Species Priocnemis tuberculatus (Smith, 1855)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Pompilus tuberculatus Smith, F. 1855. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Mutillidae and Pompilidae. London : B.M.N.H. Vol. 3 pp. 1-206. [166].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, BMNH ♀, Western Australia (as New Holland (Houtman's Abrolhos, W. Coast)).

Generic Combinations

• Priocnemis tuberculatus (Smith, 1855).
• Cryptochilus (Prionocnemis) tuberculatus (Smith, 1855). —
  Schulz, W.A. 1908. Fossores. pp. 447-488 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : G. Fischer Vol. 1 Lfg. 13. [471] (new combination, description, distribution)
• Salius tuberculatus (Smith, 1855). —
  Tillyard, R.J. 1926. The Insects of Australia and New Zealand. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 560 pp. [292] (note)

Introduction

Tillyard (1926) used the name Salius tuberculatus for this species. As the generic name Salius Fabricius, 1804 is a synonym of Cryptocheilus there is a possibility that this species should be placed there. However, Tillyards work was not a taxonomic one and the previous taxonomic assignment by Schulz (1908) was to the subgenus Prionocnemis, an emendation of the name Priocnemis. Priocnemis has since been raised to generic rank and [Elliot 2007 tentatively placed] the species there. Examination of the type material is needed to confirm this placement.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

General References

Elliott, M.G. 2007. Annotated catalogue of the Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) of Australia. Zootaxa 1428: 1-83 [Date published 19 Mar. 2007]

Froggatt, W.W. 1892. Catalogue of the described Hymenoptera of Australia. Part II. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 7: 205-248 [Date published 31/12/1892] [214] (Pompilus tuberculatus: catalogue)

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