Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 88. (Budapest 1996)

Argaman, Q.: Generic synopsis of Scoliidae (Hymenoptera, Scolioidea)

ones. But nowhere in the systematics has this occurred as extensively as in Scoliidae. Certain examples merit mention here: The generic-group name Ascoli GUÉRIN, 1839, an anagram of Scolia, established without an original designation of type. The name was proposed for rejection, considered unavailable, by JACOT-GUILLARMOD et al. (1963). Their recommendation was motivated by the following three circumstances: 1. Assumption that it was established for a hypothetical group; 2. It was not validated by an earlier inclusion of a nominal species; 3. It is a grammatically invalid arbitrary combination of letters; which if used, had to be amended in Ascolia. In fact, the first argument depends on opinions of GUÉRIN himself, and better left for him to judge. The second argument not hold at all. The authors simply overlooked the fact that SAUSSURE & SICHEL (1864) validated the name including it in synonymy of their genus Triscolia. The decisive fact was, that KROMBEIN (1951) designated Scolia flavifrons FABRICIUS as the type of the genus. The third argument is contained in the Code, "an invalid initial spelling to be corrected, and attributed to its original author". Therefore, in agreement with the concrete provisions of the Code, Ascoli GUÉRIN, 1839 is being amended in Ascolia GUÉRIN, 1839 with flavifrons as its type. The Opinion requested by the authors mentioned above rejects Ascoli GUÉRIN, but not the herewith rectified Ascolia GUÉRIN. Lacosi GUÉRIN, 1839, an anagram of Scolia, was also proposed without the original designation of Type species. It is rectified here into Lacosia GUÉRIN, for the same reasons as above. The type is Scolia pygmaea SAUSSURE, 1858, through the inclusion by SAUSSURE ( 1858); but neither is the type Scolia quadripunctata FABRICIUS, as designated by BEQUAERT (1926), nor Scolia quadripustulata FABRICIUS, as designated by BETREM (1928), because both of these species were selected as type of Lacosi, a generic group name without status in nomenclature. PETERSEN (1970) intensively searched for the type of pygmaea, but failed to find it. In view of the stability and continuity of the nomenclature, the neotype of this species is therefore designated in the appendix of the present work. Campsomeris GUÉRIN, 1839, was also proposed without an original designation of Type species. BEQUAERT (1926) selected Scolia atrata FABRICIUS as its type. This designation escaped to BETREM (1927a), who selected Campsomeris aureicollis LEPELETIER as type of Campsomeris. This selection of BETREM is unjustified since aureicollis was later included in Campsomeris by LEPELETIER (1845). Correspondingly, BETREM (1927/?, 1928: 125) correcting his former erroneous type selection, designated Scolia thoracica FABRICIUS, 1787, as type of Campsomeris. This second selection is perfectly justified. It is in accordance with prescriptions of the Code. The species thoracica was included in Campsomeris by GUÉRIN himself. Subsequently, BETREM (1941) to avoid confusion with the early selection of BEQUAERT, established another new genus, Campsomeriella, with thoracica as its type. The movement of BETREM was in perfect concordance with the principle of priority of type designations, and altogether respectable. But Campsomeris sense BEQUAERT (1926) is different from Campsomeris sense BETREM (1927a). So that the latter needed a replacement name. In the same work BETREM (1927a) published an available generic-group name, whose type was not designated till now. As a first reviser,