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Rosa P, Wiśniowski B, Xu Z-f (2015) Annotated type catalogue of the Chrysididae (Insecta, Hymenoptera) deposited in the collection of Radoszkowski in the Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków. ZooKeys 486: 1-100. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.486.8753
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A critical and annotated catalogue of 183 types of HymenopteraChrysididae belonging to 124 taxa housed in the Radoszkowski collection is given. Radoszkowski type material from other institutes has also been checked. Six lectotypes are designated in Kraków (ISEA-PAN): Chrysis acceptabilis Radoszkowski, 1891; C. persica Radoczkowsky, 1881; C. daphnis Mocsáry, 1889; C. lagodechii Radoszkowski, 1889; C. remota Mocsáry, 1889 and C. vagans Radoszkowski, 1877. The lectotype of Brugmoia pellucida Radoszkowski, 1877 is designated in Moscow (MMU). Four new combinations are proposed: Philoctetes araraticus (Radoszkowski, 1890), comb. n.; Pseudomalus hypocrita (du Buysson, 1893), comb. n.; Chrysis eldari (Radoszkowski, 1893), comb. n.; and Chrysura mlokosewitzi (Radoszkowski, 1889), comb. n.. Ten new synonyms are given: Chrysis auropunctata Mocsáry, 1889, syn. n. of C. angolensis Radoszkovsky, 1881; C. chrysochlora Mocsáry, 1889, syn. n. and C. viridans Radoszkowski, 1891, syn. n. of C. keriensis Radoszkowski, 1887; C. angustifrons var. ignicollis Trautmann, 1926, syn. n. of C. eldari (Radoszkowski, 1893); C. maracandensis var. simulatrix Radoszkowski, 1891, syn. n. of C. maracandensis Radoszkowski, 1877; C. pulchra Radoszkovsky, 1880, syn. n. of Spinolia dallatorreana (Mocsáry, 1896); C. rubricollis du Buysson, 1900, syn. n. of C. eldari (Radoszkowski, 1893); C. subcoerulea Radoszkowski, 1891, syn. n. of C. chlorochrysa Mocsáry, 1889; C. therates Mocsáry, 1889, syn. n. of C. principalis Smith, 1874; and Notozus komarowi Radoszkowski, 1893, syn. n. of Elampus obesus (Mocsáry, 1890). One species is revaluated: Chrysis chalcochrysa Mocsáry, 1887. Chrysis kizilkumiana Rosa is the new name for C. uljanini Radoszkowski & Mocsáry, 1889 nec Radoszkowski, 1877. Pictures of seventy-seven type specimens are given.
Chrysididae , catalogue, lectotype designation, new synonym, new combination, status revived, new name
Oktawiusz Wincenty Bourmeister-Radoszkowski was an expert in Hymenoptera. He was born on August 7, 1820 in Łomża (Poland), as the son of a lawyer. Thanks to his teacher, Prof. Antoni Waga, he became interested in natural history, and especially in entomology. In 1838 Radoszkowski moved to St. Petersburg (Russia) and joined the Artillery Officers School. Once graduated, he had the opportunity to visit various parts of the Russian Empire and collect insects. Later, while teaching at the Artillery Academy in St. Petersburg, Radoszkowski organised private entomological meetings with some of his colleagues, mainly officers and officials of the Russian army. Together they decided to create the Russian Entomological Society, which was founded in 1859. Radoszkowski was a very active member of the Society, collecting funds for scientific trips, publications, and the library and establishing contacts with other entomological societies in Europe. He was vice-chairman of the Society from 1861 to 1866, and then Chairman from 1867 to 1879. As a retired general in 1879 Radoszkowski settled in Warsaw (Poland), where he continued his scientific work until his death on May 13, 1895 (
Radoszkowski studied Chrysididae, Mutillidae, and Apoidea. He received specimens collected across the Russian Empire by officers and members of the Russian Entomological Society. Radoszkowski also exchanged insects with other European specialists (e.g. Chrysididae with du Buysson, Gribodo and Mocsáry) (P. Rosa pers. comm.). During his lifetime he wrote 112 papers, seventy-four of which related to systematics and faunistics of Hymenoptera. Radoszkowski described hundreds of new species of Hymenoptera and assigned eighty specific names to Chrysididae. Most of these specimens were kept in his collection, with a small part of chrysidids, mainly collected by Fedtschenko in Turkestan (
In 1898, three years after his death, Radoszkowski’s wife donated his collection to the Poznań Society of Friends of Science. In 1899, some types (duplicates from the type series, but in some cases also primary types) were given in exchange to the Zoological Museum of the University of Berlin, including a few Chrysididae. In 1902 the rest of the collection was given in exchange to the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences in Kraków, and now is housed in the Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals at the Polish Academy of Sciences (ISEA-PAN). Other Chrysididae types were sent by Radoszkowski to the most imporant authors of his time; this is the reason why many types are nowaday spread in other museums (du Buysson (MNHN), Mocsáry (HNHM), and Gribodo (MSNG)).
Within the Chrysididae family, three species names have been dedicated to Radoszkowski: Primeuchroeus radoszkowskii (Gribodo, 1879), Cleptes radoszkowskii Mocsáry, 1889, and Hedychrum radoszkowskyi du Buysson, 1893. Some additional taxa, and even some genera in different families, are also dedicated to him: Radoszkowskius (Mutillidae) and Radoszkowskiana (Megachilidae).
The Radoszkowski Chrysididae collection in Kraków is housed in four large entomological boxes and includes approximately 1,140 specimens. The collection includes 183 types of Chrysididae representing 124 taxa: seventy-one holotypes, eight lectotypes, sixty-five syntypes, and thirty-nine paralectotypes. The collection houses types described by Eversmann, du Buysson, Gribodo, Mocsáry, and, most of all, Radoszkowski himself. The specimens are arranged in the systematic order left by Radoszkowski, which follows that proposed by
Eversmann’s Chrysididae collection is merged in the Chrysididae Radoszkowski collection in ISEA-PAN.
According to the visitor diary and the registration handbook of the museum, nobody has examined the entire collection since Mocsáry (around 1889) and
The name “Radoszkowski” was written in his publications in different ways. Four different spellings of this name exist in published papers dealing with Chrysididae:
The aim of this article is to provide label information, bibliographic data, current status, remarks for the type material, and to resolve confusion regarding previous lectotype designations, incorrect combinations, synonymies, placement in species groups and repository of these types.
Terminology and classification of the genera follow
The handwritings of Radoszkowski, Eversmann, du Buysson, and Mocsáry are easily recognized (
Fedtschenko’s codes: specimens collected by Fedtschenko and published by
Some selected types are here illustrated, such as the newly designated lectotypes. Photographs of the types were taken with Nikon D80 connected to the stereomicroscope Togal SCZ and stacked with the software Combine ZP; the white calibration of the photocamera was applied to reduce the blue effect of the neon light of the Togal microscope.
Types and other specimens have been examined from the following institutions:
HNHM Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
ISEA-PAN Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals’ collection at the Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland.
LZM Lund Zoological Museum, University of Lund, Sweden.
MHNG Natural History Museum, Genève, Switzerland.
MMU Zoological Museum, Moscow Lomonosov State University, Moscow, Russia.
MNHN National Natural History Museum, Paris, France.
MNHU Natural History Museum of the Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany.
MSNG Museum of Natural History”G. Doria”, Genoa, Italy.
NMLS Natur Museum, Luzern, Switzerland.
ZIN Zoological Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia.
ZMUC Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Brugmoia pellucida
“Habitat in desertis Kisil-kum”, “Обѣ формы пойманы 10 и 15 мая 1871 г. въ пескахъ Кизилъ-кумъ” [Both specimens collected on the 10th and 15th of May 1871 on the sand of Kisil-kum].
1♂ [box 62]: golden rounded label // Brugmoia pellucida [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // Кизилъкумъ [printed] // 12. [pink label with red line] // 48 [printed].
Anyway, we consider the specimen in ISEA-PAN as the second syntype and therefore as the paralectotype, even if two discrepancies are found. The different date (the 12th and not the 15th of May 1971) could be a case of lapsus calami, since the red line is somehow covering the day number. The different sex could be also a case of lapsus calami; indeed, the specimen is bearing the main features listed in the description and the sexual dimorphic characteristics are not so obvious as in other Euchroeus species; Bohart himself (
Euchroeus pellucidus (Radoszkowski, 1877) (transferred by du Buysson (in André)
Chrysis Abyssinica
“Apporté par M. Raffray d’Abyssinie”.
Holotype [sex unknown] [box 62]: golden rounded label // label with metasoma [lost] // Abyss. Raffray [printed] [light blue label] // abyssinica [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 59 [printed].
The type is seriously damaged, it lacks the metasoma.
Praestochrysis spina (Brullé, 1846) (synonymised by
Chrysis acceptabilis
“Saraks”.
♂ (here designated) [box 61]: golden rounded label // Tr-Cap Saraks // acceptabilis [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
2♂♂ and 1♀ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Tr-Cap Saraks.
In collection, five specimens under the name Chrysis acceptabilis R. bear the same collecting label. We have excluded one of them from the type series, because it belongs to another species (C. chlorochrysa, in the C. viridissima group) and does not match the original description.
Chrysis acceptabilis Radoszkowski, 1891.
Chrysis ambigua
“Ashabad”.
