A catalogue of types of Diapriinae (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae) at the National Museum of Natural History, Paris, with notes on the classification of Diapriinae and a brief history of the types of Jean-Jacques Kieffer (1856-1925) David G. NOTTON Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD (United Kingdom)
[email protected] Notton D. G. 2004. — A catalogue of types of Diapriinae (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae) at the National Museum of Natural History, Paris, with notes on the classification of Diapriinae and a brief history of the types of Jean-Jacques Kieffer (1856-1925). Zoosystema 26 (2) : 315-352. ABSTRACT The types of 114 nominal species of Diapriinae in the collection of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, are catalogued. Lectotypes are designated for 13 species (Abothropria nigra Kieffer, 1913, Bothriopria saus- surei Kieffer, 1905, Diapria necans Kieffer, 1911, D. omoi Risbec, 1950, Eriopria nigra Kieffer, 1910, E. rufithorax Kieffer, 1910, Ledouxopria africana Risbec, 1953, Scapopria atriceps Kieffer, 1913, Spilomicrus carinatus Kieffer, 1911, S. crassipes Kieffer, 1911, S. gracilicornis Kieffer, 1911, S. gracilicornis festivus Kieffer, 1911 and Trichopria cilipes Kieffer, 1909), 14 new combina- tions are established (Aneuropria kilimandjaroi (Kieffer, 1913) n. comb., Basalys africana (Risbec, 1953) n. comb., B. semirufa (Kieffer, 1913) n. comb., Coptera ankaratrae (Risbec, 1954) n. comb., Doliopria antillensis (Risbec, 1950) n. comb., Lepidopria lloydi (Ferrière, 1935) n. comb., Spilomicrus saussurei (Kieffer, 1905) n. comb., S. variabilis (Risbec, 1950) n. comb., S. villiersi (Risbec, 1954) n. comb., Tetramopria castanea (Kieffer, 1911) n. comb., Trichopria atriceps (Kieffer, 1913) n. comb., T. belouvi (Risbec, 1957) n.