Abothropria lloydi Ferrière, 1935: 329

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 : 42-43

Abothropria lloydi Ferrière, 1935: 329 , 338, fig. 3a-c.

Valid name

Lepidopria lloydi ( Ferrière, 1935) .

Summary of types

Syntype ♀, BMNH number 9.678. Syntypes 10 ♀♀, 9 ♂♂.

Primary type data

Type; Tanganyika/ Bugambwa/ 7.vi.1933 / J.E.M.Lloyd; Ex Glossina / palpalis pup.; Pres by/ Imp. Inst. Ent./ B.M.1935-231; Abothropria / lloydi ♀ / Ch. Ferrière Type (syntype ♀). Tanganyika/ Bugambwa/ 7.vi.1933 / J.E.M.Lloyd; Ex Glossina / palpalis pup.; Pres by/ Imp. Inst. Ent./ B.M.1935-231; Abothropria / lloydi ♀ / Ch. Ferrière Cotype (syntypes 7 ♀♀). Tanganyika/ Bugambwa/ 7.vi.1933 / J.E.M.Lloyd; Ex Glossina / palpalis pup.; Pres by/ Imp. Inst. Ent./ B.M.1935-231; Abothropria / lloydi ♂ / Ch. Ferrière Cotype (syntypes 3 ♂♂). Tanganyika T./ Bugambwa, 7.vi.1933 / J.E.M.Lloyd/ Ex Glossina / palpalis, pupa; Diapriidae :/ Abothropria / lloydi cotype/ Ch. Ferrière ♀ (syntype ♀). Tanganyika T./ Bugambwa, 7.vi.1933 / J.E.M.Lloyd/ Ex Glossina / palpalis, pupa; Diapriidae :/ Abothropria / lloydi cotype/ Ch. Ferrière ♂ (syntype ♂). Tanganyika T./ Bugambwa, 7.vi.1933 / J.E.M.Lloyd/ Ex Glossina / palpalis, pupa; Diapriidae :/ Abothropria / lloydi cotypes/ Ch. Ferrière 5♂ 2♀ (syntypes 2 ♀♀, 5 ♂♂).

Type locality

Tanzania, Mara Region, Buganbwe Island (as Tanganyika, Bugambwa).

Remarks

This species is said to have been described from 11 ♀♀ and 11 ♂♂, of which the following were found: 8 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂ pinned; 3 ♀♀, 6 ♂♂ on slides; and two Glossina Wiedemann, 1830 puparia, presumably the hosts. These are all syntypes as no holotype was designated. Four other specimens of this species could not be assessed as they were on loan. The pinned syntypes, 8 ♀♀ and 3 ♂♂, are mounted on card points: the first female is entire; the second female has the left antenna missing and the head dented; the third female is entire; the fourth female has the right antenna mounted separately and is not fully developed – it appears to have been dissected from the host; the fifth female is entire; the sixth female is entire and has the head flattened; the seventh female has no wings; the eighth female has the left wings crumpled; the first male is not fully developed and has a teratological right antenna; the second male is entire; the third male has the right antenna missing beyond the scape and the left wing crumpled. The other 3 ♀♀ and 6 ♂♂ syntypes are slide mounted and mostly entire. This species was transferred from Abothropria Kieffer, 1913 to Lepidopria Kieffer, 1911 by Notton (2004), but it may well deserve a genus of its own.