KONINKL. NEDERL. AKADEMIE VAN WETENSCHAPPEN - AMSTERDAM Reprinted from Proceedings, Series C, 75, No.

1, ZOOLOGY

1972

SYNONYMICAL NOTES CONCERNING SOME EUMENID WASPS (Hymenoptera, Eumenidae)

BY

ABRAHAM WILLINK (Communicated by Prof. J. DER VEOHT at the meeting of September

VAN

25, 1971)

Recently I had the opportunity of studying the types of many species of Eumenidae, mostly Neotropical, in various European museums. Since Dr. J. van der Vecht and Mr. F. C. J. Fischer are preparing a catalogue of the Neotropical Eumenidae, it seems appropriate to publish synonymical notes at this time as my revision of the genera Montezumia, Monobia and Pachodynerus will require considerable more time to complete. Nearly all the types have been seen personally and in the few cases where this is not true, this is clearly indicated under the species concerned. In sorne cases the synonymy ah'eady had been established but it seems convenient to confirm it, especially in those cases where the type had not been previously studied. When it is a new synonymy this is so stated. More lengthy discussions of the synonymies here indicated will be forthcoming in the revisions of the various genera. This paper was prepared in Europe while on sabbatic leave from the Instituto Miguel Lillo, National University of Tucumn, with the aid of .... a grant from the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientficas y Tcnicas, Argentina. My appreciation is extended to those who made this pos sible. Most of the work was done at the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie in Leiden. However, many other museums were visited and I wish to convey my thanks to the authorities and curators of those collections. The list of the museums is as follows (including in parentheses the way they are cited in the following list): Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires); Musum d'Histoire Naturelle de Geneve (Geneve); Musum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris (Paris); Museo ed Instituto di Zoologa Sistematica della Universit di Torino (Torino); British Museum of Natural History, London (BMNH); Zoologische Samm lung des Bayerischen Staates in Mnchen (ZSBS) and Museum of Comparative Zoology in Harvard (MCZ).

Monobia californica Saussure, 1875, Smith. Mise. Coll. 254: 129. type from "Cape St. Lucas, Basse Californie" in Geneve. (This is a good species and not a synonym of Monobia texana (Cresson) as stated by Bequaert (1940, Rev. Ent. 11: 841)).