1♀ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Trans-Caspia [printed] [yellow label] // ambigua [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
The type is damaged. It lacks the left forewing; the metasoma and two legs are glued to the locality label. Another female specimen considered as syntype was found in HNHM bearing the labels: Trans-caspia / anceps n. sp. ambigua Rad. Ashabad <handwritten by both Radoszkowski and Mocsáry> / Chrysis mutabilis v. ambigua Rad. det. Mocsáry / id nr. 115650 HNHM Hym. coll. Another syntype is housed in MNHU.
Chrysis ambigua Radoszkowski, 1891.
Chrysis amoena
“Hab. in campis transuralensibus”.
Pentachrysis amoena (Eversmann, 1857) (transferred by
Chrysis analis var. δ incerta
“Caucase” [written in the introduction].
♀ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Erivan [handwritten] // 72 [printed] // incerta [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // distincta Mocs. [handwritten by Mocsáry] // incerta Rad Distincta Mocs [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
The holotype lacks fore-legs, as well as the mid- and left hind-legs. It belongs to the C. cerastes group.
Chrysis distincta (Mocsáry, 1887), replacement name for C. analis var. incerta Radoszkovsky, 1880.
Chrysis analis var. β Perrisi
“Caucasus” [written in the introduction].
1♀ [box 62]: Caucasus [printed].
The name is dedicated to Abeille de Perrin and the name perrisi is an incorrect original spelling.
Chrysis perrini Radoszkovsky, 1880 (emended by
Chrysis analis var. γ rubescens
“Caucase” [written in the introduction].
♀ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Nikolajewka [handwritten] // Erivan [handwritten] // 68 [printed] // rubescens [handwritten by Radoszkowski]
The type is damaged, without both right wings and right mid-leg.
C. analis var. rubescens was synonymised by
Chrysis analis Spinola, 1808 (synonymised by
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) Annamensis
“Patria: Cochinchina (Annam, Coll. Rad.)”.
♀ [box 61]: Anam Cochin [printed, sic!] [orange label] // 285 [handwritten by Mocsáry] // annamensis [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
Chrysis annamensis Mocsáry, 1889.
Chrysis apicalis
“Caucase” [written in the introduction].
♀ [box 61]: label with metasoma glued on it // golden rounded label // Cauca Mlokos [printed] // apicalis [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 58 [printed].
The type is damaged: the metasoma is glued on a separate label, the right antenna lacks the flagellum, and the left antenna lacks five flagellomeres. It belongs to the C. succincta group.
Chrysis apicalis Radoszkovsky, 1880.
Chrysis araratica
“Ararat, entre Sardar-Abadu et Sarabandy (13,000’)” [given in the introduction].
♂ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Ararat [printed] [yellow label] // araratica R [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // Mus. PAN Kraków [handwritten by Dylewska].
Chrysis araratica Radoszkowski, 1890.
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) Ariadne
“Patria: Graecia (Morea, Mus. Caes. Vindob.! et Mus. Hung.); Caucasus (Daghestan, Coll. Rad.); territorium Transcaspicum (Coll. Rad.!)”.
1♂ [box 61]: Trans-Caspia [printed] [yellow label] // Chrysis n.sp. Ariadne Mocs. [handwritten by Mocsáry].
1♂ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Daghestan [printed pink label darkened with a pencil] // ariadne Mocs. [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 196 [printed].
1♂ [box 61]: Daghesta [printed pink label darkened with a pencil].
Lectotype designated by
Chrysis soror Dahlbom, 1854 (synonymised by
Chrysis ashabadensis
“Ashabad”.
♂ [box 60]: label with tergal segment // Trans-Caspia [printed] [yellow label] // ashabadensi [handwritten by Radoszkowski sic!].
The type is partly damaged: both hind-legs are missing and both antennae are broken (the left antenna lacks five flagellomeres, the right antenna lacks six); the genital capsule glued on the label is also missing; a few metasomal sternites and tergites are still glued on the label.
It belongs to the C. succincta group and not to the C. elegans group, as supposed by
Chrysis ashabadensis Radoszkowski, 1891.
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) asiatica
“Tachkent; vallée de Zarafchan”.
(?) ♂ [box 61]: golden rounded label // label with genitalia // Ϲтепь м. Ϲ. д. и Т. [printed] // 19 [printed] [pink label] // asiaticus [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 251 [printed].
The type is damaged: it is missing its mid- and left hind-legs; its tibia and tarsi.
Chrysis asiatica Radoszkowski, 1889.
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) auropunctata
“Patria: Annam in Cochinchina (Coll. Rad.)”.
♀ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Anam Cochin [printed] [orange label] // auropunctata Moc [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 139 [printed].
The specimen represents the light green variation of Chrysis angolensis Radoszkovsky, 1881. Here we propose the new synonym: Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) auropunctata Mocsáry, 1889 = Chrysis angolensis Radoszkovsky, 1881. It belongs to the C. angolensis group.
Chrysis angolensis Radoszkovsky, 1881.
Chrysis Barrei
“Saraks”.
1♂ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Tr-Cap Saraks [printed] [yellow label] // Barrei [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
Chrysis xanthocera Klug, 1845 (synonymised by du Buysson (in André)
Chrysis Branicki
“apportée d’Egypte pendant le voyage du comte Branicki”.
1♀ [box 60]: Eldar Caucas [printed].
1♀ [box 60]: Caucas [printed].
The type locality is probably misinterpreted: Radoszkowski gave “Egypt” as the type locality, but the true type locality should be Caucasus. In fact, the original description is provided in a paper discussing the Russian Hymenoptera (Matériaux pour servir à une faune hyménoptèròlogique de la Russie) in which all of the other species described were collected in Caucasus. In the same journal, Radoszkowsky listed the material collected in Egypt by Count Branicki, the Polish nobleman who financed many scientific trips to Egypt and who sponsored Professor Waga, Radoszkowski’s teacher (Comte-rendu des Hyménoptères recueillis en Egypte et Abyssinie en 1873). Radoszkowski dedicated this chrysidid to Branicki, and most likely confused the localities. One syntype is also deposited in MNHU. It belongs to the C. bihamata group.
Chrysis branickii Radoszkovsky, 1877 (emended by
Chrysis Caucasica
“Envoyé du Caucase par Mr. Mlokosiewitz”.
1♀ [box 62]: golden rounded label // Caucasus [printed] // 30 [printed] // caucasica [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // sexdentata caucasica R. [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
1♀ [box 62]: Caucasus [printed].
Chrysis sexdentata Christ, 1791 (synonymised by
Chrysis (Olochrysis) chalcophana
“Caucaus (Coll. Rad.)”.
♂ [box 60]: golden rounded label // ♂ sp. // Cauca Mlokos [printed] // 116 [printed] // chalcophana Mocs. [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
The type is badly damaged missing the head, pronotum, fore-legs, and some tarsi of the hind-legs. It is closely related to C. tenella Mocsáry, 1889; the main difference is the shape of the pits in the pit-row of the third tergite.
Chrysis chalcophana Mocsáry, 1889.
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) Chevrieri var. orientalis
“Patria: Græcia (Parnassus, Coll. Schmiedeknecthi! Ephesus, Mus. Turicense!) et Caucasus (Coll. Rad.! Mus. Hung. et Vindob.! et Coll. Fairmaieri!)”.
1♂ [box 61]: Caucas Mlok [printed] // 263 [handwritten by Mocsáry] // var. orientalis Mocs [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
Twelve other specimens bearing the same locality labels, but without handwritten identification labels by Radoszkowski, could be considered as paralectotypes. The lectotype was designated by
Chrysis comparata orientica Lepeletier, 1959.
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) chlorochrysa Mocsáry (Inédite) (in Radoszkowski)
“Askhabad”.
1♂ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Ashabad [printed] [yellow label] // chlorochrysa Mocs. [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // Rad. [handwritten by Mocsáry] // 39 [handwritten] // 127 [printed] // label with genitalia.
Du Buysson (in André) (
Chrysis chlorochrysa Mocsáry, 1889.
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) chrysochlora
“Patria: Turkestania (Taschkend, Coll. Rad.! et Mus. Hung.)”.
6♀♀ [box 61]: all specimens bear label Tachkend [printed]; two specimens bear a golden rounded label, one of them bears also other two labels: “chrysochlora Mocs” [handwritten by Radoszkowski], “5.” and “126” [printed]; other two specimens bear unreadable label [handwritten]; one specimen bears a label Kapaxymь [handwritten].
Bohart (in
The name C. chrysochlora is commonly found in collections because
Chrysis keriensis Radoszkowski, 1887.
Chrysis (Olochrysis) Circe
“Patria: Caucasus (Coll. Rad.)”.
1♀ [box 60]: label with glued metasoma // Caucas Mlok [printed] // Phryne ab. [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 216 [printed] // circe Moc. [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
1♀ [box 60]: Caucas Nlokos [printed sic!] // candens [handwritten by du Buysson] [light blue label] // dark blue rounded label // 103 [printed] // Chrysis Circe Mocs. [handwritten by Mocsáry].
Chrysis circe belongs to the C. phryne group.
Chrysis circe Mocsáry, 1889.
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) consobrina
“Patria: territorium Transcaspicum (Coll. Rad.!) et Persia (Demalen (sic) et Ashabad, Coll. Rad.! et Mus. Hung.)”.
1♀ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Pers Mlok [printed] [orange label] // Demabend [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 120 [printed] // consobrina Mocs. (prodima Mocs. i.l. nec Cam.) [handwritten by Mocsáry].
