David G. Notton

A revised catalogue of the Platygastridae of the British Isles (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea)

About 260 species of Platygastridae are listed from the British Isles. Forty-seven species and one genus are recorded as new to the UK. Fourteen new synonymies are proposed: Amblyaspis roboris (Haliday in Walker, 1835) = A. lasiophila lasiophila Kieffer, 1913 syn. nov.; Amblyaspis scelionoides (Haliday, 1835) = A. fuscicornis Thomson, 1859 syn. nov.; Isostasius punctiger (Nees, 1834) = I. atinas (Walker, 1835) syn. nov.; Ceratacis cochleata (Walker, 1835) comb. nov. = Platygaster filicornis (Haliday in Walker, 1835) syn. nov. and Platygaster munki Buhl, 1994 syn. nov.; Leptacis laodice (Walker, 1835) = L. buchi Buhl, 1997 syn. nov.; Platygaster elongata Haliday, 1833 = P. attenuata Walker, 1835 syn. nov.; Platygaster philinna Walker, 1835 = P. nottoni Buhl, 1995 syn. nov.; Platygaster rutubus Walker, 1835 = P. luteocoxalis (Kozlov, 1966) syn. nov.; Platygaster minthe Walker, 1835 = P. laeviventris Thomson, 1859 syn. nov.; Platygaster pelias Walker, 1835 = P. apicalis Thomson, 1859 syn. nov.; Platygaster puccinii Vlug, 1995 = P. thomsoni Buhl, 1995 syn. nov.; Synopeas ventrale (Westwood, 1833) = S. abaris (Walker, 1835) syn. nov.; Trichacis pisis (Walker, 1835) = T. opaca Thomson, 1859 syn. nov. Platygaster intermediana Buhl is a nom. nov. for P. intermedia Buhl, 2006. Amblyaspis vestinus (Walker, 1835) is a comb. nov. for Platygaster vestinus Walker, 1835, and Ceratacis laricis (Haliday, 1835) is a comb. nov. for Platygaster laricis, Haliday 1835. For some species taxonomical notes with additions to the published descriptions are given.

Triteleia peyerimhoffi comb. n., a remarkably variable circum-Mediterranean scelionid (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea)

Abstract Triteleia peyerimhoffi comb. n. (Kieffer, 1906) is redescribed taking into account its great variability and is considered the senior synonym of Triteleia dubia (Kieffer, 1908), Calliscelio lugens (Kieffer, 1910) and Triteleia striolata Kononova & Petrov, 2000, syn. n. Neotypes are designated for Triteleia dubia and Triteleia peyerimhoffi. Triteleia peyerimhoffi is a new record for Greece, France and Croatia and was reared for the first time from eggs of Orthoptera laid in the dead wood of Quercus sp. and Tilia sp. in Romania.

Three new genera of Banchinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Central and South America

Three new genera and four new species of Banchinae are described from Central and South America: Terrylee gen. n., is described from Peru and Honduras to accommodate Terrylee olearius sp. n. and Terrylee peruensis sp. n. (type species: Terrylee peruensis sp. n.); Valdiviglypta gen. n. and Pristiboea gen. n. are described from Chile (type species: Valdiviglypta nimbus sp. n. and Pristiboea leiomano sp. n.). Terrylee and Pristiboea are placed in the tribe Atrophini, Valdiviglypta tentatively in the tribe Glyptini. All the three new genera are morphologically very distinctive and two have such character suites that they may not immediately be recognizable as banchines. By describing these three Neotropical genera from Chile, Honduras and Peru we aim to draw further attention to the considerable morphological variation within the ichneumonid subfamily Banchinae.

The genus Philoctetes Abeille de Perrin, 1879 from China, with description of two new species (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae)

The Chinese species of the genus Philoctetes Abeille de Perrin, 1879 are revised and keyed for the first time. Six species are recorded, of which two are new for science: Philoctetes longiflagellis Rosa, Wei & Xu, sp. nov. (Inner Mongolia and Shanxi) and P. simulator Rosa, Notton & Xu, sp. nov. (Tianjin). The new synonym, Philoctetes cupratus (Mócsary, 1914), syn. nov. of Philoctetes mongolicus (du Buysson, 1901), is proposed. Philoctetes mongolicus (du Buysson, 1901) is newly recorded from Pakistan.

