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Megalodontes dusmeti Enslin, 1914, paralectotype

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Megalodontes dusmeti Enslin, 1914
A valid species, Megalodontes dusmeti Enslin, 1914.
Megalodontes dusmeti Enslin, 1914: 170. Syntypes ♀, “Spanien: Valencia, Orihuela.”.[ Lectotype ♀ (ZSM). Type locality: Spain: Alicante: Orihuela.] Paralectotype: 1 ♀ “Valencia” (MNCN_Ent 81539, MNCN Cat. Tipos Nº 10089).

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Photos were taken at the MNCN with a Leica DFC 420C digital camera attached to a M80 compound microscope. Composite images with an extended depth of field were created from stacks of images using the software CombineZ5.3, and finally arranged and partly enhanced with Ulead PhotoImpact X3.
The work at the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid was supported by the European Union-funded Integrated Activities grant SYNTHESYS (ES-TAF-1847).

Enslin, E. (1914) Ueber Tenthrediniden aus Spanien. Nebst einer Bestimmungstabelle der paläarktischen Tomostethus. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 79 Abt. A[1913](9), 165–171.