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