Notes
on the
Genus ProsynacraKieff. (Hy*.,
Proctotrupoidea, Diapriidae)
By K.l,nr,-JoH.LN Hooqvtsr
Swedish Natural Science Research Council c/o Dept. of Ent., Swedish N{useum of Natural History
S-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract
Ilnoqvrst, K.-J. Notes on the Genus Pro- s,Jnacra Kieff. (Hym., Proctotrupoidea, Diapri- idae).
- Ent. Tidskr. 96: 5l-54, 1975.
The author has studied the species of Prosg' nacrn Kieff. and selected lectotypes for Prosy-
nacra giraudi Kieff. and P. nigriceps Kieff.
Prosllnocra nigriceps Kieff., the type-species of
llre genus Prosllnacru (first included specicsl,
is a Synncrrr Fcirst. and Prosytnut:rrt falls into s)'nonymv *'ith Synrrcro. It is thus necessarv-lo create a new genus for the species yiraurli Kicff.
and the aulhor proposes .Sundftolnrielln gen. n.
rritlr Prosynrtcro giruudi Kieff. as type-species.
Some years ago the late Dr. A. Sundholm and the author, having got some specimens
in Su'eden of Prosgnacra Kieff., started to study this genus. When studying the descrip- tion of Prosgnacra nigriceps Kieff., the type- species of Prosgnacro, we began to suspect
that P. nigriceps belonged to the genus
Sgtutcra, but we had to postpone solving
this problem because lve could not get on
loan the t1'pe of P. nigriceps kept in Genoa
(Iluseo Civica di Storia Naturale "Giacomo
Dolia"). Last autumn the author had the
oppoltunitl. to borrou' P. nigriceps Kieff.
from Genoa and P. giraudi Kieff. from Paris (Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle). A study of the both types unveiled that P. nigri-
cep.s belongs to the genus Synacra Fiirst.
lrut not P. giruudi. Since P. nigriceps is the t1'pe-species of Prosgnacra Kieff. this genus
falls as a synonym of Sgnacra and a nelr,'
genus must be created for P. girarrdd. The
author proposes Surtdholmiella gen. n. irr
honour of Dr'. Sundholm for his excellent contributions to the knou'ledge of the super-
family Proctotrupoidea.
^>^ u n d h o I mi e I I a gen. n.
Head (fig. 2 A) elongate, maxillarl' palpi
with 5 joints, labial palpi 'n'ith 3 joints.
Mandibles rvith 2 teeth. Notauli only feebll' visible anteriorlv. Antennae in female rvith l2 segments, in male rvith l4 segments. Hind rving r,r,ith closed basal cell (sometimes dif- ficult to see).
Type of the genus: Prosgnucra giruruli Kieff.
S u ttd hol mi e lla g i r audi ( Kieff . )
Kieffer, in: Andr6, Spec. H1'm. Eur., 10, 729, 1910 (Prosynacra giraudi\.
On the same pin 3 syntypes (2 ? 1 6). As lectotype is selected a female sitting on the Ent. Tidskr. 96 . 1975 . 1 -Z
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Fig. 1. A..$unrlholmiella giraudi lliieff.) Q, bodl', excluding appen- dages; B. S11rutcra nigriceps (Kieff.)
Q. propodeum, petiole and gaster.
t01)and markcd 、vith a red cross. A label says that the specilnens are reared from BIaslop■αクIIs Piniρθrdα (L.) and Orri。_
`orllicこ
Is farfcls (F), 1ド hiCh Seems dubious.
Ⅳraterial seen from S、veden:
skane: Ahus 24.vH. 58 1 6, 4.Ix.63 1 9 16(K.― J.Hedq宙st).
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Fig. 2. A, C. Sundholmiella giraudi (Kieff.).
- A. Q, head in lateral view; C. Q, part of fore wing with stigmalis and marginalis.
- B, D. Sgnacra nigriceps (Kieff.) .
- B. 6,
head in lateral view; D. Q, part of fore wing r*'ith marginalis and stigmalis.
Hiilsingland: Ljusne, Sdderdala 4.vItr.58
I 6 (A. Sundholm).
- Lule Lappmark:
.Iokkmokk 3.r'u.58 1 d, 23.vrr.58 1 d (A.
Sundholm).
About wing veins, antenna and head see
fig. 2 C, 3 A, 3 B, 3 C and 2 A.
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I,'ig. 3. A-C. Sundftolmiella gi-
raudi (Kieff.).
- A. Q, fore
wing; B. Q, antenna; C. $, an-
tenna.
- D-E. Synacra nigri- ceps (Kieff.).
- D. 9, antenna;
E. $, antenna.
Synocra nigriceps (Kieff.) comb. n.
Kieffer, Boll. Lab. Zool. Portici. 1, 108, 1910
I P rosgnacra nigricepsl.
The only type-specimen existing (d ), pos- sibll' representing the holotype, with a label
"Prosynacra nigriceps" u'ritten by Kieffer and a second label "Prosynacra nigriceps"
rvritten by Ghesquidre 1959, is designated
as lectotype.
From Denmark: Bornholm, Gudhjem 26.vlt.
'o5 (leg. K.-J. Hedqvist) the author has a
female, which he thinks is the female of
Sgnacra nigriceps.
The specimen is similar to the male of Sgnacra nigriceps but has antenna u'ith 12
segments. Occipital margin on lower side of head (see fig. 2 B) bordered with flocculent pubescence, on each side of pronotum with
a tuft of flocculent pubescence as well as
on propodeum, petiole and extreme base of
NOTES ON THE GENUS PROSYNACRA KIEFF. 53
gaster (fig. I B). Propodeum sholt rvith me-
dian calina toothlike projected at base. Hind wing without basal cell. About rving veins and antenna (see fig. 2 D and 3 D, 3 E).
Acknowledgenlents
The author likes to thank Dr. Ferdinando Bin, UniversitA Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza,
Italy and I)r. S. Kelner-Pillault, lluseum Natio- nal d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France for loan of material.
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