Tropidopria pallida Ashmead in Riley, Ashmead & Howard, 1894: 249

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 : 13

Tropidopria pallida Ashmead in Riley, Ashmead & Howard, 1894: 249 , 250.

Valid name

Trichopria pallida (Ashmead in Riley, Ashmead & Howard, 1894) .

Summary of types

Syntypes 10 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂.

Primary type data

St. Vincent / W.I./ H.H. Smith; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntypes 5♀♀, ♂). St. Vincent / W.I./ H.H. Smith/ 158; Tropidopria / pallida/ ♀ Ashm.; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntype ♀). St. Vincent / W.I./ H.H. Smith/ 158; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntypes 2♀♀). St. Vincent / W.I./ H.H. Smith/ 201; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntype ♀). St. Vincent / W.I./ H.H. Smith/ 6; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntype ♀). May; St. Vincent / W.I./ H.H. Smith; Tropidopria / pallida/ ♂ Ashm.; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntype ♂). St. Vincent / W.I./ H.H. Smith/ 73; W.Indies/ 99-331 (syntype ♂).

Type locality

West Indies, St Vincent.

Remarks

This species was described from twelve females and six males, of which ten females and three males were found. The three females labelled “158” are mounted on card points, two are entire and one is missing the antennal tips; female syntype labelled “201” is mounted on a card point, and is missing the antennal tips; five remaining female syntypes are glued to micropins, four are entire and one is missing its head; male syntype labelled “May” is glued to a micropin and is entire; male syntype labelled “73” is mounted on a card point and is entire; third male is glued to a micropin and is missing its front legs.