Caenochrysis turmalina ( Linsenmaier, 1984 )

Rosa, Paolo & Brothers, Denis J., 2025, Nomenclatural and taxonomic updates on the Brazilian cuckoo-wasp catalogue (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae), Zootaxa 5642 (6), pp. 501-541 : 509

Caenochrysis turmalina ( Linsenmaier, 1984) stat. resurr.

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Chrysis (Trichrysis) turmalina Linsenmaier, 1984: 221 . Holotype ♀; Brazil: Bahia (NMLU, examined).Synonym of Caenochrysis parvula ( Fabricius, 1804) according to Kimsey & Bohart (1991: 304); Lucena et al. 2024: 22.

Caenochrysis turmalina ( Linsenmaier, 1984) : present paper: stat. resurr.

Material examined. Holotype of Chrysis turmalina , ♀: Paraguay Paso Yobai IX.54 Coll. Linsenmaier / ♀ Type Chrysis L. turmalina Lins det. Linsenmaier 1975 / NML_ENT GBIF_Chr0041383 ( NMLU). Allotype: ♂: Paraguay XII.50 Paso Yobai Caaguazu Coll. Linsenmaier / NML_ENT GBIF_Chr0041384 ( NMLU). Paratypes: 1♀: Argent. Choya Prov. Santiago del Estero V.62 Forster Coll. Linsenmaier / NML_ENT GBIF_Chr0041381 ( NMLU); 1♀: Argent. Choya Prov. Santiago del Estero XII.63 Forster Coll. Linsenmaier / NML_ENT GBIF_Chr0041381 ( NMLU); 1♀: Argentinien Rio Salado Icano 1937 Coll. Linsenmaier / NML_ENT GBIF_Chr0041363 ( NMLU); 1♀: Bahia Iguassù Roman / Sv. Amaz. Exp. Roman / 18 Juli / NML_ENT GBIF_Chr0041378 ( NMLU); 1#: Paraguay XII.50 Guaira 300m C. Pfannel Coll. Linsenmaier / NML_ENT GBIF_Chr0041365 ( NMLU); 1♀: Paraguay IV.51 Independencia Coll. Lins. / NML_ENT GBIF_Chr0041377 ( NMLU); 1♀: Paraguay VIII.51 Col. Independencia Coll. Linsenmaier / NML_ENT GBIF_Chr0041376 ( NMLU); 1♂, Paraguay Paso Yobai XII.50 Caagnazu Coll. Linsenmaier / NML_ENT GBIF_Chr0041362 ( NMLU); 7♂♂, 1♀: Paraguay Paso Yobai IX.54 Coll. Linsenmaier / NML_ENT GBIF_Chr0041366-41373 ( NMLU); 1♀, Paraguay Paso Yobai X.55 Coll. Linsenmaier / NML_ENT GBIF_Chr00413674 ( NMLU).

Chrysis turmalina Linsenmaier, 1984 was synonymized with Caenochrysis parvula ( Fabricius, 1804) together with Chr. chrysofacialis and Chr. scyphiphora by Kimsey & Bohart (1991). Cae. turmalina can be distinguished from Cae. parvula and Cae. scyphiphora by its small and sparse punctures on the mesosoma ( Fig. 2C ), which are even more widely spaced on the mesoscutellum; the straight apical margin of the third tergum, without distinct teeth, but with right-angled lateral corners ( Fig. 2F ); and the black spots on the second sternum which are rounded and not elongate or ovoid like in the other two species ( Fig. 2F ). Based on these diagnostic characters, we consider Caenochrysis turmalina ( Linsenmaier, 1984) stat. resurr. a valid species.

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FIGURE 2. A, D, G. Caenochrysis parvula (Fabricius, 1804): Chrysis chrysofacialis Linsenmaier, 1984, holotype, ♀; B, E, H. Caenochrysis scyphiphora (Linsenmaier, 1984), holotype, ♀; C, F, I. Caenochrysis turmalina (Linsenmaier, 1984); A–C. Mesosoma, dorsal view; D–F. Metasoma, dorsal view; G-I. Metasoma, ventral view.