Two new replacement names in Ichneumonidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from the Neotropical Region

ABSTRACT

New replacement names are proposed in Trathala Cameron, 1899 (Ichneumonidae: Cremastinae) and Enicospilus Stephens, 1835 (Ichneumonidae: Ophioninae) from the Neotropical Region.

KEY WORDS.
Cremastinae; Enicospilus; Ophioninae; parasitoid wasp; Trathala

During the compilation of data for the checklist of Brazilian Ophioninae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) (Fernandes et al. 2014) and the catalog of Ichneumonidae from Brazil, organized under the framework of the Taxonomic Catalog of Brazilian Fauna (Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil - CTFB), two specific homonyms in Ichneumonidae were observed. Thus, according to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, Article 57 (ICZN 1999), I propose new replacement names for these junior secondary homonyms.

NOMENCLATURE

Cremastinae Forster, 1869

Trathala Cameron, 1899

Trathala enderleini nom. nov.

Townes (in Townes & Townes 1966) transferred Cremastus flaviceps Enderlein, 1921 to Trathala flaviceps (Enderlein, 1921), but this name was preoccupied by Trathala flaviceps (Cameron, 1911). Consequently, the name described by Enderlein (1921) is invalid. Here, I propose Trathala enderleini nom. nov. for Trathala flaviceps (Enderlein, 1921).

Etymology. The new specific name is in honor to Günther Enderlein, an eminent entomologist and zoologist and author of the species.

Ophioninae Shuckard, 1840

Enicospilus Stephens, 1835

Enicospilus innominatus nom. nov.

Brullé (1846) described Ophion flavus Brullé, 1846 from one female from French Guiana. Later, Townes (in Townes & Townes 1966) transferred this species to Enicospilus Stephens, 1835 and renamed it as Enicospilus laevis Townes, 1966, because the name "flavus" was preoccupied by Enicospilus flavus (Fabricius, 1775) (Townes & Townes 1966). However, another species already had that same name, Enicospilus laevis (Seyrig, 1935) [now a junior synonym of Enicospilus communis (Szépligeti, 1906), sinonymized by Gauld & Mitchell 1978] (Yu & Horstmann 1997). Consequently, the new name proposed by Townes for Ophion flavus Brullé, 1846 is invalid. Herein I propose Enicospilus innominatus nom. nov.for Ophion flavus Brullé, 1846.

Etymology. The new specific name refers to the fact that the species had no valid name after it was discovered that the original and further replacement species names were no longer valid.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

To Bernardo F. dos Santos, Gil F.G. Miranda, José A. Rafael and Ricardo Kawada for comments and suggestions. To CAPES for the postdoctoral fellowship granted (PNPD/CAPES).

LITERATURE CITED

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Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  Nov-Dec 2015

History

• Received
  19 Aug 2015
• Reviewed
  15 Oct 2015
• Accepted
  29 Oct 2015