted, in good condition, labeled in Risbec’s handwriting: Eupelmus / elongatus . Risbec/ var./ T [large red letter]” and “Elevage du 25.9.50/ Eclos. le 14.10.50/ N° G122/ P. galle de tige des/ Helichrysum Beze -/ rianum d’Alasora/ (A.R.)”.

NON TYPE MATERIAL. — MNHN.4.52. An Eupelmus female, labeled in Risbec’s handwriting: “ Eupelmus fissicollis Risbec var.” and “Elev. du 10.3.51. N° G.206. Eclos le 27.3.51/ Inst. Scient. Madagascar / Parasite de galle de chenille par renflement/ de tige de Psiadia . altissima./ Ambohidrapeto. (A. R.”.

REMARKS

A female in the general collection labeled as type was selected as lectotype. It was card mounted by LF from the original minuten-pin and is entire. The data on slide MNHN.1.73 mentioned above are exactly those given by Risbec (1952) for “ Eupelmus fissicollis , n. sp., variété” (only N°122 on slide is N° 112 in the publication). The specimen is identified as “ Eupelmus elongatus Risbec var.” Data on slide MNHN.4.52 refers to the specimen mentioned by Risbec in 1958.