Thyreodon purpurascens Smith, 1874

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Taxonomic history. Uchida (1942) and Cushman (1947) transferred this species to Aglaophion Cameron, 1903 and Townes et al. (1961) to Dictyonotus Kriechbaumer, 1894 in Sickmann (1894) .

Current taxonomy. Dictyonotus purpurascens (Smith, 1874) ( Ichneumonidae: Ophioninae).

Type number. Type 3b.1203. Specimen # NHMUK010881042

Type status. Holotype.

Sex. Female.

Type locality. Hyôgo Prefecture, Honshû, Japan.

Label data. First label, ‘ Type / CM.’ (round label, with red margin; printed); second label, ‘B.M. TYPE /HYM./3.b.1203.’ (square label; first and second lines printed and third line handwriting); third label, ‘ Japan.’ (square label; handwriting); fourth label, ‘ Thyreodon / purpurascens/(Type.) Smith / Japan .’ (square label; handwriting).

Condition. Very good.