PTEROMALIDAE OF N.W. EUROPE 579 



Ablaxia crassicornis (Thomson) 

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Etroxys (Caenacis) crassicornis Thomson, 1878 : 98, $. 

 Ablaxia crassicornis (Thomson) Delucchi, 1957 : r 47> ¥• 



Type material. LECTOTYPE $, labelled " Rsio " [Ringsjo] ; " crassicornis 

 Ths " ; " Caenacis crassicornis Ths. $ Lectotype des. by A. Jansson " ; " ABLAXIA 

 crassicornis Ths. V. Delucchi det " ; and " LECTOTYPE " on a red label. 



Sweden ; probably Moldavian S.S.R. (recorded, probably correctly, by Boucek, 



i9 6 5* = 8). 



Biology. Unknown. 



Note. The following extra-limital species belong to Ablaxia : 



Pteromalus Prothous Walker, 1839a : 87, $ (Chiloe). Syntypes, 2 $. LECTO- 

 TYPE, Type Hym. 5. 770 b, bearing a green-bordered type label, also one reading 

 " Isle of Chiloe " and a Waterhouse label. (= Ablaxia prothous (Walker) comb, 

 n.). 



Pteromalus Traulus Walker, 1839a : 88, $. Type Hym. 5. 771, a female lacking 

 head and antennae ; it bears a green-bordered type label, one reading " Isle of 

 Chiloe " and a Waterhouse label. In my opinion it could be a small female of 

 prothous Walker (= Ablaxia traulus (Walker), comb. n.). 



Note. The following species belong to Ablaxia but probably form a distinct 

 subgenus : 



Ablaxia discalis (Wollaston), comb. n. 



Pteromalus discalis Wollaston, 1858 : 26, $. 



Type material. LECTOTYPE <j>, Type Hym. 5. 722. Type locality : Madeira 

 " occurring in the sylvan districts (Lombo dos Pecegueiros, &c.) of intermediate 

 altitudes " (Wollaston, ibid.). 



Ablaxia tinctipennis (Walker) comb. n. 

 Pteromalus tinctipennis Walker, 1872b : 118-119, $. 



Type material. LECTOTYPE £, Type Hym. 5. 721. Type locality : Madeira. 



Ablaxia obumbrata (Walker) comb. n. 

 Pteromalus obumbratus Walker, 18726 : 122-123, ?• 



Type material. LECTOTYPE $, Type Hym. 5. 717. Type locality : Madeira. 



Ablaxia basicyanea (Walker) comb. n. 

 Pteromalus basicyaneus Walker, 18726 : 123-124, $. 



Type material. LECTOTYPE <j>, Type Hym. 5. 719. Type locality : Madeira. 