1♀ [box 61]: Trans-Caspia [printed] [yellow label] // consobrina Mocs. [handwritten by Mocsáry].
1♂ [box 61]: Trans-Caspia [printed] [yellow label] // label with genitalia // rubescens ♂ [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // consobrina Mocs. [handwritten by Mocsáry].
Bohart (in Bohart and French 1986: 341) designated a female collected in Transcaspia and housed at HNHM as the lectotype, and it was later placed in the C. scutellaris group in synonymy with C. soror (
Chrysis consobrina Mocsáry, 1889.
Chrysis consobrina var. nova
“Ashabad”.
1♂1♀ [box 61]: Trans-Caspia.
As in other cases of taxa described in 1891 (e.g. C. simulatrix and C. unica), the specimens considered as syntypes bear the generic locality label “Trans-Caspia” and not “Ashabad”. A female syntype is housed in HNHM and bears the following labels: Trans-Caspia / consobrina var. nova <handwritten by Radoszkowski> / Chrysis scutellaris v. nova Rad. det. Mocsáry / id nr. 115649 HNHM Hym. coll. It was described as a variation of C. consobrina, and it matches with the paralectotypes of C. consobrina in the Radoszkowski collection. It belongs to the C. scutellaris group and it is closely related to C. soror Dahlbom, 1854.
Chrysis maracandensis Radoszkowski, 1877 (synonymised by
Chrysis cylindrica
“in provincia Casanensi” [given in the introduction].
♀ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Saratow [handwritten] // Chrysis n. sp. cylindrica Evm. [handwritten by Eversmann] // 12 [printed] // viridula [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
The type is seriously damaged: it lacks metasoma, tibia and tarsi of the fore- and the hind-legs, the right mid-leg, and tarsi of the left mid-leg. It matches Linsenmaier’s interpretation of the species (
Chrysis cylindrica Eversmann, 1857.
Chrysis (Gonochrysis) Daphnis Mocsáry (Inédite) (in Radoszkowski)
“Sicile”.
♂ (here designated) [box 60]: golden rounded label // label with genital capsula // Favorita [Palermo] 5-82 [handwritten].
1♂ [box 60]: golden rounded label // I. Sicilia. [printed] // 154 [printed] // Daphnis Mocs [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
Chrysis daphnis Mocsáry, 1889.
Chrysis Demavendae
“Persia, mons Demavend”.
♂ [box 62]: golden rounded label // Pers Mlok [printed] [orange label] // label with genitalia // Demabend [handwritten] // 67 [handwritten].
Chrysis demavendae Radoczkowsky, 1881.
Chrysis dentipes
“Habitat in valle Sarafshan”, “Пойманъ 8 и 10 мая 1869 г. въ Катты-курганѣ и Заравшанской долинѣ” [collected on 8th and 10th of May 1869 in Katty-Kurgan and in the Zaravshan Valley]. The locality Katty-Kurgan [= Kattakurgan] is in Uzbekistan.
1♀ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Верхн. Заравш. [printed] // 8. [printed] [pink label] // dentipes [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 43 [printed] // Chrysis dentipes Rad. [handwritten by Mocsáry].
Chrysis dentipes Radoszkowski, 1877.
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) diademata
“Patria: Insulæ Philipinæ (Coll. Rad.)”.
♂ [box 61]: golden rounded label, Mindanao [handwritten] // Brasilia. [printed] [green label] // diademata Mocs [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 108 [printed].
One of the labels bears the locality Brasilia. Mocsáry himself noted that the locality Mindanao should be related to the Philippine Islands and not to a Brazilian locality.
The particular red colour of the head is quite typical for species distributed in the islands of the Oriental Region. It belongs to the C. angolensis group.
Chrysis diademata Mocsáry, 1889.
Chrysis Dournovii
“Caucase”.
♀ [box 60]: golden rounded label // Daghest. [printed] // Dournovy [handwritten by du Buysson] // 51 [printed] // Durnovy [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
The name dournovii was often incorrectly written in different papers and monographs. Some examples: dournovi (du Buysson (in André)
Spinolia dournovii (Radoszkovsky, 1866) (transferred by du Buysson (in André)
Chrysis dubia
“Apporté par M. Raffray d’Abyssinie”.
♀ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Abyss. Raffray [printed] [light blue label] // 60 [printed] // dubia [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // Chrysis aethiopica mihi (dubia Rad. nec Cress.) [handwritten by Mocsáry].
Chrysis aethiopica Mocsáry, 1889, replacement name for C. dubia Radoszkovsky, 1877.
Chrysis (Olochrysis) Erigone
“Caucasus (Coll. Rad.! et Mus. Hung.)”.
1♀ [box 60]: Caucas Nlokos [printed, sic] // 270 [handwritten by Mocsáry] // Chrysis urrainensis Rad [?] [handwritten by Mocsáry].
Bohart (in
Chrysura erigone (Mocsáry, 1889) (transferred by
Chrysis Erivanensis
“Caucase” [written in the introduction].
1♂ [box 62]: label with genitalia // Erivan [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 89 [handwritten].
1♂ [box 62]: golden rounded label // erivanensi [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // Erivan [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 45.
1♂ [box 62]: erivanensis [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // Kasbek [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
The two syntypes are badly damaged.
Chrysis erivanensis Radoszkovsky, 1880.
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) excisa Mocsáry (in Radoszkowski)
“France”.
(?) ♂ [box 61]: 311 20 [handwritten] // 69 [printed] // label with genitalia.
We consider the name C. excisa as a replacement name for C. chevrieri Abeille, nec Mocsáry. Nevertheless, many authors, from
Chrysis analis Spinola, 1808 (synonymised by
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) exigua
“Patria: Turkestania (Taschkend, Coll. Rad.)”.
♀ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Tachkend [printed] // exigua Moc [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 22 [printed].
Chrysis exigua belongs to the C. cerastes group.
Chrysis distincta Mocsáry, 1887 (synonymised by
Chrysis foveata
“Habitat in valle Sarafschan et ad Maracanda [=Samarkand]”, “Bидъ египетскій; пойманъ 12 мая въ Заравшанской долинѣ и 17 іюня 1869 г. въ Самаркандѣ” [Egyptian species; it was collected on the 12th of May in the Zaravshan Valley, and on the 17th of June 1869 at Samarkand].
1♀ [box 60]: golden rounded label // Урмитанъ [printed] [Urmitan, along the Zarafshan river] // 12 [pink label] // 113 [printed] // foveata [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // foveata Rad genalis Moc [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
Chrysura genalis (Mocsáry, 1887), replacement name for C. foveata Radoszkowski, 1877 (transferred by
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) fulvicornis
“Patria: Turkestania (Taschkend, Coll. Rad.)”.
♂ [box 61]: Ϲыръ-Дарья [printed] // golden rounded label // fulvicornis Moc [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 135 [printed] // Chrysis n.sp. fulvicornis Mocs. [handwritten by Mocsáry].
The specimen matches the original description. Probably the discrepancy between the locality given in the text [Taschkend] and the one on the label [Syr Daria] is a case of lapsus calami. It belongs to the C. maculicornis group.
Chrysis fulvicornis Mocsáry, 1889.
Chrysis (Hexachrysis) gabonensis
“Gabon Africæ occidentalis (Coll. Rad.)”.
♀ [box 62]: golden rounded label // Gabon [handwritten] [green label] // gabonensis Moc. [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 136 [printed].
Chrysis canaliculata (Brullé, 1846) (synonymised by
Chrysis Gertabi
“Ashabad”.
1♂ [box 61]: golden rounded label // label with genitalia // Trans-Caspia [printed] [yellow label] // gertabi ♂ [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // Mus PAN Kraków [handwritten by Dylewska].
A syntype male is housed in HNHM and bears the following labels: Ashabad Gertabi Rad. n. sp. <handwritten by Radoszkowski and Mocsáry> / Transcapia / Chrysis mutabilis v. Germari (!) Rad det. Mocsáry / id nr. 115619 HNHM Hym. coll. Another syntype is housed in MNHU. It belongs to the C. cerastes group.
Chrysis mutabilis du Buysson, 1887 (synonymised by
Chrysis (Pentachrysis) himalayensis Mocsáry (in Radoszkowski)
“Himalaya”.
♂ [box 62]: golden rounded label // Hymaj [printed] [yellow label] // symbol // label with genitalia.
Praestochrysis shanghaiensis (Smith, 1874) (synonymised and transferred by
Chrysis indigotea
France.
Possible
1♀ [box 61]: golden rounded label // indigotea [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // typ Dufour [handwritten by Dufour] // AM [blue label].
Syntypes were found in MNHN and other possible syntypes were found in MSNG (Coll. Gribodo) and LZM (Coll. Dahlbom). It belongs to the C. ignita group.
Chrysis indigotea indigotea Dufour & Perris, 1840.
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) indigotea var. daghestanica
“Patria: Caucasus (Daghestan, Coll. Rad.)”.
♀ [box 61]: Daghest. [printed] [pink label] // 266 [handwritten by Mocsáry] // Ch. indigotea var. daghestanica Mocs. [handwritten by Mocsáry].
Chrysis indigotea daghestanica Mocsáry, 1889 (
Chrysis Jelisyni
“Récoltée par M. Potanin, en Mongolie, (Kansu, Jelissyn-Kuce)”.
♀ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Kansu Jelisyn-Kuce 20/VII [handwritten] // Jelisyni [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
Chrysis jelisyni Radoszkowski, 1891.
