ISSN 0373-5680 (impresa), ISSN 1851-7471 (en línea) Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent. 68 (3-4): 253-262, 2009 253 Type specimens of Insecta housed at the Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Salta, Argentina VON ELLENRIEDER, Natalia Instituto de Bio y Geociencias (IbiGeo), Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Salta, Universidad Nacional de Salta, Argentina; e-mail: [email protected] Los tipos de Insecta depositados en el Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Salta, Argentina RESUMEN. Se proporciona una breve descripción de la colección entomológica del Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Salta, Argentina, y se incluye un listado de los ejemplares tipo (34 holotipos, 6 sintipos, 9 alotipos y 55 paratipos) que ésta alberga. PALABRAS CLAVE. Tipos. Colección. Salta. Argentina. ABSTRACT. A short description of the entomological collection of the Natural History Museum of Salta, Argentina, is provided, with a listing of the type specimens held here (34 holotypes, 6 syntypes, 9 allotypes, and 55 paratypes). KEY WORDS. Types. Collection. Salta. Argentina. INTRODUCTION Odonata, Orthoptera, Hemiptera, Neuroptera, Coleoptera, and Diptera. It In 1999 the Museo de Ciencias Naturales also includes over 15,000 specimens from de Salta inherited a large proportion of several orders and families, mainly from NW the Entomological collection that once Argentina and also from other regions of the belonged to the Instituto de Investigaciones country as well as neighboring countries Entomológicas de Salta (INESalt). That (Bolivia and Paraguay). Institute functioned from 1988 to 1995 in the city of Rosario de Lerma, and entomologists M. A. Fritz (specialist on Hymenoptera, MATERIAL AND METHODS Mutilidae), G. J. Williner (specialist on Neuroptera), and M. J. Viana (specialist on A short description of the entomological Coleoptera) conducted their studies there. collection of the Natural History Museum of The objective of this report is to make Salta, Argentina is provided, followed by a list the contents of this collection known, so of the type specimens arranged alphabetically that specialists on the groups it holds can by order, family, and genus. Data provided for count it among their reference collections. each type specimen include: species name Its main value lies in the type specimens it as originally described, reference to original holds, including 40 primary (34 holotypes, 6 publication, type category, conservation syntypes), and 64 secondary (9 allotypes, 55 status in parenthesis, followed by collection paratypes) types of the orders Ephemeroptera, data exactly as they appear in the label/s; Recibido: 18-VIII-2008; aceptado: 16-X-2008 254 Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent. 68 (3-4): 253-262, 2009 italics indicate hand written labels. Sex is Selander/ et al., Notes 25-85 RBS/ Plant 7-83] indicated only when it is included in the [HOLOTYPE ♂/ Tetraonyx sericea/ Des./ R. labels. If the species is currently considered a B. Selander+/ A. Martínez]. synonym or has been transferred to a different genus, is indicated under remarks. Diptera Stratyomiidae RESULTS Stratiomyella nana James 1953, Acta Zool. Lilloana 13: 322. Paratype (complete): The best represented