Deinodryinus R. Perkins, 1907

Olmi, Massimo, 2007, New species of Afrotropical Dryinidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea), with description of a new genus and a new subfamily, African Invertebrates 48 (2), pp. 199-232 : 205

Genus Deinodryinus R. Perkins, 1907

Deinodryinus: R. Perkins 1907: 45 . Type species: Deinodryinus paradoxus R. Perkins, 1907 , designated by Muesebeck and Walkley (1951).

Prioranteon Olmi, 1984: 589 . Type species: Prioranteon casalei Olmi, 1984 , by original designation. Syn. n.

The genus Prioranteon Olmi, 1984 was described on the basis of female specimens only. Though the chela is like that of Deinodryinus , the females of Prioranteon are micropterous, whereas those of Deinodryinus are macropterous.The presence/reduction of the wings resulted in a distinct difference of mesosoma structure, so waiting for the discovery of the male, Olmi (1984) preferred to consider Prioranteon a valid genus, distinct from Deinodryinus .

In 2006, I reared in Namibia, 40 km west of Keetmanshoop, both sexes of Prioranteon paulyi . The male of P. paulyi was identified as Deinodryinus nigerensis , demonstrating that Prioranteon is a junior synonym of Deinodryinus . The species attributed to Prioranteon are only micropterous females of Deinodryinus . D. nigerensis was demonstrated to be a junior synonym of D. paulyi .