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Synopeas leda (Walker, 1839) comb. n. 

 Platygaster leda Walker, 1839. Monogr. Chalcid. 2 : 57. 



BMNH type-label ; 1327a ; Tasmania, Hobart Town, C. Darwin ; Platygaster 

 leda Wk. Type J.F.P. 1937 ; Stood under this name in old B.M. Collection (Re- 

 arranged 1928 J.W.) ; Leda. ($, BMNH). 



Unique. 



Synopeas macrurus (Ashmead, 1896) comb. n. 

 Polymecus macrurus Ashmead, 1896. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 : 801. 



Balthazar (Windward side), Grenada, W.I., H. H. Smith, 20 ; W. Indies, 99-331 ; 

 BMNH type-label "Type H.T." ; Polymecus macrurus Ashm. $ Type. (BMNH). 



Unique. 



Synopeas nydia (Walker, 1835) comb. n. 

 Platygaster nydia Walker, 1835. Ent. Mag. 3 : 221. 



Platygaster nydia Wk. ; Stood under this name in old B.M. Collection (Re- 

 arranged 1928, J.W.) ; BMNH type-label. ($, BMNH). 



Unique. 



Synopeas rhanis (Walker, 1835) 

 Platygaster rhanis Walker, 1835. Ent. Mag. 3 : 225. 



Platygaster rhanis Wk. ; Stood under this name in old B.M. Collection (Re- 

 arranged 1928, J.W.) ; Rhanis Wk. ; BMNH type-label. ($, BMNH). 

 Unique ; gaster broken off. 



Synopeas seychellensis (Kieffer, 1912) comb. n. 

 Platygaster seychellensis Kieffer, 1912. Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. {Zool.) 15 : 79. 



100 ; Silhouette, '08 Seychelles Exp. ; Platygaster seychellensis J. J. Kieffer 

 Type ; blue label "Type" ; BMNH type-label ; Seychelles Islands, Percy Sladen 

 Trust Expedition 1913-170. ($, BMNH). 



Unique. 



Synopeas sosis (Walker, 1835) 

 Platygaster sosis Walker, 1835. Ent. Mag. 3 : 225. 



Platygaster sosis Wk. ; Stood under this name in old B.M. Collection (Rearranged 

 1928, J.W.) ; Sosis Wk. ; BMNH type-label ; BMNH type-label "Lectotype L.M."; 

 Selected as lectotype of Platygaster sosis Walker 1835 <$ by L. Masner 13.XII.1961. 

 (BMNH). 



One more male (as type). 



