Pimpla luctuosa 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 : 1159

Pimpla luctuosa Smith, 1874

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Taxonomic history. No taxonomic changes have been proposed for this species since the original description.

Current taxonomy. Pimpla luctuosa Smith, 1874 ( Ichneumonidae : Pimplinae : Pimplini ).

Type number. Type 3b.924. Specimen # NHMUK010881028

Type status. Holotype.

Sex. Female.

Type locality. Hyôgo Prefecture, Honshû, Japan.

Label data. First label, ‘Type’ (round label, with red margin; printed); second label, ‘B.M. TYPE /HYM./3.b.924’ (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, ‘ Pimpla /luctuosa/ Type. Smith’ (square label; handwriting).

Condition. Good, but the flagellomeres of the right antenna, left fore tarsus, right mid tarsus after first tarsomere, fourth and fifth tarsomeres of left hind leg lost.

Figures

Figure 28. Holotype female of Pimpla luctuosa Smith, 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) fore wing (j) hind wing (k) metasoma,dorsal view.