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Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) of the Ethiopian Region Excluding Malagasy Subregion ©Biologiezentrum Linz, Austria; download unter www.biologiezentrum.at Linzer biol. Beitr. 44/1 5-169 31.7.2012 A Catalogue of the Chrysididae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) of the Ethiopian Region excluding Malagasy Subregion M. MADL & P. ROSA A b s t r a c t : Currently the family Chrysididae is represented by 32 genera and 428 species in the Ethiopian Region. Several taxonomic changes concerning combination, status, synonymy and emendation have been proposed. Replacement names are proposed for Chrysis pusilla MOCSÁRY 1908 = Chrysis pusillima ROSA & MADL new name and Holopyga capensis EDNEY 1940 = Holopyga manuelae MADL & ROSA new name. Cephaloparnops BISCHOFF 1910 and Stilbichrysis BISCHOFF 1910 are elevated to generic level. A list of doubtful taxa is added. K e y w o r d s : Chrysididae, catalogue, taxonomy, Ethiopian Region. Introduction We have used the borderline of countries for limitation of the Ethiopian Region. All countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea and Spanish Sahara are excluded from the Ethiopian Region. We have included the all adjacent islands (e.g. Bioko), Socotra (part of Yemen) and the Mid-Atlantic Ocean islands of Ascension and Saint Helena. Yemen, which is situated on the Arabian Peninsula and often considered as part of the Ethiopian Region, is excluded. This definition of the Ethiopian Region differs from KIMSEY & BOHART (1990: 18 (text, fig. 1: map)). The Chrysididae of the Malagasy Subregion have been catalogued by AZEVEDO, MADL & OLMI (2010). About 660 Chrysidid names are related to the Ethiopian Region; 427 of them are consi- dered as valid currently. About 30 authors worked more or less actively on this zoogeo- graphical region. The most prolific author was A. Mocsáry, who described more than 210 taxa (120 valid), followed by E.B. Edney 118 taxa, (75 valid) and du Buysson 57 taxa (39 valid). However, despite the large number of species described, a modern revision of the Chrysididae of the Ethiopian Region is still missing. The Chrysidinae of southern Africa have been revised by EDNEY (1940, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954a, b, 1956, 1962), but these papers are partly out of date. The genus Praestochrysis LINSENMAIER 1959 has been revised by BOHART (1986) and the genus Elampus SPINOLA 1806 by STRUMIA (1997). Moreover, BOHART (1987b, 1988a) published two important revisions of the genera Spintharina SEMENOW 1892 and Trichrysis LICHTENSTEIN 1876 including species from the Old World (Ethiopian, Oriental and Palaearctic Region). ©Biologiezentrum Linz, Austria; download unter www.biologiezentrum.at 6 The subfamily Amiseginae has been studied mainly by KROMBEIN (1957, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1994), while other two species have been described respectively by BRIDWELL (1919) and BENOIT (1951). It is well known, that Bohart began a revisional study of the African species (BOHART (1988c), but he could not complete it. Instead no one was aware of a similar project started by Linsenmaier in the seventies of the last century. During the reorganization of the Linsenmaier Collection (Natur Museum Luzern), Paolo Rosa found in his private library a complete manuscript with descriptions of many new taxa. In the Linsenmaier Collection there are conserved about 400 specimens labelled as "types" belonging to 120 undescribed taxa. Many "types" have been returned to the various museums, which had sent African material to the Swiss entomologist for identification. Paolo Rosa had also the opportunity to examine many specimens from private collections (i.e. Michele Zilioli, Marek Halada, etc.), which belong to undescribed species, in some cases even with outstanding features. Notes on important publications A landmark publication on Chrysidid wasps is the book of KIMSEY & BOHART (1990). The book is sometimes cited KIMSEY & BOHART (1991). Therefore the publication date should be checked with the Library of Congress acqusition number concerning receiving date. Missing taxa and errors in taxonomy, spelling and citing of references are listed. KIMSEY & BOHART (1990: 8) are discussing the problem of subspecific and infraspecific names, but do not make notes in the species catalogue. We consider all infraspecific names as synonyms as proposed by KIMSEY & BOHART (1990). Recently LINSENMAIER (1999) published a revision of the northern African species. This monograph is also important for the study of the Ethiopian taxa, because about 30 taxa also occur in the northern part of the Ethiopian Region (e.g. Sudan, Chad and Mali), while few species are widespread even in the whole African continent. In KIMSEY & BOHART (1990) and LINSENMAIER (1999) a lot of new distribution data are mentioned without exact localities. We don’t