Ichneumon irritator Smith, 1874

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Taxonomic history. The specific name ‘ irritator ’ is preoccupied by Ichneumon irritator Fabricius, 1775, hence a replacement name, ‘ lissolaba ’, was proposed for Smith’s ‘ irritator ’ by Townes et al. (1965). Heinrich (1937) transferred this species to Melanichneumon, but Townes et al. (1965) to Vulgichneumon Heinrich, 1961 .

Current taxonomy. Primary homonym, valid name: Vulgichneumon lissolaba Townes, Momoi & Townes, 1965 ( Ichneumonidae: Ichneumoninae: Ichneumonini).

Type number. Type 3b.257. Specimen # NHMUK014035331

Type status. Holotype.

Sex. Female.

Type locality. Hyôgo Prefecture, Honshû, Japan.

Label data. First label, ‘ Type /C.M.’ (round label, with red margin; first line printed and second line handwriting); second label, ‘B.M. TYPE /HYM./3.b.257’ (square label; first and second lines printed and third line handwriting); third label, ‘ Japan./Hiogo’ (square label; first line printed and second line handwriting); fourth label, ‘74/16’

(round label; handwriting); fifth label, ‘ Ichneumon /irritator./ Type Smith’ (square label; handwriting).

Condition. Very good; but fifth tarsomere of right fore and middle legs, fourth and fifth tarsomeres of right hind leg, third to fifth tarsomeres of left hind leg lost.