Ophion unicolor Smith, 1874

Shimizu, So & Broad, Gavin R., 2020, Photographic catalogue of the oldest primary types of Japanese Ichneumonoidea (Hymenoptera), those described by Frederick Smith and Francis Walker in 1874, Journal of Natural History 54 (17), pp. 1115-1198 : 1152-1155

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Ophion unicolor Smith, 1874 ; primary homonym of Ophion unicolor Smith, 1860 .

Ophion smithii Dalla Torre, 1901 in Dalla Torre (1902) ; replacement name for Ophion unicolor Smith, 1874 .

Paniscus gracilipes formosus Morley, 1913a syn. nov.

Netelia (Apatagium) laevis ( Cameron, 1905b) View in CoL ; Kaur and Jonathan (1979)

Netelia (Apatagium) smithii View in CoL ; Konishi (2010)

Netelia (Amebachia) yoshimatsui Konishi, 2010 syn. nov.

Netelia (Amebachia) smithii View in CoL ; comb. rev.

Taxonomic history and taxonomy. This specimen is the holotype of both Ophion unicolor Smith, 1874 and Paniscus gracilipes formosus Morley, 1913a . This is not the

same as Paniscus unicolor, 1874 , the current combination of which is Netelia (Netelia) unicolor ( Smith, 1874) . Claude Morley added ‘NOT’ and ‘CM’ to the red BM type label. Morley seems not to have been aware that Frederick Smith published Ophion unicolor and Paniscus unicolor as distinct taxa; presumably Morley thought that 3b.1521 is not the type of Ophion unicolor on the basis that this is a different species from Paniscus unicolor , which is correct, but that is because these are separate taxa. The list of synonymy in Townes et al. (1965) seems to be correct. As Ophion unicolor Smith, 1874 , is a junior homonym of Ophion unicolor Smith, 1860 , Dalla Torre (1902) proposed the replacement name Ophion smithii Dalla Torre, 1901 . Konishi (1986) treats ‘ smithii’ as belonging to the subgenus Apatagium Enderlein, 1912 (of the tristrigata species-group), but the description of the clypeus (supposed to be apically rounded, but is truncate in the type) and of the genitalia indicates that this is incorrect. The correct name for ‘ smithii ’ sensu Konishi is presumably Amebachia coreana Uchida, 1928b (= Netelia (Apatagium) coreana (Uchida) stat. rev.).

Paniscus gracilipes formosus was synonymised under Netelia laevis ( Cameron, 1905b) View in CoL by Kaur and Jonathan (1979). However, the holotype of Paniscus laevis (NHMUK type 3b.1537) belongs in Apatagium (as published by Konishi (1986)) whereas the holotype of unicolor and formosus is an Amebachia Uchida, 1928b , judging by head morphology and male genitalia – the hind legs are broken so the important character of the tarsal claw pectination protruding beyond the apex of the claw in Apatagium is unverifiable. The genitalia match the illustration of Netelia (Amebachia) yoshimatsui Konishi, 2010 syn. nov. (cf. Konishi 2010: 221, Figures 33–36 View Figure 33 View Figure 34 View Figure 35 View Figure 36 ), particularly the distinctive, tapering paramere; Netelia smithii View in CoL (= Ophion unicolor and Paniscus gracilipes formosus ) is therefore a senior synonym of N. yoshimatsui .

Current taxonomy. Primary homonym, valid name: Netelia (Amebachia) smithii (Dalla Torre, 1901) View in CoL comb. rev. ( Ichneumonidae View in CoL : Tryphoninae : Phytodietini ).

Type number. Type 3b.1521. Specimen # NHMUK010881040 About NHMUK

Type status. Holotype.

Sex. Male.

Type locality. Hyôgo Prefecture, Honshû, Japan.

Label data. First label, ‘NOT/ Type /C.M.’ (round label, with red margin; first and third lines handwriting and second line printed); second label, ‘B.M. TYPE /HYM./3.b.1521.’ (square label; first and second lines printed and third line handwriting); third label, ‘Hiogo/ Japan.’ (square label; first line handwriting and second line printed); fourth label, ‘74/16’ (round label; handwriting); fifth label, ‘ Ophion /unicolor/ Type Smith.’ (square label; handwriting); sixth label, ‘ = Paniscus ♂ /gracilipes/ var. formosus /Morley 1913/TYPE’ (square label; handwriting); seventh label, ‘seems to be a/senior synonym of/ N. yoshimatsui Konishi /Det . G . Broad 2012’ (square label; first to third lines handwriting and fourth line printed).

