Photographic catalogue of the oldest primary types of Japanese Ichneumonoidea (Hymenoptera), those described by Frederick Smith and Francis Walker in 1874
Shimizu, So
Broad, Gavin R.
Journal of Natural History
2020
2020-10-16
54
17
1115
1198
Smith, 1874
Smith. However
1874
[460,855,1162,1188]
Insecta
Eulophidae
Ichneumon
Animalia
Hymenoptera
32
1146
Arthropoda
species
vexator
( Figure 21) Taxonomic history. Heinrich (1937)transferred I. vexatorSmithto Melanichneumonbut Townes et al. (1965)to Barichneumon Thomson, 1893. Uchida (1939)synonymised Melanichneumon tosaensis Uchida, 1935under I. vexatorSmith. However, I. vexatoris preoccupied by I. vexator Thunberg, 1824and by I. vexator Wesmael, 1845. Taxonomy.We disagree with the reclassification of Townes et al. (1965): the shape of the clypeus (broad, flattened, slightly concave apically with a weak median projection), the shape of the hypostoma, and the weak gastrocoelus and thyridium, indicate that this is indeed better placed in Melanichneumon. Hence, Melanichneumon tosaensis Uchida, 1935 stat. rev.is the valid name; the synonymy of I. vexatorSmithunder M. tosaensisUchidawas established by Uchida (1939), although he used vexatoras the valid name. Figure 20.Holotype female of Ichneumon rufitarsis Smith, 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) mesosoma, lateral view (i) metasoma, dorsal view (j) wings. Current taxonomy.Primary homonym, valid name: Melanichneumon tosaensis Uchida, 1935 stat. rev.( Ichneumonidae: Ichneumoninae: Ichneumonini).
Typenumber. Type3b.256. Specimen # NHMUK014035390 Type status. Holotype. Figure 21.Holotype female of Ichneumon vexator Smith, 1874(= Barichneumon tosaensis( Uchida, 1935)): (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. Sex.Female. Typelocality. Hyôgo Prefecture, Honshû, Japan. Label data. First label, ‘ Type/ CM.’ (round label, with red margin; first printed and second line handwriting); second label, ‘B.M. TYPE/HYM./3.b.256’ (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, ‘ Ichneumon/vexator/ TypeSmith.’ (square label; handwriting). Condition.Good, but the right antenna and left antenna after the 10th flagellomere have been mounted on a glue board.
2884911354
[160,839,1627,1653]
NHMUK
Japan
Hyogo Prefecture
33
1147
NHMUK014035390
1
Hyogo
holotype
2884911344
CM
34
1148
1