cite them for several reasons, but we make notes under the concerning species. We don’t have cited in the species list ANONYMOUS (1958) dealing with the types housed in southern African museums, because the depositories have changed in some cases. How to use the catalogue In the systematics we are following KIMSEY & BOHART (1990). However, some authors consider the tribe Parnopini (including the genera Cephaloparnops BISCHOFF 1910, Isadelphia SEMENOW 1902 and Parnopes LATREILLE 1796) as a valid subfamily. We have added the species group in the genus Chrysis LINNAEUS 1761 at the end of the citation of KIMSEY & BOHART (1990). The catalogue is organized alphabetically and not systematically. Original descriptions are cited in the original spelling, but all other citations are adapted to the modern way of citation of species. Author’s names are corrected to the original spelling and the year of publication is only mentioned in the original description or in the first citation of a spe- cies. Synonyms and misidentifications are marked with an asterisk and subgenera are in ©Biologiezentrum Linz, Austria; download unter www.biologiezentrum.at 7 brackets. Type series are marked (( or &&. Printing errors are indicated "(!)". The term "Nigeria, cat. Nigeria" means, that material from Nigeria has been studied and the catalogue is restricted to Nigeria. In the run of their history African countries have changed their names. The latest official names are used in the distribution. Sudan is not divided in two countries. Some countries also include islands. The term "Tanzania (Tanzania, Zanzibar)" means, that the species has been found on the mainland and on the island of Zanzibar. If the species occurs only on the mainland, the term "Tanzania" is used. Mocsáry often used the term "Africa meridionalis" without an exact locality in his papers. In this case we have used the term "Southern Africa" avoiding confusion with the country South Africa. We have cited also older names or regions (e.g. French Congo, Rhodesia, East Africa), because there is no further geographic information. The name Guinea is referred to the region and not to the country, but Ashanti is used in the sense of Ghana. Abbreviations app................................. appendix pl. (pls) .......................... plate (plates) biol. ............................... biology syn................................. synonym cat.................................. catalogue tab.................................. table design............................ designation tax.................................. taxonomy distr. .............................. distribution typ. gen.......................... typus generis ed. (eds)......................... editor (editors) typ. subgen. ................... typus subgeneris fig. (figs) ....................... figure (figures) Annotated catalogue Subfamily Amiseginae Genus Afrosega KROMBEIN 1983 Description: KROMBEIN 1983: 141. Typus generis: Afrosega petiolata KROMBEIN 1983. Distribution: Ethiopian Region. Valid species: 2. Afrosega capensis KROMBEIN 1983 Afrosega capensis spec.nov.: KROMBEIN 1983: 142 (figs 2, 7), 144 (descr. &, South Africa). Afrosega capensis KROMBEIN: KIMSEY & BOHART 1990: 88 (cat.). Distribution: South Africa. Afrosega petiolata KROMBEIN 1983 Afrosega petiolata spec.nov.: KROMBEIN 1983: 141 (typ. gen.), 142 (figs 1, 3, 4), 143 (descr. ( &, South Africa). Afrosega petiolata KROMBEIN: KIMSEY & BOHART 1990: 87 (fig. 19), 88 (South Africa, cat.). Distribution: South Africa. ©Biologiezentrum Linz, Austria; download unter www.biologiezentrum.at 8 Genus Alieniscus BENOIT 1951 Description: BENOIT 1951: 91. Typus generis: Alieniscus arnoldi BENOIT 1951. Distribution: Ethiopian Region. Valid species: 2. Alieniscus arnoldi BENOIT 1951 Alieniscus arnoldi n.sp.: BENOIT 1951: 91 (typ. gen., descr. &, Zimbabwe). Alieniscus arnoldi BENOIT: KROMBEIN 1957: 201 (cat.), 202 (tax., Zimbabwe), pls 19 (figs 10, 10a), 20 (figs 19, 19a), 21 (fig. 29). Alieniscus arnoldi BENOIT: KROMBEIN 1984: 215 (tax., Botswana, Zimbabwe). Alieniscus arnoldi BENOIT: KIMSEY & BOHART 1990: 90 (cat.). Distribution: Botswana, Zimbabwe. Alieniscus mutilloides KROMBEIN 1957 Alieniscus mutilloides new species: KROMBEIN 1957: 201 (cat.), 202 (descr. &, South Africa), pl. 21 (figs 27, 27a). Alieniscus mutilloides KROMBEIN: KROMBEIN 1984: 215 (tax. Mozambique, South Africa). Alieniscus mutilloides KROMBEIN: KIMSEY & BOHART 1990: 89 (fig. 20), 90 (South Africa, cat.). D i s t r i b u t i o n : Mozambique, South Africa. Genus Anachrysis KROMBEIN 1986 Description: KROMBEIN 1986: 509. Typus generis: Anachrysis paradoxa KROMBEIN 1986. Distribution: Ethiopian Region. Valid species: 2. Anachrysis paradoxa KROMBEIN 1986 Anachrysis paradoxa new species: KROMBEIN 1986: 509 (typ. gen.), 510 (figs 1-3), 511 (descr. ( &&, Botswana, South Africa). Anachrysis paradoxa KROMBEIN: KIMSEY
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