Ichneumon rhododendron, Heinrich, 1965

Riedel, Matthias, 2019, Contribution to the Ichneumoninae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) of Nepal, Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (2), pp. 1119-1162 : 1139

Ichneumon rhododendron HEINRICH, 1965

M a t e r i a l: Nepal, Prov. Karnali, Umg. Jumla, 2200-2400 m, 1♀ 23/ 24.05.1995, leg. J. Weipert ( Erfurt ); Nepal, Prov. Karnali, Gothichaur , 29°12´10´´N 82°18´56´´E, 2850 m, 1♀ 13.VI.1997, 28°11´54´´N 82°18´36´´E, 2900 m, 1♀ 8.VI.2007, leg. F. Creutzburg (Erfurt) ; Nepal, Maharigaon Nörd. 29°20´24´´N 82°23´21´´E, 3400 m, on Euphorbia spec., 1♀ 20.VI.1991, leg. Creutzburg ( SDEI) .

R e m a r k: The Nepalese material differs from the original description ( HEINRICH 1965: 84-85) by the larger body size (13 mm) and shorter 1 st flagellomere which is only 1.2-1.3x longer than wide. The form of mandible, body structure and colouration are otherwise typical.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Known from Myanmar, new record for Nepal.