Replacement Names For Western Hemisphere Genera Of Doryctinae

1 Pages·1997·0.43 MB·English

by  P M Marsh

586 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
be agricultural pests, compared to the cryp- imens of S. macer, providing helpful bib-
tic smooth larvae. liographic information and searching the
I thank Jane Ruffin (Rosemont, PA) for USNM collection for host information.
discovering and showing me the population
Marc E. Epstein, Department of Ento-
of Parasa indetermina and Neal Evenhuis MRC
mology, 105, Smithsonian Institu-
(Bishop Museum) for determining the spec-
tion,Washington, D.C. 20560, U.S.A.
PROC. ENTOMOL. SOC. WASH.
99(3), 1997, pp. 586
Note
Replacement Names for Western Hemisphere Genera of Doryctinae
(Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Recently I published descriptions of sev- replacement name is derived from the
eral new generaofDoryctinaefromtheWest- Greek kyphos also meaning humpbacked.
em Hemisphere (Marsh 1993. Contributions Donquickeia Marsh, new name. Re-
of the American Entomological Institute placement name for Quickia Marsh 1993,
28(1): 1-58). Unfortunately, three of these not Quickia Odhner 1950 (see Vaught 1989.
generic names have been previously used and A classification of the living MoUusca.
must be replaced with new names. Therefore, American Malacologists, Inc.).
I propose the following new generic names. Whitfieldiellus Marsh, new name. Re-
Cyphodoryctes Marsh, new name. Re- placement name for Whitfieldia Marsh
placement name for Cyrtonion Marsh 1993, 1993, not Whitfieldia Davidson 1882 (see
not Cyrtonion Hansen 1989 (see Hansen Moore, ed., 1965. Treatise on invertebrate
1991. Kongelige Danske Videnskabemes paleontology. Part H, Brachiopoda. Vols. 1
Selskab Biologiske Skrifter40: 1-367). The and 2. The Geological Society of America
original name Cyrtonion was derived from and the University of Kansas).
the Greek kyrton meaning humpbacked in
reference to the mesonotum which anteri- Paul M. Marsh, P.O. Box 384, North
orly is swollen and strongly declivous. The Newton, KS 67117, U.S.A.
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