orders and families [PIQUETE, S. FE/ 11-XII-31/ BRIDAROLLI S.J.] in the main collection, mostly pinned, [Stratiomyella/ nana/ 7 James/ PARATYPE]. are: DICTYOPTERA: Mantidae; DIPTERA: Acroceridae, Asilidae, Bombyliidae, Tephritidae Calliphoridae, Conopidae, Culicidae, Otitidae, Platystomatidae, Stratyomiidae, Syrphidae, Polymorphomyia orfilai Aczél 1953, Acta Tabanidae, Tephritidae; COLEOPTERA: Zool. Lilloana 13: 168. Paratype (complete): Cantharidae, Carabidae, Cerambicidae, [SIERRA CÓRDOBA/ 25-I-27/ MUHN S.J.] Cicindellidae, Chrysomelidae, Curculionidae, [Pseudeutreta ♂/ orfilai n. sp./ Dr. M. Aczél Buprestidae, Elateridae, Erotylidae, Histeridae, det. 19] [PARATIPO]. Remarks: currently Meloidae, Lampyridae, Lucanidae, known (Norrbom et al. 1999) as Pseudeutreta Passalidae, Tenebrionidae, Scarabaeidae; orfilai (Aczél, 1953). HEMIPTERA: Alydidae, Anthocoridae, Belostomatidae, Cicadidae Coreidae, Rhagoletotrypeta xanthogastra Aczél Colobathristidae, Cydnidae, Enicocephalidae, 1951, Acta Zool. Lilloana 9: 315. Paratype Fulgoridae, Lygaeidae, Miridae, Nabidae, (missing wings): [PIQUETE, S FE, 30-I-30, Pentatomidae, Phloeidae, Phymatidae, BRIDAROLLI S. J.] [Rhagoletotrypeta ♂/ Pyrrhochoridae, Reduviidae, Rhopalidae; xanthogastra Aczél/ Dr. M. Aczél det. 1951] HYMENOPTERA: Apidae, Eumenidae, [PARATIPO]. Ichneumonidae, Megachilidae, Mutilidae, Pompilidae, Sphecidae, Tiphiidae, Vespidae; Ulidiidae LEPIDOPTERA: Acraeidae, Actiidae, Arctiidae, Brassolidae, Danaidae, Heliconiidae, Willineria orfiali Blanchard 1951, Rev. Hesperidae, Ithomidae, Lymantridae, Soc. Entomol. Argent. 15: 32. Holotype Morphidae, Nymphalidae, Papilionidae, (complete): [CHAPARE/ (YUNGAS/ I-49/ Pieridae, Rhiodinidae, Saturnidae, Satyridae, WILLINER] [HOLOTYPUS] [Willineria/ Sphingidae; ORTHOPTERA: Acrididae, orfilai,/ Blanchd./ det. E. E. Blanchard/ Proscopidae, Tettigonidae. Included are also Holotipo]. Remarks: currently considered several series of layered cotton-beds with a junior synonym (Evenhuis et al., 2008) of unprocessed, unidentified insects, mostly Plagiocephalus latifrons (Hendel, 1909). Diptera, Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, and Orthoptera. Ephemeroptera Baetidae Type specimens: Coleoptera Callibaetis amoenus Navás 1930a, Rev. Meloidae Soc. Entomol. Argent. 3: 130. Holotype (missing most of abdomen and half the legs): Tetraonyx sericea Selander & Martínez [MARTÍNEZ B. A./ 27-IV-29/ MARAMBIO S. 1984, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 86(4): 922. J.] [Callibaetis/ amoenus Nav./ P. Navás S. J. Holotype (complete): [Cabra Corral, 20 km det.] [Typus]. Remarks: currently considered E Colonel [sic]/ Moldes, Salta, ARGENTINA/ (Gillies, 1990) a junior synonym of Callibaetis 27-I-1983, Malvaceae/ A. Martínez & R. B. zonalis Navás, 1915. VON ELLENRIEDER, N. Types of the Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Salta 255 Callibaetis rimatus Navás 1933, Rev. Polymitarcyidae Acad. Cienc. Zaragoza 16: 113. Syntype (missing tip of left wing): [SANTA FE/ X-29/ Campsurus paranensis Navás 1933, Rev. BRIDAROLLI S. J.] [Callibaetis/ rimatus Nav./ Acad. Cienc. Zaragoza 16: 111. Holotype det. Navás S.J.] [Tipo]. Syntype (missing tip (complete): [SANTA FE/ 7-I-27/ BRIDAROLLI of right wing and abdomen): [S. MIGUEL, S. J.] [Campsurus/ paranensis Nav./ P. Navás B. A./ 22-XI-31/ WILLINER S. J.] [Callibaetis/ S. J. det.] [Tipo]. rimatus Nav./ det. Navás S.J.] [Typus]. Remarks: currently considered (Gillies, 1990) Hemiptera a junior synonym of Callibaetis jocosus Aradidae Navás, 1912. Artagerus martinezi Kormilev 1959a, Callibaetis venulosus Navás 1933, Rev. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 61: 68. Paratype Acad. Cienc. Zaragoza 16: 114. Holotype: (complete): [Bolivia/ Cochabamba/ IV-53 A. [SANTA FE/ 25-I-28/ BRIDAROLLI S. J.] Prosen] [PARATYPE] [Artagerus/ martinezi/ [Callibaetis/ venulosus Nav./ det. Navás S. Kormilev 53]. J.] [Tipo]. Remarks: currently considered (Gillies, 1990) a junior synonym of Callibaetis Mezira argentinensis Kormilev 1955a, radiatus Navás, 1920. Acta Zool. Lilloana 13: 228. Paratypes (2; complete): [CAIMAN/ SIERRA CORD./ 15- Callibaetis willineri Navás 1933, Rev. I-27/ MUHN S. J.] [PARATYPE] [Mezira/ Acad. Cienc. Zaragoza 16: 115. Holotype argentinensis/ Kormilev/ Museo Argentino (missing right wings): [SAN MIGUEL B. de Ciencias Naturales]. A./ 29-XI-30/ WILLINER S. J.] [Callibaetis/ willineri Nav./ det. Navás S. J.] [Tipo]. Mezira bridarolli Kormilev 1960a, An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 169: 90. Holotype Pseudocloeon bridarollii Navás 1933, (complete): [CHAPARE/ (YUNGAS)/ I-49, Rev. Acad. Cienc. Zaragoza 16: 113. Syntypes BRIDAROLLI] [HOLOTIPO] [Mezira/ (2; missing right wings and abdomen): bridarollii/ Kormilev 53]. [SANTA FE/ P-XI-29/ BRIDAROLLI S. J.] [Pseudocloeon/ Bridarollii Nav./ det. Navás Mezira paragranuligera Kormilev S. J.] [Tipo]. Remarks: currently known (Lugo- 1955a, Acta Zool. Lilloana 13: 237. Ortiz & McCafferty, 1999) as Americabaetis Paratype (1; complete): [P. IGUAZÚ, Ms./ bridarolli (Navás, 1933). I-44/ A. BRIDAROLLI S. J.] [PARATYPUS] [Mezira/ paragranuligera/ Kormilev/ Museo Caenidae Argentino de Ciencias Naturales]. Paratypes (2; complete): [P. IGUAZÚ, Ms./ I-44/ G. Eurycaenis tenella Navás 1933, Rev. Acad. WILLINER S. J.] [PARATYPUS] [Mezira/ Cienc. Zaragoza 16: 112. Syntype (missing left paragranuligera/ Kormilev/ Museo Argentino wings): [SAN MIGUEL B. A./ 9-XII-32/ WILLINER de Ciencias Naturales]. S. J.] [Eurycanis/ tenella Nav./ det. Navás S. J.] [Tipo]. Syntype (complete): [S. MIGUEL, Pictinus beckeri Kormilev 1959b, B A., 3-XI-31, WILLINER S. J.] [Eurycanis/ Rev. Soc. Urug. Entomol. 3: 22. Paratype tenella Nav./ det. Navás S. J.] [Tipo]. Remarks: (complete): [Brasil, R. G. do Sul/ Gramado, currently known (Molineri & Malzacher, 12-2-49/ J. Becker] [♂] [PARATYPE] [Pictinus/ 2007) as Caenis tenella (Navás, 1933). beckeri/ Kormilev]. Remarks: currently known (Kormilev, 1960b) as Notapictinus beckeri (Kormilev, 1959b). 256 Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent. 68 (3-4): 253-262, 2009 Pictinus sanmigueli Kormilev 1959b, Coreidae Rev. Soc. Urug. Entomol. 3: 24. Holotype (complete): [Arg. S. Luis/ Carolina, I-48/ Hirilcus burmeisteri Kormilev 1954, Rev. Riviere] [HOLOTIPO] [Pictinus/ sanmigueli/ Ecuat. Ent. 21: 171. Paratypes (2; complete): Kormilev]. Remarks: currently known [SANTA FE/ 29-I-31/ BRIDAROLLI S. J.] (Kormilev, 1960b) as Notapictinus sanmigueli [PARATYPE] [Hirilcus/ burmeisteri/ Kormilev (Kormilev, 1959b). 53]. Paratype (complete): [SANTA FE,