The status of the type material of Pycnostigmus rostratus Cameron (Hymenoptera, Figitidae, Pycnostigminae)

The status of the type material of Pycnostigmus rostratus Cameron is reviewed. There are two types: a lectotype in the Natural History Museum, London, and a paralectotype in the South African Museum, Cape Town.

William Kirby's types of Hylaeus Fabricius (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London

Willian Kirbys types of Hylaeus are catalogued, lectotypes designated and new synonymy established.

Figures 18–24 In New Distribution Data For Some Charismatic Tramp Species Of Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera)

FIGURES 18–24. Tetrabaeus americanus, FEMALE (SEM): 18. HEAD, FRONTAL VIEW; 19. BACK OF THE HEAD; 20. FORE-TIBIAL SPUR; 21. MESOSOMA,DORSAL VIEW;22. MESOSOMA,LATERAL VIEW;23. METASOMA,DORSAL VIEW;24. METASOMA,VENTRAL VIEW.

Rediscovery of Disepyris semiruber (Kieffer) (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) in Southern Africa, with first description of the male

ABSTRACT Holepyris semiruber Kieffer is redescribed and illustrated based on freshly collected specimens. Holepyris semiruber var. striatipleura Kieffer is considered a colour variant of this species and therefore a junior synonym of H. semiruber syn. nov. This species is transferred to Disepyris, D. semiruber (Kieffer) comb. nov., based on the possession of a short 2r-rs&Rs vein in the fore wing and presence of long flat spine-shaped setae on the outer (posterior) surface of the protarsi. The male is described for the first time from new specimens collected in South Africa. This species is recorded for the first time from Namibia and Zimbabwe. All photographs are available on www.waspweb.org.

Unique extrication structure in a new megaspilid, Dendrocerus scutellaris Trietsch & Mikó (Hymenoptera: Megaspilidae)

Abstract Background A new species, Dendrocerus scutellaris Trietsch & Mikó (Hymenoptera: Megaspilidae), is described here from male and female specimens captured in Costa Rica. This species is the only known ceraphronoid wasp with a straight mandibular surface and raised dorsal projections on the scutellum, called the mesoscutellar comb. It is hypothesised that the function of the mesoscutellar comb is to aid the emergence of the adult from the host, especially since the mandibles lack a pointed surface to tear open the pupal case. The authors also provide phenotypic data in a semantic form to facilitate data integration and accessibility across taxa and provide an updated phenotype bank of morphological characters for megaspilid taxonomic treatments. In updating this phenotype bank, the authors continue to make taxonomic data accessible to future systematic efforts focusing on Ceraphronoidea. New information A new species, Dendrocerus scutellaris (Hymenoptera: Megaspilidae) Trietsch & Mikó, is described from both male and female specimens captured in Costa Rica.

Revision of the Oriental genus Holophris Mocsáry, 1890 and description of the genus Leptopareia Rosa & Xu, gen. nov. (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae).

Two Oriental genera of the tribe Elampini (Chrysidinae) are here discussed. The genus Holophris Mocsáry, 1890 is redescribed, and the genus Leptopareia Rosa & Xu, gen. nov. (type species Hedychrum borneanum Cameron, 1908) is established. Two new species are described: Holophris thailandica Rosa, Wei, Notton & Xu, sp. nov. (Thailand), and Leptopareia luzonensis Rosa, Wei, Notton & Xu, sp. nov. (Philippines, Luzon). The lectotype of Hedychrum borneanum Cameron, 1908 is designated. New combinations are proposed for L. borneana (Cameron, 1908), comb. nov., L. purpurea (Smith, 1860), comb. nov., L. abyssinica (Mocsáry, 1914), comb. nov., L. confusa (Kimsey, 1988), comb. nov., L. congoensis (du Buysson, 1900), comb. nov., and L. kalliopsis (Zimmermann, 1961), comb. nov. (all are from Holophris Mocsáry). Holophris marginella (Mocsáry, 1890) is newly recorded from China and Thailand; H. taiwana (Tsuneki, 1970) from India, Indonesia and Laos; and Leptopareia borneana (Cameron, 1908) from Thailand. Keys to Oriental genera of the tribe Elampini and to Oriental species of the two genera are provided.