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Pteromalus kollari Dalla Torre, 1898 : 131 [n. n. for Pteromalus robustus Walker, 1847, nee 1835]. 



Sphaerakis mayri Masi, 1924a : 215, q* $. 



Dinarmus acutus Thomson ; Delucchi, 1956a : 243-245, 0" $. 



Type material. Pteromalus robustus Walker, 1847. O ne male in Hope-Westwood 

 coll., Oxford, now designated LECTOTYPE ; it is card-pointed and labelled 

 " Pteromalus robustus Kll ". It is a very large specimen (2-5 mm.) but I think 

 the same as acutus Thomson. 



Dinarmus acutus Thomson. Type (probably holotype) $ labelled " Sm. Bhn " 

 [Smaland, Boheman] and " acutus Ths ". 



Sphaerakis mayri Masi. Syntypes, from various localities in Italy, Sardinia, 

 and Austria, in Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genoa (not seen by the writer). 



Widely distributed in Europe ; North Africa. 



Biology. Recorded as a parasite of Bruchus lentis Frol. in Italy (Secretariat, 

 etc., 1961 : 215, 221), and of Bruchidius gilvus Gyll. and B. lividimanus Gyll. in 

 Algeria and Italy (Secretariat, etc., 1963 : 342, 355). 



Dinarmus bifoveolatus Delucchi 



Dinarmus bifoveolatus Delucchi, 1956a : 243, 246, <$. 



Type material : type (? holotype), France : Seine et Marne, Chartrettes, 

 10.viii.1947 {Granger), in coll. Granger, Paris (not seen). I have seen no other 

 specimens which agree with the description. 



France. 



Biology. Unknown. 



OEDAULE Waterston 



Oedaule Waterston, 1922 : 81. Type-species : O. stringifrons Waterston, by monotypy and 



original designation. 

 Oedaule Waterston ; Masi, 1922c : 161. 

 Oedaule Waterston ; Masi, 1924 : 152. 

 Oedaule Waterston ; Nikol'skaya, 1952 : 233. 

 Oedaule Waterston ; Delucchi, 1956a : 238. 

 Oedaule Waterston ; Peck et al., 1964 : 45. 



The European species of Oedaule are badly in need of revision. Four were 

 described from Italy by Masi, but no key to these species exists. In order to 

 prepare a sound revision it will be necessary to re-examine the types of Masi's 

 species, which are all preserved in Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genoa ; I 

 have not seen these. 



Oedaule italica Masi 



Oedaule italica Masi, 1922c : 162, q* ?• 

 Oedaule italica Masi, 1924 : 154. 



Type material. Syntypes, Italy, Isle of Giglio, 13 $ and 1 $, captured in 

 1901 and 1902. 