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) keriensis
“Keria-Daria”.
♂ [not ♀] [box 61]: golden rounded label // Keria Daria Przewal [printed] [yellow label] // Kerij Rad [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 192 [printed] // Ch. Keriensis M.S.GR T XXI [underlined] p. 47 [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
Chrysis keriensis Radoszkowski, 1887 is the male of C. chrysochlora Mocsáry, 1889. It was treated only by
Chrysis keriensis Radoszkowski, 1887.
Chrysis Komarowi
“Ashabad; envoyé par le général Komarow”.
1♀ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Frans-Caspi G. Turcmenien E. König [sic! Printed] // [small square pink label without any note] // Komarovy [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
1♂ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Frans-Caspi G. Turcmenien E. König [sic! Printed].
There are one male and one female in the collection bearing the same locality label: Frans-Caspi [sic] G. Turcmenien E. König. Both syntypes were collected by König and sent to Radoszkowski by Komarow. Another specimen with the same locality label is deposited in MNHN (general collection box 41). The female is badly damaged. It belongs to the C. succincta group.
Chrysis komarowi Radoszkowski, 1891.
Chrysis kriechbaumeri
“Hab. in Nova-Hollandia”.
1♀ [box 60]: golden rounded label // Kriechbaum [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // Nov. Holl. [printed] // 254 [printed] // label with the metasoma.
1♀ [box 60]: golden rounded label // Nov. Holl. [printed].
The specimens are part of the type series described by Gribodo. Bohart (in
Primeuchroeus kriechbaumeri (Gribodo, 1879) (transferred by
Chrysis (Olochrysis) Lagodechii
“Caucase (Lagodekhi)”.
♂ [here designated] [box 60]: Cauca Mlokos [printed] // label with genital capsula // Lagodechii [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 284 [handwritten by Mocsáry] // angustifrons [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
1♂ [box 60]: Caucas [printed].
Two males and one female collected in Caucasus were found under the name Chrysis lagodechii Rad. We consider the two males as types, and we exclude the female bearing the label “Eldar Caucas” [printed], because Radoszkowski did not mention any female in his description. This female specimen belongs to the genus Chrysura. Since various species are present under the same name, we here designate the lectotype based on one male of the type series. It belongs to the C. elegans group.
Chrysis angustifrons Abeille de Perrin, 1878 (synonymised by
Chrysis (Olochrysis) lepida
“Patria: Caucasus (Coll. Rad.!, Erivan, Mus. Hung.)”.
1♀ [box 60]: golden rounded label // Caucas Port [printed] [light blue label] // Erevan [?] [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // Lepida Mocs [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 114 [printed].
The specimen is partly damaged, and the metasoma is glued to the mesosoma.
Chrysis lepida Mocsáry, 1889.
Chrysis (Trichrysis) luzonica
“Lucon in insulis Philippinis (Coll. Rad.)”.
♀ [box 61]: Lucon [handwritten] [yellow label] // 275 [handwritten by Mocsáry] // luzonica Moc [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
Trichrysis luzonica (Mocsáry, 1889) (transferred by
Chrysis maracandensis
“Habitat in valle Sarafschan et in desertis prope Taschkent”, “Пойманъ 2 іюня въ Заравшанской долинѣ, 9 іюня 1869 г. въ Самаркандѣ и 28 мая 1871 г. въ степи между Сыръ-дарьей и Ташкентомъ” [collected on the 2nd of June in the Zaravshan Valley, 9th June 1869 at Samarkand and the 28th of May 1871 in steppe between Syr-Darya and Tashkent].
1♂ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Ташкентъ [printed] 28. [printed] [pink label with red line] // Marakand [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 14 [handwritten] // label with genitalia.
1♂ [box 61]: golden rounded label // 9. [printed] [blue label] // Ϲамаркандъ // 47 [printed].
Lectotype designated by Bohart (in
Chrysis maracandensis Radoszkowski, 1877.
Chrysis maracandensis var. simulatrix
“Ashabad”.
1♂: Trans-Caspia [printed] [yellow label] // var. simulatilis [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
Radoszkowski described C. maracandensis var. simulatrix based on a syntype series. In his collection there are five specimens under the label simulatilis (sic). Four of them were collected at Sarakhs, while the fifth was collected in “Trans-Caspia” and bears the label handwritten by Radoszkowski “var. simulatilis”. The latter can be considered as a syntype, in the same way of other species described in 1891 and bearing the same locality label. All the specimens belong to C. maracandensis Radoszkowski. Therefore the synonym: Chrysis maracandensis var. simulatrix Radoszkowski, 1891 = Chrysis maracandensis Radoszkowski, 1877, is here proposed. Another possible syntype is housed in MNHN (general collection box 41). It belongs to the C. scutellaris group.
Chrysis maracandensis Radoszkowski, 1877.
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) marginata
“Turkestania (Coll. Rad.)”.
♀ [box 61]: Верхн. Эаравш. // 8. [printed] [pink label] // marginata [handwritten by Radoszkowski] Mocs. [handwritten by Mocsáry] // 252 [printed].
The type is partly damaged: it lacks the left antenna, nine flagellomeres of the right one, and the left fore-leg after the coxa. It belongs to the C. comparata group.
Chrysis marginata Mocsáry, 1889.
Chrysis minutissima
“Egypte et Abyssinie” [written in the introduction].
♂ [not ♀] [box 61]: golden rounded label // Egypt C. Bra [Comte Branicki] [printed] [blue label] // minutissim [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 54 [printed].
The correct locality is Egypt, even if in the original description the locality is not clearly indicated. It belongs to the C. succincta group.
Chrysis minutissima Radoszkowsky, 1877.
Chrysis mirabilis
“Envoyée du Caucase par Mr. Mlokosiewitz”.
♂ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Cauca Mlokos [printed] // 55 [handwritten] // label with genitalia // 50 [printed] // mirabilis Rad. [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
The type is in bad condition, it lacks antennae, the left forewing, as well as part of the left hind-leg. A possible syntype is housed in MNHU. It belongs to the C. facialis group.
Chrysis mirabilis Radoszkovsky, 1877.
Chrysis (Olochrysis) Mlokosewitzi
“Caucase”.
♂ [not ♀] [box 60]: golden rounded label // Caucasus [printed] // mlokosewitz [handwritten by Radoszkowski] [light blue label] // 115 [printed].
Chrysura mlokosewitzi (Radoszkowski, 1889), comb. n.
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) Mocsaryi
“apportée par Mr. Potanin de Mongolie (Kobden [currently Kobdo])”.
♀ [box 61]: label with right flagellum and metasoma // golden rounded label // Kansu Kobden-Owatu 12/VIII [handwritten] // Mocsáry [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // Chrysis Mocsaryi Rad. (tres interep.) [?] [handwritten by Mocsáry] // Mus. Pan Krakow [hadwritten by Dylewska].
Chrysis mocsaryi Radoszkowski, 1889.
Chrysis Murgrabi
“Murgrab”.
(?) 1♂ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Tr-Cap Saraks // Murgrabi [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // Museum PAN Krakow [handwritten by Dylewska].
According to
Chrysis maculicornis Klug, 1845 (synonymised by
Chrysis obscura
“Envoyée du Caucase par Mr. Mlokosiewitz”.
♂ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Cauca Mlokos [printed] // 130 [printed] // obscura Rad chalcochrysa Mocs [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // undulata Rad. [handwritten by Mocsáry].
Chrysis chalcochrysa Mocsáry, 1887, replacement name for obscura Radoszkovsky nec Smith, 1859, status revived.
Chrysis octavii du Buysson (in André)
“Égypte (Radoszkowsky); Sicile”.
1♀ [box 61]: Taczano [printed] // Egyptus. [printed] [blue label] // episcopalis [handwritten by Rad.] // 92 [printed] // Chrysis (Pyria) Octavii Buyss. n.sp. [handwritten by du Buysson] [orange label].
The type is badly damaged, missing the compound eyes, some legs and the ventral surface (including the internal segments). The second syntype is housed in MNHN. It belongs to the C. taczanovskii group.
Chrysis chlorospila Klug, 1845 (synonymised by
Chrysis oraniensis var. portentosae
“Je possède un exemplaire provenant d’Amasis”.
♀ [box 60]: Amasis [handwritten] // Algeria [printed] [blue label] // orian var. portentosa [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
Under the locality label ‘Amasis’ there is a second locality label: Algeria. The species was described based on one specimen collected at Amasis (not “Atrek”, in
Chrysura oraniensis (Lucas, 1849) (synonymised by
Chrysis patriarchalis
“Etschmiadzine”.
1♂ [box 60]: golden rounded label // Erivan [handwritten] // 10 [printed] // Patriarchalis [handwritten].
The description of Chrysis patriarchalis was based on syntypes. The type locality Etschmiadzine (= Etchmiadzin), currently Vagharshapat, Armenia, is close to Erivan.
Spintharina versicolor (Spinola, 1808) (synonymised by
Chrysis persica
“Persia, mons Demavend”.
♀ (here designed) [box 60]: golden rounded label // Pers Mlok [printed] [orange label] // Demabend [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // Chrysogona pumila Klug (assimilis Dhlb.) [handwritten by Mocsáry] // Ch. Persica exempl [...]gate typique, on a decrib d’apres cet exemplars [handwritten, partly unreadable].
1♀ [box 60]: golden rounded label // Pers Mlok [printed] [orange label] // Demabend [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 53 [printed] // persica [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // Chrysogona pumila Klug (assimilis Spin.) [handwritten by Mocsary].
After Mocsáry’s monograph (
Chrysidea pumila (Klug, 1845) (synonymised by
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) poecilochroa Mocsáry (Inedité) (in Radoszkowski)
“Algérie”.
♂ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Algeria [printed] [blue label] // poecilochroa Mocs [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 123 [printed] // label with genitalia.
Chrysis distincta Mocsáry, 1887 (synonymised by
Chrysis Pomerantzovi
“Atrek”.
♀ [box 60]: Atrek [handwritten] [yellow label] // Pomerantzovi [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
Chrysis pomerantzovi Radoszkowski, 1891.
Chrysis Potanini
“Récoltée par M. Potanin en Mongolie (Tufyn)”.
♂ [box 61]: golden rounded label // potanini [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // Mongol. mer. Tufyn 11/VII [handwritten] // label with genitalia // Mus. PAN Krakow [handwritten by Dylewska].
Chrysis potanini Radoszkowski, 1891.
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) Przewalskii
“Zaïdam, les chaines des montagnes Keria (9000’)”.
♂ [box 61]: label with the metasoma // golden rounded label // Caidom Przewal [printed] [yellow label] // n.sp Przewalski [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 191 [printed].
The type is damaged, missing of the right hind-leg and some tarsi from the left mid- and hind-legs; the metasoma is glued on a label. It is included in the C. pulchella group (
Chrysis przewalskii Radoszkowski, 1887.
Chrysis pulchra
“Caucase” [written in the introduction].
♀ (not ♂) [box 62]: golden rounded label // Cauca Mlokos [printed] // 9 [printed] // pulchra [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // Spinolia magnifica Dah pulchra Rad [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
Chrysis pulchra Radoszkovsky, 1880 and C. sulcata Radoszkovsky, 1866 nec Dahlbom, 1845 were synonymised with C. lamprosoma Förster, 1853 [currently Spinolia] by
S. dallatorreana is now found to be a synonym of S. pulchra Radoszkovsky, 1880. However, S. dallatorreana is currently in use after Mocsáry’s monograph (
In order to preserve the nomenclatural stability, we propose the reversal of precedence (Art. 23.9 of the Code) and we consider Chrysis pulchra as nomen oblitum and Chrysis dallatorreana as nomen protectum. According to Code, the reversal of precedence can be applied only when the two following conditions are both met: when the senior synonym has not been used as a valid name after 1899 (Art. 23.9.1.1) and when the the junior synonym has been used in at least 25 works, published by at least 10 authors in the immediately preceding 50 years and encompassing a span of not less than 10 years (23.9.1.2).
In this case, S. pulchra was never used again as a valid species name after 1887. Unfortunately, only 16 works citing S. dallatorreana were published in the last 50 years (excluding other three papers dated from 1954 to 1959); on the other hand, at least 10 authors considered dallatorreana as a valid name:
Spinolia dallatorreana (Mocsáry, 1896), nomen protectum.
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) remota Mocsáry (in Radoszkowski)
“Patria: Demabend (in Persia) et Caucasus (a Domino Mlokosewitz detecta)”.
♂ (here designed) [box 61]: golden rounded label // Pers Mlok [printed] [orange label] // Demabend [handwritten] // Remota Mocs [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 129 [printed].
1♂ [box 61]; Caucas Mlokos [printed] // label with genitalia.
According to interpretation of the species by
Chrysis remota Mocsáry, 1889.
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) rutilans var. Asiatica
“Turkestania, Taschkend (Coll. Rad.)”.
1♀ [box 61]: Tachkend [printed] // 214 [printed] // var. asiatica Mocs. [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // splendidula Dlb [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
1♀ [box 61]: label with two legs and the metasoma // Ashabad [printed] [yellow label] // 244 [printed] // var. asiati. [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
Chrysis decora Mocsáry, 1889 (replacement name for Chrysis superba Radoszkowski, 1877) (synonymised by
Chrysis sabulosa
“Habitat in monte Karak”, “Три ♂ этого вида пойманы 7 мая 1871 г. нa горѣ Каракъ” [Three males of this species were collected on the 7th of May 1871 on the Karak mountain].
1♀ [not a male!] [box 62]: golden rounded label // sabulosa [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 7. [printed] [pink label with red line] // Каракь [printed] // 118 [printed] // label with metasoma.
The type is seriously damaged: it lacks the left antenna and the right flagellum, the mid- and hind-legs; the face is partially covered by glue; the prothorax is glued to the mesothorax; the metasoma is glued on a separate label.
In the description, Radoszkowski listed only three males, but the picture of the species (table II, picture 11) undoubtedly shows a female with an exserted ovipositor. Another syntype is found in MMU and it was considered as the holotype by
Chrysis sabulosa Radoszkowski, 1877.
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) sarafschana
“Turkestania (vallis Sarafschan, Coll. Rad.)”.
♀ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Верхн. Заравш. // ulianini [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 27. [printed] [pink label] // 52 [printed] // sarafschana Mocs. [handwritten by Mocsáry].
The type is seriously damaged, without metasoma and some flagellomeres of antennae. This specimen is also the second syntype of C. uljanini Radoszkowski, 1877.
Chrysis uljanini Radoszkowski, 1877 (synonymized by
Chrysis saraksensis Radoszkowski, 1891a: 195.
“Saraks”.
♂ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Tr-Cap Saraks [printed] [yellow label with metasoma glued to it] // Saraksensis [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
The type is in bad condition: it lacks the left flagellum, both fore wings, as well as mid- and hind-legs. The metasoma was found on the bottom of the box and glued on the locality label.
Radoszkowski emended the name C. saraksensis to C. seraxensis (
Chrysis saraksensis Radoszkowski, 1891.
Chrysis sardarica
“Ararat, entre Sardar-Abadu et Sarabandy (13,000’)” [given in the introduction].
♂ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Ararat [printed] [yellow label] // sardarica R. [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
The type is seriously damaged: it lacks the metasoma. Moreover, dermestid damage caused the loss of compound eyes, part of the occiput, left antenna, right flagellum, and both fore-legs. The specimen is pinned, and the pin has broken the mesothorax. It belongs to the C. aestiva group.
Chrysis sardarica Radoszkowski, 1890.
Chrysis Semenovi
“Saraks”.
♀ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Tr-Cap Saraks [printed] [yellow label] // Semenovyi [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // Mus-PAN Krakow [handwritten by Dylewska] // Lectotype ♀ Chrysis semenovi Rad. R.M. Bohart [handwritten on red label].
2♀♀ [box 61]: Tr-Cap Saraks [printed] [yellow label] // Mus. PAN Krakow semenovi [handwritten by Dylewska] // Paralectotype ♀ Chrysis semenovi Rad. R.M. Bohart [handwritten on red label].
Bohart (in
The specimen selected as lectotype belongs to the cerastes group and not to the comparata-scutellaris group. Radoszkowski himself added in his diagnosis: “Voisine de Chr. incerta Rad.”. C. semenovi is very close to C. annulata Abeille de Perrin (in du Buysson), 1887, and the main characteristics which allows separation of the two species is the shape of the transversal frontal carina. In C. annulata there are two branches directed backwards on the vertex, while in C. semenovi the transversal frontal carina is simple, without branches on the vertex.
Chrysis semenovi Radoszkowski, 1891.
Chrysis (Olochrysis) separanda Mocsáry (Inédite) (in Radoszkowski)
“Syra”.
1♂ [box 60]: golden rounded label // separanda Mocs [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 51 [handwritten] // Syra [handwritten] // label with genital capsula.
1♀ [box 60]: golden rounded label // Syra [handwritten] // separanda Mocs [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // Chrysis varicornis Spin ♀ Syra.
2♀♀ [box 60]: Syra [handwritten].
Chrysis separanda belongs to the C. radians group.
Chrysura varicornis (Spinola, 1838) (synonymised and transferred by
Chrysis serena
“Saraks”.
♂ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Tr-Cap Saraks [printed] [yellow label] // serena [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
Chrysis serena belongs to the C. viridula group. The type lacks the right hind-leg, tarsi of the right mid-leg, as well as part of the right flagellum; fore wings are partially ripped.
Chrysis serena Radoszkowski, 1891.
Chrysis singula
“Ashabad”.
1♀ [box 61]: golden rounded label // yellow rounded label // Trans-Caspia [printed] [yellow label] // singula [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
2♀♀ [box 61]: yellow rounded label.
Radoszkowski described this species based on a syntype series (“7-8 1/3 mill.”). Nowadays in the collection there is only one specimen bearing the locality label and the handwritten label “singula” by Radoszkowski. In HNHM there is another female syntype labelled: Astrabad singula Rad. n.sp. <handwritten by both Radoszkowski and Mocsáry> / Chrysis grohmanni v. singula Rad. det. Mocsáry / id nr. 115604 HNHM Hym. coll. Another syntype is housed in MNHU and other two possible syntypes are deposited in MNHN (general collection box 54).
Chrysis singula Radoszkowski, 1891.
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) spinidens Mocsáry (inédite)
“Zaïdam (Mongolia)”.
♂ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Caidom Przewal [printed] [yellow label] // spinidens Mocs [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // S [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 125 [printed] 77.
Chrysis spinidens Mocsáry, 1887.
Chrysis splendidula var. unica
“Ashabad”.
