Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 96. (Budapest 2004)

Papp, J.: Type specimens of the braconid species by Gy. Szépligeti deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

A total of 475 braconid species were described by SZEPLIGETI in his 34 papers published in 1896-1914. This species number is divided as follows: (1) The syntype series is present for 452 species. (2) The syntype series is lost of 22 species. (3) The syntype series of one species proved inappropriate (i.e. in unrecognizable condition) for designation. The quality of the designations divides in four groups as follows: holotype, lectotype, lectotype + paralectotype or paralectotypes, paralectotype(s). (1) Holotype was designated for a species if it was described unambiguously on the basis of one single specimen. (2) Lectotype was designated for the species if it was not unambiguous that it was described on the basis of a single specimen. (3) Lectotype + paralectotype or paralectotypes were designated if the species was described on the basis of two or more specimens. (4) Paralectotype or paralectotypes were designated if the lectotype was designated by another author and is housed in a museum either in or not in Budapest. The type specimens of every SZÉPLIGETI's species were labelled by me. Holoand lectotype labels are with red frame, paralectotype labels are with yellow frame; colour frame of the labels indicates the type status of the specimens. In the part of "Taxonomie list" the following points of view are considered: (1) The names are quoted strictly in the original spelling; e.g. the original name is Agathiella tricolor, its valid name is at present Bassus tricoloralis (indicated in the item "Identity"). (2) Every taxon (subfamily, genus, species) is listed in alphabetic order to facilitate its retrieval. (3) The type locality(ies) is (are) quoted as written in the original description. In a few cases the present locality name is also indicated (between brackets), e.g. Papua New Guinea, Friedrich-Wilhelshafen (= Madang). After the item "Locality" the country name is always given where the locality is found at present, disregarding whether the country name was given or not by SZEPLIGETI. (4) In the designational items number(s) is (are) given, "No." or "Nos" are the abbreviated form of the inventory number of the Hymenoptera Section ("Hym. Typ. No. ... / Museum Budapest") of the Hungarian Natural History Museum. Every type specimen is supplied with inventory number; the numbered type specimens promote their identities and reveal their proper right of possession. The present paper completes QUICKE' s paper ( 1991 ) summarizing SZEPLIGETI'

s non-European Braconinae species. QUICKE surveyed 291 and I reviewed 451 species; consequently types of 742 braconid species described by SZEPLIGETI are deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest.