Species Rugosothynnus tristis (Smith, 1859)
- Rhagigaster tristis Smith, F. 1859. Catalogue of Hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. VII Dorylidae and Thynnidae. London : British Museum (N.H.) pp. 1–76. [34] [removed from synonymy with Rhagigaster Hammerlei Dalla Torre, 1897 by Brown (2015: 382)].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, WA. - Rhagigaster rugifer Turner, R.E. 1937. Notes on fossorial Hymenoptera. XLVI. On new Australian Thynnidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 19: 144-150 [150].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂, Dongarra, WA.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH ♀, Western Australia, Dongarra.Subsequent designation references:
Kimsey, L.S. & Brown, G.R. 1993. Lectotype designations within the subfamily Thynninae (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 32: 317-326 [324].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Brown, G. 2015. Rugosothynnus gen. nov. (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Thynninae: Rhagigasterini), a newly recognised Australian genus. Zootaxa 3925(3): 361–386 [382]
Generic Combinations
- Rugosothynnus tristis (Smith, 1859). —
Brown, G. 2015. Rugosothynnus gen. nov. (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Thynninae: Rhagigasterini), a newly recognised Australian genus. Zootaxa 3925(3): 361–386 [382] (new combination)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Rhagigaster rufiger Turner, 1937 [misspelling].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Coolgardie (COO), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
General References
Brown, G. 2015. Rugosothynnus gen. nov. (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Thynninae: Rhagigasterini), a newly recognised Australian genus. Zootaxa 3925(3): 361–386 [382]