1♂ [box 61]: Trans-Caspia // var. unica [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
1♂ [box 61]: Trans-Caspia // var. unica ♂ [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // label with genitalia.
1♀ [box 61]: Trans-Caspia // unica ♀ [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
As in other cases of species described in 1891 (e.g. nova, simulatrix), the specimens considered as syntypes bear the label “Trans-Caspia” and not “Ashabad”. Another female syntype is housed in HNHM bearing the labels: Trans-Kaspia / splendidula var. unica <handwritten by Radoszkovski> / Chrysis splendidula v. unica Rad. det. Mocsáry / id nr. 115606 HNHM Hym. coll. These syntypes are closely related to C. chlorisans du Buysson (in André) by the colouration and sculpture of the body. It belongs to the C. splendidula group.
Chrysis splendidula Rossi, 1790 (synonymised by
Chrysis subaurata
“Ashabad”.
♂ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Asmabad [printed, sic] [yellow label] //subaurata [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
Chrysis subaurata is the green form of C. splendidula Rossi, 1790. It was considered as a variation of C. splendidula by du Buysson (in André) (
Chrysis splendidula Rossi, 1790 (synonymised by
Chrysis subcoerulea
“Ashabad”.
11♂♂♀♀ [box 61]: Tr-Cap Saraks.
Under the name Chrysis subcoerulea R. there are eleven specimens collected at Saraks. One male was sent in loan [Mus-PAN Krakow] but it is the only specimen different from the others and not belonging to the current interpretation of the species. One female is labelled as C. subcoerulea by Radoszkowski and it bears a golden rounded label indicating a type specimen in the Radoszkowski collection. It is not easy to state whether they are truly syntypes, since the collecting locality is different: Saraks instead of Ashabad. As in other cases related to the same publication, it is possible that Ashabad is a locality in error: the two localities are close to each other and the great part of the specimens collected in Turkmenistan come from these two localities. In many other cases the localities given by Radoszkowski in 1891 did not match the locality labels found under the specimens. Another similar specimen is found in MNHN. C. subcoerulea is related with C. viridissima Klug, 1845 and belongs to the same species group.
After the examination of the male type of C. chlorochrysa Mocsáry we propose the new synonym: C. subcoerulea Radoszkowski, 1891 = C. chlorochrysa Mocsáry, 1889.
Chrysis chlorochrysa Mocsáry, 1889.
Chrysis succincta var. sparsepunctata du Buysson (in André)
“Patrie: Province transcaspienne: Saraks (Radoszkowsky)”.
♀ [box 60]: Tr-Cap Saraks [printed] [yellow label] // C. succincta var. sparsepunctata Buyss. v. nov. [handwritten by du Buysson].
This species belongs to the C. succincta group. It was placed in the synonymic list of C. succincta Linnaeus, 1767 by
Chrysis frivaldszkyi sparsepunctata du Buysson (in André), 1895 (transferred by
Chrysis Sznabli
“Saraks”.
♂ [box 62]: golden rounded label // Tr-Cap Saraks [printed] [yellow label] // sznabli [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
Chrysis sznabli belongs to the C. viridula group.
Chrysis sznabli Radoszkowski, 1891.
Chrysis Taczanovskii
“Egypte et Abyssinie” [written in the introduction].
♀ [box 62]: golden rounded label // Egyptus. [printed] [blue label] // Taczano [printed] // Taczanovsk [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 220 [printed] // taczanowski [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
The type is seriously damaged, without forewings and right hind wing; it has no left hind-leg and tarsi of the left mid-leg and right hind-legs; it lacks the sternites and the internal segments. The African form has shorter F-I and narrower scapal basin compared with specimens from Middle East and Caucasian countries. It belongs to the C. taczanovskii group.
Chrysis taczanovskii Radoszkowsky, 1877.
Chrysis (Hexachrysis) tasmanica
“Tasmania (Coll. Rad.)”.
♂ [box 62]: golden rounded label // 137 [printed] // Tasman. [printed] // tasmanica Mocs [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
Chrysis tasmanica belongs to the C. smaragdula group.
Chrysis tasmanica Mocsáry, 1889.
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) taurica
“Patria: Tauria [Krim] (Coll. Rad.)”.
♀ [box 62]: golden rounded label // Tauria [printed] // taurica [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 131 [printed].
Chrysis ragusae De Stefani, 1888 (synonymised by
Chrysis (Olochrysis) tenella
“Caucasus (Coll. Rad.)”.
♂ [not ♀] [box 60]: Caucasus [printed] // unicolor ? [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 273 [handwritten by Mocsáry] // tenella Moc [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
The type lacks two segments of the left antenna, right wings, tibia and tarsi of the left fore-leg as well as tarsi of the right hind-leg. It is closely related to C. chalcophana Mocsáry; the main difference is found only in the third tergite, particularly in the shape of the pit-row. It belongs to the C. millenaris group.
Chrysis tenella Mocsáry, 1889.
Chrysis (Hexachrysis) therates
“Senegalia (Coll. Rad.)”.
♀ [box 62]: golden rounded label // Senegal. [printed] [green label] // 134 [printed] // modica [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // therates Moc [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
Chrysis principalis Smith, 1874.
Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) tolteca
“Patria: Mexico (Coll. Rad.)”.
♀ [box 62]: golden rounded label // Mexico. [printed] [green label] // Toldeca [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 138 [printed].
Exochrysis tolteca (Mocsáry, 1889) (transferred by
Chrysis (Gonochrysis) transcaspica
“Patria: Territorium transcaspicum (Coll. Rad.)”.
♀ [box 60]: Trans-Caspia [printed] [yellow label] // transcaspica Moc [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 274 [handwritten by Mocsáry].
In
Chrysis transcaspica Mocsáry, 1889.
Chrysis transcaspica var. nostra
“Gedzen”.
♀ [box 60]: Gedzen [handwritten] [yellow label] // var nostra [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // transcaspica var nostra [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
Chrysis transcaspica var. nostra was described by Radoszkowski (1891) mainly based on colours: “Premier article des antennes cuivré; premier segment abdominal feu-doré, deuxième et troisième d’un rouge carminé.”.
Chrysis transcaspica Mocsáry, 1889.
Chrysis (Gonochrysis) trisinuata
“Patria: Turkestania (Taschkend, Coll. Rad.)”.
♀ [box 60]: golden rounded label // Tachkend [printed] // 117 [printed] // [unreadeable] [handwritten] // trisinuata Moc. [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
The taxonomic position of this species is not clear. The very short malar space (less than 1 MOD); feeble transverse frontal carina joined to the upper margin of the scapal basin; micropunctuated scapal basin; prolonged and teethless anal margin suggest that C. trisinuata could belong to the genus Chrysidea Bischoff. However the general habitus, large dimensions (about 7 mm) and the complete closed cells on the wings place it in the genus Chrysis Linnaeus.
Chrysis trisinuata Mocsáry, 1889.
Chrysis Uljanini
“Habitat in valle Sarafschan et in desertis prope Taschkent”, “Видъ этотъ пойманъ 19 и 27 мая 1869 г. въ Заравшанской долинѣ, 19 мая 1871 г. въ степи между Сыръ-дарьей и Ташкентомъ” [This species was collected on the 19th and 27th of May 1869 in the Zaravshan Valley and the 19th May 1871 in steppe between Syr-Darya and Tashkent].
1♂ [box 62]: golden rounded label // Ϲтепь м. Ϲ. д. и Т. [printed] // 19. [printed] [pink label with red line].
1♀ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Верхн. Заравш. // ulianini [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 27. [printed] [pink label] // 52 [printed] // sarafschana Mocs. [handwritten by Mocsáry].
Bohart (in
Chrysis uljanini Radoszkowski, 1877.
Chrysis Uljanini Radoszkowski and
“Turkestania (Kisil-kum. Coll. Rad.)”.
♂ [box 62]: Kizilkum 30 Aug 1870 / label with genitalia / Uljanini Rad. Mocs / Chrysis kizilkumiana Rosa det. P. Rosa 2012
Therefore
The following authors followed
At the beginning of 1990 the situation was clear: there were two species (C. uljanini and C. sarafashana) belonging to two different species groups (C. cerastes and C. ignita groups), but the lectotype of C. uljanini should be still designated, based on the male syntype, housed in Krakow and collected at Tashkent, to fix the current interpretation of the two species.
Bohart (in
To clarify the situation, we consider the name C. uljanini Radoszkowski & Mocsáry, 1889 as a junior primary homonym of C. uljanini Radoszkwski, 1877. In fact, Mocsáry did not study nor redescribe the syntype male of C. uljanini, but a different specimen collected at Kizilkum. The evidence of the description of a new species can be found in Mocsáry’s text (
Since C. uljanini Radoszkowski & Mocsáry, 1889 has to be considered as a primary homonym of C. uljanini Radoszkowki, 1877, we replace it with C. kizilkumiana Rosa, new name. The etymology of this name refers to the collecting place. The holotype of this species is the male studied by Mocsáry and bearing the following labels: “Kizilkum 30 Aug 1870” and “Uljanini Rad. Mocs” [handwritten by Mocsáry]. The accurate description of this taxon is given by
Chrysis kizilkumiana Rosa, replacement name for C. uljanini Radoszkowski & Mocsáry, 1889 nec Radoszkowski, 1877.
Chrysis vagans
“Habitat in valle Sarafschan et in monte Karak”, “Пойманъ 13 мая 1869 г. въ Джамскомъ ущельи и 6 мая 1871 г. на горѣ Каракъ” [collected on the 13th of May 1869 in the Canyon Djamsk, and on the 6th of May 1871 on the Karak mountain].
