The Identity of three Fabrician Chrysidid Species (Hymenoptera)
As part of a world revision of the family Chrysididae it has been necessary to borrow or study in situ as many of the oldest types as possible because of potential confusion about their identity. The species described by Fabricius represent a particular problem. He named many of the commonest Europe...
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| description | As part of a world revision of the family Chrysididae it has been
necessary to borrow or study in situ as many of the oldest types as
possible because of potential confusion about their identity. The
species described by Fabricius represent a particular problem. He
named many of the commonest European species, as well as other
less common ones. Although the majority of Fabrician type specimens
are still extant, it is clear that the chrysidid types were never
seen by most later workers. In several instances the Fabrician species
was assumed to be one thing when in fact it belonged to an
entirely different genus. One example of this was Chrysis festiva
Fabricius, which has always been considered a Pentachrysis, or
Chrysis with 5 apical abdominal teeth (Mocsáry 1889, Dalla Torre
1892, Bischoff 1913). However, festiva is actually a species of Parhopes,
as discussed by Kimsey (1987). The three species below present
similar problems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-db8451f143494f94a4d526140c366b042025-02-03T05:46:59ZengWileyPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74381987-01-01943-427127410.1155/1987/43787The Identity of three Fabrician Chrysidid Species (Hymenoptera)Lynn Siri Kimsey0Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis 95616, USAAs part of a world revision of the family Chrysididae it has been necessary to borrow or study in situ as many of the oldest types as possible because of potential confusion about their identity. The species described by Fabricius represent a particular problem. He named many of the commonest European species, as well as other less common ones. Although the majority of Fabrician type specimens are still extant, it is clear that the chrysidid types were never seen by most later workers. In several instances the Fabrician species was assumed to be one thing when in fact it belonged to an entirely different genus. One example of this was Chrysis festiva Fabricius, which has always been considered a Pentachrysis, or Chrysis with 5 apical abdominal teeth (Mocsáry 1889, Dalla Torre 1892, Bischoff 1913). However, festiva is actually a species of Parhopes, as discussed by Kimsey (1987). The three species below present similar problems.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1987/43787 |
| spellingShingle | Lynn Siri Kimsey The Identity of three Fabrician Chrysidid Species (Hymenoptera) Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| title | The Identity of three Fabrician
Chrysidid Species (Hymenoptera) |
| title_full | The Identity of three Fabrician
Chrysidid Species (Hymenoptera) |
| title_fullStr | The Identity of three Fabrician
Chrysidid Species (Hymenoptera) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Identity of three Fabrician
Chrysidid Species (Hymenoptera) |
| title_short | The Identity of three Fabrician
Chrysidid Species (Hymenoptera) |
| title_sort | identity of three fabrician chrysidid species hymenoptera |
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