Condition. Good, but missing the following: right antenna after ninth flagellomere, left antenna, fourth and fifth tarsomeres of right mid leg, right hind tarsus after second tarsomere, left hind tarsus, left fore wing.

References

Cameron P. 1905 b. On the phytophagous and parasitic Hymenoptera collected by Mr. E. Green in Ceylon. Spolia Zeylanica. 3: 67 - 143.

Dalla Torre CGD. 1902. Catalogus Hymenopterorum. Volumen III. Trigonalidae, Megalyridae, Stephanidae, Ichneumonidae, Agriotypidae, Evaniidae, Pelecinidae. Guilelmi Engelmann Lipsiae. 1901 (1 - 544): 545 - 1141.

Enderlein G. 1912. Beitrage zur Kenntnis aussereuropaischer Ichneumoniden. I. Paniscus. Stettiner Entomologische Ztg. 73: 105 - 144.

Kaur R, Jonathan JK. 1979. Ichneumonologica Orientalis, Part VIII. The tribe Phytodietini from India (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). Orient Insects Monogr. 9: 1 - 276.

Konishi K. 1986. A revision of the subgenus Apatagium Enderlein of the genus Netelia Gray from Japan (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae). Kontyu. 54: 261 - 270.

Konishi K. 2010. Taxonomic status of Amebachia Uchida in the genus Netelia Gray (Hymenoptera; Ichneumonidae; Tryphoninae) with descriptions of four new species from Japan. Entomol Sci. 13: 217 - 225. doi: 10.1111 / j. 1479 - 8298.2010.00376. x.

Morley C. 1913 a. A revision of the Ichneumonidae based on the collection in the British Museum (Natural History) with descriptions of new genera and species. Part II. Tribes Rhyssides, Echthromorphides, Anomalides and Paniscides. London: British Museum; 140 pp. doi: 10.5962 / bhl. title. 8761.

Smith F. 1860. Catalogue of Hymenopterous insects collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace in the islands of Bachian, Kaisaa, Amboyna, Gilolo and at Dory in New Guinea. J Proc Linn Soc London (Zool). 5: 93 - 143. doi: 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 3642.1860. tb 01022. x.

Smith F. 1874. Description of new species of Tenthredinidae, Ichneumonidae, Chrysididae, Formicidae etc. of Japan. Trans Entomol Soc London. 1874: 373 - 409.

Townes HK, Momoi S, Townes M. 1965. A catalogue and reclassification of the eastern Palearctic Ichneumonidae. Mem Am Entomol Inst. 5: 1 - 661.

Uchida T. 1928 b. Zweiter Beitrag zur Ichneumoniden-Fauna Japans. J Faculty Agric Hokkaido Univ. 21: 177 - 297.

Figures

Figure 25. Holotype male of Ophion unicolor Smith, 1874 (= Netelia (Apatagium) smithii (Dalla Torre, 1901)): (a) labels (b) lateral habitus (c) head, frontal view (d) head, dorsal view (e) head, lateral view (f) mesoscutum, dorsal view (g) scutellum and propodeum, dorsal view (h) mesosoma, lateral view (i) fore wing (j) hind wing.

Figure 33. Holotype male of Campoplex albimanus Walker, 1874 (= Mesostenus funebris Gravenhorst,1829): (a) labels (b) lateral habitus (c) head, frontal view (d) head, dorsal view (e) head, lateral view (f) mesoscutum, dorsal view (g) scutellum and propodeum, dorsal view (h) mesosoma, lateral view (i) wings (j) metasoma, dorsal view.

Figure 34. Holotype male of Chelonus diversus Walker, 1874 (= Phanerotoma (Phanerotoma) diversa (Walker, 1874)): (a) labels (b) lateral habitus (c) head, frontal view (d) head, dorsal view (e) head, lateral view (f) mesoscutum and scutellum, dorsal view (g) propodeum, dorsal view (h) metasoma, dorsal view (i) mesosoma, lateral view (j) wings.

Figure 35. Holotype female of Cryptus variator Walker, 1874 (= Hoplocryptus variator (Walker, 1874) comb. nov.): (a) labels (b) lateral habitus (c) head, frontal view (d) head, dorsal view (e) head, lateral view (f) mesoscutum and scutellum, dorsolateral view (g) propodeum, dorsolateral view (h) mesosoma, lateral view (i) wings (j) metasoma, dorsal view.

Figure 36. Holotype female of Echthrus atrator Walker, 1874 (= Cubocephalus atrator (Walker, 1874)): (a) labels (b) lateral habitus (c) head, frontal view (d) head, dorsal view (e) head, lateral view (f) mesoscutum, dorsal view (g) scutellum and propodeum, dorsal view (h) mesosoma, lateral view (i) wings.