(here designated) 1♂ [not ♀] [box 60]: golden rounded label // Каракъ [printed] // vagans [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // Spinthr. [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 6 [pink label with red line] // 46 [printed].
One male paralectotype is housed in MMU (
Spintharina vagans (Radoszkowski, 1877) (transferred by
Chrysis viridans
“Ashabad”.
♀ [box 62]: golden rounded label // Ashabad [printed] [yellow label] // viridicans [sic! handwritten by Radoszkowski].
Chrysis keriensis Radoszkowski, 1887.
Cleptes Morawitzi
“Habitat prope Maracandam, Taschkent et Tschardara”, “Пойманъ 5, 12, 13 и 19 апрѣля 1869 г. въ Самаркандѣ; 3, 5, 8 и 25 апрѣля 1871 г. въ Ташкентѣ и Чардарѣ” [collected on the 5th, 12th, 13th and 19th of April 1869 at Samarkand; on the 3rd, 5th, 8th and 25th of April 1871 at Tashkent and Tschardara].
1♀ [box 59]: 3 [green label with red line] // Taschkent [printed in cyrillic].
1♀ [box 59]: 5 [green label with red line] // Taschkent [printed in cyrillic].
1♂ [box 59]: 8 [green label with red line] // label with genitalia // Taschkent [printed in cyrillic].
Cleptes morawitzi Radoszkowski, 1877.
Cleptes Radoszkowskii Mocsáry (Inédite) (in Radoszkowski)
“Caucase (Mlokosewitz)”.
♀ [box 59]: Caucas Nlokos [printed, sic!] // Lectotypus [printed] Clept. ♀ radoszkowskii Rad. des. Móczár 997 [handwritten] [red label].
1♀ [box 59]: Caucas Mlok [printed] // golden rounded label // Radoszkovsk Moc [handwritten] // 104 [printed] // Paralectotypus [printed] C. ♀ radoszkowskii Rad. des.
1♂ [box 59]: a-Cauc [printed] // Paralectotypus Cl. radoszkowskii Rad. des. Móczár 1996 [handwritten] [red label] // Cleptes femoralis [handwritten] det. L. Móczár, 1996.
Cleptes radoszkowskii Mocsáry, 1889.
Elampus ambiguus
“Cepi in provincia Saratoviensi”.
♂ [box 59]: scutellum armatum [hadwritten by Eversmann] // red rounded label // blue rounded label // Elampus ambiguus Dlbm [handwritten by Eversmann] // Sarat. [handwritten] // golden rounded label // Evermanni Mocs. [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 105 [printed].
The description provided by
Elampus eversmanni (Mocsáry, 1889), replacement name for Elampus ambiguus Eversmann, 1857.
Elampus bidentatus
“Cepi in promont. Uralensib.”.
♀ [box 59]: Spa... Juni? [handwriting only partly readable] // Elampus bidentulus Kl. Dlbm. [handwritten by Eversmann] // brawn rounded label // red rounded label.
The examination of the type confirms that the name Elampus bidentatus is merely an incorrect spelling of E. bidentulus (Lepeletier, 1806). Eversmann listed this species as “Elampus bidentatus Klug, Dalbm”. But the identification label attached to the type specimen reads “Elampus bidentulus Kl. Dlbm” in Eversmann’s handwriting.
Philoctetes bidentulus (Lepeletier, 1806) (synonymised by
Elampus femoralis
“Cepi in prov. Casanensi”.
♀ [box 59]: golden rounded label // red rounded label // Elampus femoralis Evm [handwritten by Eversmann] // Kas. [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // type D. Evers. [handwritten] // 80 [printed].
The specimen was originally pinned, and later glued on a plastic label. The right fore-leg is glued apart; it lacks some tarsi in all the legs, with the exception of the right fore-leg and the left hind-leg.
Elampus bidens (Förster, 1853) (synonymised by
Elampus Mocsari (!)
“Zaïdam”.
♀ [box 59]: Gaidam Przewal [printed] [yellow label] // Mocsaryi Rad [handwritten by Mocsáry] // golden rectangular label // 193 [printed].
The holotype is badly damaged. It lacks the right flagellum and pedicellus; nine flagellomeres of the left antenna; both fore-legs and the right hind-leg; the metasoma is glued to the locality label.
Elampus mocsaryi Radoszkowski, 1887 (emendated by
Ellampus araraticus
“Ararat, entre Sardar-Abadu et Sarabandy (13,000’)” [given in the introduction].
♀ [box 59]: golden rounded label // Ararat [printed] [yellow label] // Ellampus araraticus Rad. [handwritten by Mocsáry].
Philoctetes araraticus Radoszkowski, 1890, comb. n.
Ellampus hypocrita
“Mongolie: Kansu-Ielisyn-Kuse (Radoszkowsky); Perse: mer Caspienne occidentale”.
1♀ [box 59]: golden rounded label // Ellampus hypocrites n.sp. Buyss. [handwritten by du Buysson] // Kansu Jelisyn Kuse 20/VII [handwritten].
The species was described on two specimens conserved in MNHN and Kraków.
Pseudomalus hypocrita (du Buysson, 1893), comb. n.
Ellampus (Notozus) montanus
“Patria: Montes Ararat Armeniae, ibidem a Cl. Dom. Mlokosewitz detectus (Coll. Radoszkovszkyi)”.
♂ [box 59]: golden rounded label // Ararat [printed] [yellow label] // Ellampus n.sp. montanus Mocs [handwritten by Mocsáry].
Elampus montanus (Mocsáry, 1890) (transferred by
Ellampus (Notozus) obesus
“Patria: territorium Transcaspicum (Turcomania), a Dom. E. König detectus (Coll. Radoszkovszkyi)”.
♂ [box 59]: Frans-Caspi G. Turcmenien E. König. [printed] // golden rounded label // Ellampus n.sp. obesus Mocs. [handwritten by Mocsáry].
Elampus obesus (Mocsáry, 1890).
Ellampus (Notozus) spinipes
“Patria: Mongolia meridionalis (Ta-wan), a Cl. G. N. Potanin detectus (Coll. Radoszkovszkyi)”.
♀ [box 59]: golden rounded label // Mongol. mer. Ta-wan 13/VII [handwritten] // Ellampus n.sp. spinipes Mocs [handwritten by Mocsáry].
Elampus spinipes (Mocsáry, 1890) (transferred by
Ellampus Turkestanicus
“Turkestania, Taschkend (Coll. Rad.)”.
[sex unknown] [box 59]: 30 [printed] [light blue label] // Пейшамбе [printed] // Tachkent [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // Ellampus Turkestanicus Mocs [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // 194 [printed] [yellow label].
The type is seriously damaged. It lacks both antennae after the scapus, all the legs, wings and the metasoma. Based on the mesosoma punctuation it belongs to the genus Pseudomalus. In the Mocsáry collection (HNHM) there are six specimens labelled as autotypes (from type n° 134857 to type n° 134862), which are not part of the type series, but they were collected in “Turkestan”, after the description.
Pseudomalus turkestanicus (Mocsáry, 1889) (transferred by
Ellampus (Notozus) violascens
“Patria: Turkestania (Taschkend, Coll. Rad.)”.
♀ [box 59]: golden rounded label // Ϲъіръ-Дарья [printed] // 106// Ellampus n.sp. violascens Mocs [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
Elampus violascens (Mocsáry, 1889) (transferred by
Euchraeus [sic!] amabilis Mocsáry (Inédite) (in Radoszkowski)
“Senegal”.
1♂ [box 62]: golden rounded label // Seneg. [printed] [green label] // amabilis Mocs [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
1♀ [box 62]: Seneg. [printed] [green label] // label with genitalia.
Euchroeus candens Dahlbom, 1854 (synonymised by
Hedychrum callosum
“Syra”.
♂ [box 59]: golden rounded label // Syra [handwritten] // Holopyga ahenea Dhlb. (Hed. callosum Rad.) [handwritten by Mocsáry] // 84 [printed].
Hedychrum callosum Radoszkovsky, 1877 was considered a synonym of Hedychridium aheneum (Dahlbom, 1854) by
Hedychridium aheneum (Dahlbom, 1854) (synonymised by
Hedychrum cyaneum Mocsáry (in Radoszkowski)
“Sibérie orientale”.
1♂ [box 59]: golden rounded label // Siberie Orient. [printed] // 109 // cyaneum Mocs. [handwritten by Mocsáry].
Mocsáry described Hedychrum cyaneum (later replaced by He. simile) based on a type series [♂♀]. In the original description (Mocsáry (in Radoszkowski)
Hedychrum simile Mocsáry, 1889, replacement name for He. cyaneum
Hedychrum flavipes
“Hab. in campis orientalibus et in promontoriis Uralensibus”.
1♀ [box 59]: golden rounded label // Hedychrum n. sp. flavipes Evm. [handwritten by Eversmann] // [handwriting not readable] // 79 [printed].
The type was originally pinned and later glued on a plastic label with extended ovipositor. The type is partially damaged: the left antenna is broken, glued on the label, and it lacks the tarsus of left mid-leg, as well as two terminal tarsal segments of the right mid-leg.
Semenov-Tian-Shanskij (1954) described the genus Colpopyga based on H. flavipes Eversmann. This species has the metasomal external segments morphologically modified.