68 Monobia modesta Ducke, 1911, Rev. Ent., Caen 28: 181. e)' types from "Brasil, Santa Catharina, Blumenau" in coll. Ducke, Par, Brazil; = Montezumia morosa Saussure. (Type not seen, but the description leaves little doubt as to the identity of the species). Monobia nigripennis Saussure, 1875, Smith. Mise. Coll. 254: 136. e)' type from "Mexico, Tampico" in Geneve. (A good species, not a synonym of Monobia angulosa Saussure as stated by Bequaert (1940, Rev. Ent. 11: 828)) . Monobia variabilis Saussure, 1875, Smith. Mise. Coll. 254: 137. type from "Mexico: Valley of Cordoba" in Geneve; = Monobia texana (Cresson). Montezumia andina Brethes, 1906, An. Mus. nac. Bs. Aires 13: 34. e)' type from "Argentina, La Rioja" in Buenos Aires; = Montezumia bruchi Brethes (new synonymy). Montezumia argentina Brethes, 1906, An. Mus. nac. Bs. Aires 13: 33. type from "Argentina, Chaco, Las Mercedes" in ? (I have not seen the type which may be lost, but the description leaves little doubt con cerning its identity); Montezumia bruchi Brethes (new synonymy). Montezumia azureipennis Saussure, 1852, t. Fam. Vesp. 1: 89. type from "Brsil" in Geneve; = Montezumia rufidentata Saussure. Montezumia brasiliensis Saussure, 1855, t. Fam. Vesp. 3: 164. e)' type from "Ouest Capital des Mines", Brazil in Paris; = subspecies of Montezumia ferruginea Saussure. Montezumia coerulea Saussure, 1852, t. Fam. Vesp. 1: 90. type from "La Guyane" in Pars; = Montezumia rufidentata Saussure. Montezumia ghiliani Saussme, 1875, Smith. )Iisc. Coll. 254: 121. e)' type from "Brsil" in Torino; = JJfontezumia nigriceps (Spinola). Montezumia leprieuri var. inornata Bertoni, 1918, An. Cient. Parag. (2) 3: 190. e)' type from "Ro de Janeiro", Brazil in Coll. Bertoni (Asuncin, Paraguay?) (possibly lost); = Montezumia pelagica sepulchralis Saussure (Although I have not seen the type, there is little doubt as to the identity of the species). Montezumia leprieuri var. intermedia Zavattari, 1912, Arch. Naturgesch. 78 (A4): 138. e)' type from "Brasilien, Rio Janeiro" in Torino and Coll. Ducke, Par, Brazil; = Montezumia pelagica sepulchralis Saussme (I did not locate the type in Torino where it is supposed to be according to Zavattari, but there is little doubt as to the identity of the species). Montezumia leptocera Cameron, 1912, Timehri, Jour. R. Agre. Soc. Br. Guiana ( 3) 2: 227. type from "Br. Guiana" in BMNH; =Monte zumia cortesa Saussure. Montezumia macrocephala Saussure, 1855, t. Fam. Vesp. 3: 165. e)' type from "Les Missions" (Misiones, Argentina?) in Pars; = Montezumia ferruginea Saussure. Montezumia macrocephala chilensis Schulz, 1906, Spolia Hym. p. 216. e)' type from "Chile" in BMNH; = Montezumia ferruginea Saussure (Probably a labeling mistake as Montezumia is not found in Chile).
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69 Montezumia mortuontm Saussure, 1855, t. Fam. Vesp. 3: 164. 6 type from "Brasilia" in Torino; Montezumia cortesa Saussure. Montezumia pallidimarginata Cameron, 1912, Timehri, Jow. R. Agric. Soc. Br. Guiana (3) 2: 225. Cj2 type from "Br. Guiana" in BMN a:; = Monobia angulosa Saussure. Montezumia pedunculata Brethes, 1906, An Mus. nac. Bs. Airos 13: 337. 6 type from "Argentina, Jujuy" in Buenos Aires; Monteztmia petiolata Saussure. Montezumia rodwayi Cameron, 1912, Timehf ri, Jour. R. Agric. Soc. Br. Guiana (3) 2: 226. Cj2 type from "Br. Guiana" in BMNH; = _,_o/Ionte zumia leprieuri (Spinola). Montezumia rubritarsis Saussure, 1852, t. Fam. Vesp. 1: 90. Cj2 typ.; from "Les Campos", Brazil in Geneve (?); = Montez?tmia rufidentata Saussure (I was unable to find the type in Geneve, where it is supposed to be). Montezia rufipes Saussure, 1852, t. Fam. Vesp. 1: 89. Cj2 type from "Cayenne" in Geneve; = Montezumia rufidentata Saussure. Montezumia sepulchralis Saussure, 1855, t. Fam. Vesp. 3: 163. Cj2 type from "Le Brsil" in Torino; subspecies of Montezumia pelagica Saussure (new status). Montezumia striatifrons Cameron, 1912, Timehri, Jour. R. Agre. Soc. Br. Guiana (3) 2: 226. Cj2 type from "Br. Guiana" in BMNH; =Monte zumia rufidentata Saussure (new synonymy). Montezumia vigilii Brethes, 1910, An. Mus nac. Bs. Aires 20: 285. 6 type from "Argentina, Crdoba, Alta Gracia" in Buenos Aires; = Monte zumia bruchi Brethes (new synonymy). Odynerus acuticarinatus Cameron, 1909, Pomona Coll. Jour. Ent. 1: 82. Cj2 type from "Arizona, Nogales" in BMNH. (I consider it a good species and not a synonym ofO. astraeus Cameron as stated by Bohart (1965, Pan Pacif. Ent. 41: 108); = Pachodynerus acuticarinatus (Cameron). Odynerus astraeus Cameron, 1905, Trans. Amer. ent. Soc. 31: 390. Cj2 type from "Mexique" in BMNH; = Pachodynerus praecox (Saussure) (6 described by Cameron is not a Pachodynerus) (new synonymy). Odynerus azurescens Spinola, 1853, Mem. Acc. Se. Torino 13: 82. Cj2 type from "Brazil, Para" in Torino; = Montezumia rufidentata Saussure. Odynerus chapadae Fox, 1902, Proc. Acad. Se. Phil. p. 64. Cj2 type from "Chapada, Brazil" in Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh; = Pacho dynerus argentinus (Saussure) (I have seen a female, not the type, from the original series from Chapada, in Harvard) (new synonymy). Odynerus clavilineatus Cameron, 1912, Timeh ri, Jour. R. Agrio. Soc. Br. Guiana (3) 2: 221. Cj2 type from "Br. Guiana" in BMNH; = Pachody nerus nasidens (Latreille) (The e{, also marked as type, is a different species = Pachodynerus praecox (Saussure). Odynerus galapagensis Williams, 1926, Proc. Acad. Se., San Francisco
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70 (4) 2: 353. type from "Galapagos Islands, Wreck Bay, Chatham Island" in California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco; Pacho dynerus gaullei Brethes (I have not seen the type, but specimens from Galpagos, which agree completely with the description) (new syno nymy). Odynerus grenadensis Ashmead, 1 900, Trans. R. ent. Soc. London p. 234. Pachodynerus 6' types from "Grenada, Antilles" in BMNH; guadulrpensis (Saussure). Odynerus indutus Klug, 1 853, in Spinola, Mem. Acc. Se. Torino 13: 84. type from "Brsil" in Torino; JJ1ontezumia nigriceps (Spinola). Odynerus infernalis Spinola, 1 853, Mem." Acc. Se. Torino 13: 84. 6' type from "Para", Brazil in Torino; JJ1ontezumia spinolae Saussure. Odynerus perniger Schrottky, 1 902, An Mus. nac. Bs. Aires 8: 1 1 5. type from "Argentina, San Juan" in Coll. Schrottky (lost); Pacho dynerus nigriculus (Berg) (The type is lost but the description leaves little doubt as to its identity). Odynerus sanctivicenti Ashmead, 1 900, Trans. R. ent. Soc. London p. 233. 6' types from "St. Vincent, Antilles" in BMNH; subspecies of Pachodynerus guadulpensis (Saussure). Odynerus simplicicornis Saussure, 1855, t. Fam. Vesp. 3: 253. type from Pachodynerus nasidens (Latreille). "Cuba" in Paris; Odynerus trailii Cameron, 1912, Timehri, Jour. R. Agrio. Soc. Br. Guiana (3 ) 2: 221. type from "Brazil, Amazonas, Rio Purus" in BMNH; Pachodynerus brevithorax (Saussure) (new synonymy). Odynerus zonatus Saussure, 1 870, Rev. Mag. Zool. 22: 57. 6' type from "Cayenne" in Geneve; Pachodynerus praecox (Saussure) (new synonymy). Pachodynerus brevithorax kuehlhorni Giordani Soika, 1 960, Boll. Mus. Civ. Stor. nat. Venezia 11: 94. 6' type from "Argentina, La Rioja, Villa Castello" in ZSBS; Pachodynerus nigriculus (Berg) (new synonymy). Pachodynerus punctulatus Brethes, 1 920, Ann. Soc. ent. France 88: 404. 6' types, no locality (but undoubtedly from Argentina) in Buenos Aires; Pachodynerus laplatae (Saussure) (new synonymy). Pachodynerus validus Brethes, 1 906, An. Mus. nac. Bs. Aires 13: 343. type from "Argentina, Jujuy" in Buenos Aires; Pachodynerus praecox (Saussure). Pachymenes brunea Saussure, 1852, t. Fam. Vesp. 1: 76. type from "Cayenne" in Torino; JJ1ontezumia nigriceps (Spinola).
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Summarizing, the synonymy established above 1s as follows:

JJ1onobia texana (Cresson) JJ1onobia variabilis Saussure JJ1onobia angulosa Saussure JJ1ontezumia pallidimarginata Cameron
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Montezumia bruchi Brethes Montezumia andina Brethes Montezumia vigilii Brethes Montezumia argentina Brethes Montezumia cortesa Saussure Montezumia mortuorum Saussure Montezumia leptocera Cameron Montezumia ferruginea Saussure Montezumia brasiliensis Saussure Montezumia macrocephala Saussure Montezumia macrocephala chilensis Schulz Montezumia leprieuri (Spinola) Montezumia rodwayi Cameron Montezumia morosa Saussure Monobia modesta Ducke Montezumia nigriceps (Spinola) Montezumia ghiliani Saussure Odynerus indutus Klug Pachymenes brunea Saussure Montezumia pelagica sepulchralis Saussure Montezumia leprieuri var. inornata Bertoni Montezumia leprieuri var. intermedia Zavattari Montezumia petiolata Saussure Montezumia pedunculata Brethes Montezumia rufidentata Saussure Montezumia azureipennis Saussure Montezumia coerulea Saussure Montezumia rufipes Saussure Montezumia rubritarsis Saussure Montezumia striatifrons Cameron Odynerus azurescens Spinola Montezumia spinolae Saussure Odynerus infernalis Spinola Pachodynerus argentinus (Saussure) Odynerus chapad(w Fox Pachodynerus brevithorax (Saussure) Odynerus trailii Cameron Pachodynerus gaullei Brethes Odynerus galapagensis Williams Pachodynerus guadulpensis (Saussure) Odynerus grenadensis Ashmead Pachodynerus guadulpensis sanctivicenti Ashmead Odynerus sanctivicenti Ashmead Pachodynerus laplatae (Saussure) Pachodynerus punctulatus Brethes
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Pachodynerus nasidens (Latreille) Odynerus clavilineatus Cameron Odynerus simplicicornis Saussure Pachodynerus nigriculus (Berg) Odynerus perniger Schrottky Pachodynerus brevithorax kuehlhorni Giordani Soika Pachodynerus praecox (Saussure) Odynerus astraeus Cameron Odynerus validus Brethes Odynerus zonatus Saussure
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