Hedychridium flavipes (Eversmann, 1857) (transferred by du Buysson (in André)
Hedychrum Mlokosiewitzi
“Envoyé du Caucase par Mr. Mlokosiewitz”.
6♂♂ and 2♀♀ [box 59]: Cauca Mlokos [some with label: Caucas Mloko] [printed].
One syntype was dissected and the genital capsule was glued on a label; this specimen bears a supplementary label: “21” [handwritten]; another male bears a square golden label. One additional syntype is housed in MNHN (general collection, box 11), in MNHU (box 143.8) and in MSNG (
Holopyga mlokosiewitzi (Radoszkovsky, 1877) (transferred by
Hedychrum radoszkowskyi du Buysson (in André)
“Algérie (Radoszkowsky)”.
♂ [box 59]: Africa [printed] [light blue label] // plastic label with left fore wing glued on it // Hedychrum Radoszkowskyi Buyss. n. sp! [handwritten by Buysson].
The type is partially damaged: it lacks the right antenna and left flagellum. The type locality is different from the one given by du Buysson: Africa instead of Algeria. This information is particularly important, because the species has a typical sub-saharan aspect, and it does not belong to the Palaearctic fauna, as supposed by all the authors.
Hedychrum radoszkowskyi du Buysson, 1893.
Hedychrum Solsky
“Habitat in desertis Kisil-kum, in Bairacum et in Ferghana”, “Видъ этотъ пойман въ 1871 г. 1 мая въ Кизилъ-кумахъ, 3, 17 и 19 мая въ Байракумѣ, 29 и 30 іюня въ Сохѣ.” [This species was collected on the 1st of May 1871 at Kisilkumah, on the 3rd, 17th, and 19th of May in Bairacum, on the 29th and 30th of June at Sokha].
1♂ [box 59]: 30 [printed] [blue-green label with red line] // Кизилъкумъ // solsky [handwritten by Radoszkowski] // label with genital capsula.
1♂ [box 59]: 30 [printed] [blue-green label with red line] // Кизилъкумъ.
1♀ [box 59]: golden rounded label // Кизилъкумъ // 14 [printed] [pink label with red line] // 78 [printed].
The collecting dates do not match the localities given in the original description. However, the same situation was found in the other four specimens housed in the Fedtschenko collection in MMU. Therefore a case of lapsus calami must be happened and we consider these specimens and those in MMU as syntypes. Another possible male syntype collected at Kizil-kum by Fedtschenko was also found in Gribodo collection (MSNG, not listed in
Holopyga solskyi (Radoszkowski, 1877) (transferred by
Holopyga (Hedychridium) caspica
“Patria: Territorium Maris Caspii (Coll. Radoszkovszkyi)”.
♀ [box 59]: golden rounded label // M. Casp. occ. [printed] [light red label] // Holopyga n.sp. caspica Mocs. [handwritten by Mocsáry].
Hedychridium caspicum (Mocsáry, 1890) (transferred by du Buysson (in André)
Notozus Komarowi
“Merw”.
♀ [box 59]: golden rounded label // Semsau Merw [printed] [yellow label] // Komarowi Rd [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
The type is damaged, missing antennae and femora of the fore- and mid-legs. The metasoma is glued on a label. It corresponds to the female of Elampus obesus (Mocsáry, 1890). Here it is proposed as new synonym of E. komarowi (Radoszkowski, 1893) = E. obesus (Mocsáry, 1890).
Elampus obesus (Mocsáry, 1890).
Notozus productus var. vulgatus du Buysson (in André)
“France, Belgique, Allemagne, Russie, Suisse, Grèce, Turkestan.”.
1♀ [box 59]: Atrek [handwritten by Radoszkowski] [yellow label] // [undreadble] [handwritten] // Notozus productus var. vulgatus Buyss. [handwritten by du Buysson].
This syntype lacks the head. This syntype belongs to or is closely related to E. constrictus (Förster) sensu
Elampus spina (Lepeletier, 1806) (synonymised and transferred by
Olochrysis Eldari
“Caucase, Eldar”.
♀ [box 60]: Eldar Caucas [printed] // Eldari [handwritten by Radoszkowski?].
Chrysis eldari (Radoszkowski, 1893), comb. n..
Panorpes [sic!] popovii
“Hab. in campis orientalibus”.
Parnopes popovii Eversmann, 1857.
Spintharis Mocsaryi
unknown. “Ararat, entre Sardar-Abadu et Sarabandy (13,000’)” [given in the introduction].
♂ [box 60]: golden rounded label // Caucas Mlok [printed] // Mocsary [handwritten by Radoszkowski].
The specimen found in the Radoszkowski collection under the name Spintharis mocsaryi was collected by Mlokosewicz in “Caucasus”. In the original description, the locality is not given. The specimen matches the original description. The most important authors (
Spintharina vagans (Radoszkowski, 1877) (synonymised by
Stilbum splendidum var. caspicum du Buysson (in André)
“Patrie: Province Transcaspienne: Otrek (Radoszkowsky); Abyssinie (J. de Gaulle)”.
1♂ [box 60]: Atrek [handwritten] [yellow label] // Stilbum spledidum var. caspicum Buyss. [handwritten by du Buysson].
Stilbum splendidum caspicum is one of the colour variations of S. cyanurum (Forster, 1771).
Stilbum cyanurum (Forster, 1771).
Chrysis imperatrix
The holotype is housed in MNHN (general collection, box 47). The rest of the original series is in Kraków: one male (Ctenb m. d u t [printed], 19 [printed, pink label], label with genitalia; box 61) and one female (TR-Cap Saraks [printed]). However the two specimens must be excluded from the type series because the author based his description on a single specimen, which must be considered as holotype by monotypy: “Je possède un spécimen qui m’a été envoyé de Russie par M. le général O. Radoszkowsky, bien connu par ses écrits hyménoptérogiques.” It belongs to the comparata group.
Chrysis Radoszkowskyi
In the original description Gribodo listed only two specimens: one in his collection (
Primeuchroeus radoszkowskyi (Gribodo, 1879) (transferred by
Chrysis speciosa
“Habitat in deserto prope Taschkent”, “Пойманы 19 мая 1871 г. въ степи между Сыръ-дарьей и Ташкентомъ” [collected on the 19th of May 1871 in steppe between Syr-Darya and Tashkent].
[?] 1♂ [box 61]: golden rounded label // Ворухъ [printed] // 19. [printed] [blue-green label with red line] // speciosa [hadwritten by Radoszkowski].
Bohart (in
Chrysis speciosa Radoszkowski, 1877.
Chrysis varicornis
Five specimens were placed under the name Chrysis picticornis Mocs. [box 60]. Three of them were collected in Caucasus and cannot be considered as syntypes, because the original type locality is Zaravshan Valley. Two females were collected at Taschkent. Usually specimens collected in Turkestan (
Chrysura sulcata Dahlbom, 1845 (synonymised by
Hedychrum lama
The type locality is “Mongolie: Kansu-Kobden-Owatu”. Kimsey (in
The nine types not found in the collection are: Chrysis alexandri du Buysson (currently Spintharina), C. angolensis Radoszkovsky, C. baeri Radoszkovsky (currently Chrysura), C. diacantha Mocsáry, C. humboldti var. minor Mocsáry (currently Pseudospinolia), C. olivierii Radoszkowski, C. pyrocoelia Mocsáry (currently Chrysura), C. undulata Radoszkovsky, and Parnopes grandior var. caspicus Radoszkowski.
Radoszkowski is considered as a pioneer in the study of Chrysididae as he described a large number of species, he was the first author to study the Central Asiatic chrysidis, and because he was the first who recognised the taxonomic importance of male genitalia in this family. However, the types and other specimens included in his collection were not available during the major revisional works (
In the present paper, we arrange for the first time eleven species in species-groups and we change species group for seven species; we confirm that ninety-three primary types by du Buysson, Eversmann, Mocsáry and Radoszkowski are preserved in the Radoszkowski collection. In
We wish to thank Dr. Daniel Kubisz and Dr. Dawid Moroń (ISEA-PAN, Kraków, Poland), for their help during the stay of Paolo Rosa in Kraków and during the work in the collection; Alexander V. Antropov (Moscow, Russia) for pictures of the lectotype of Chrysis uljanini, nomeclatural discussions and for providing Fedtschenko’s collecting labels code. We are grateful to the following curators for their cooperation and assistance in the study of the type material: Dr. Marco Bernasconi (NMLS, Switzerland); Dr. Sergey Belokobylskij (ZIN, Russia); Dr. Roy Danielsson (LZM, Sweden); Dr. Frank Koch (MNHU, Germany); Dr. Bernard Merz (MHNG, Switzerland); Dr. Roberto Poggi (MSNG, Italy); Dr. Zoltán Vas (HNHM, Hungary); Dr. Lars Bjørn Vilhelmsen (ZMU, Denmark). We are also grateful to Werner Arens (Bad Hersfeld, Germany) and Dr. Villu Soon (Tartu, Estonia) for reading the manuscript and their useful comments; David Baldock (Milford Surrey, England) for proofreading the English text, and to two reviewers and subject editor Dr. Michael Engel for their valuable comments and suggestions, which helped to improve the manuscript.
The study was partly supported by SYNTHESYS Project http://www.synthesys.info/ which is financed by European Community Research Infrastructure Action under the FP7 "Capacities" Program" (HU-TAF-4013), by the National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2013CB127600) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30770265).