Ichneumon improvidus Smith, 1874

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Taxonomic history. Uchida (1939) transferred this species to Cratichneumon then Townes et al. (1965) to Aoplus Tischbein, 1874 .

Current taxonomy. Aoplus improvidus (Smith, 1874) ( Ichneumonidae: Ichneumoninae: Ichneumonini).

Type number. Type 3b.206. Specimen # NHMUK010634912

Type status. Holotype.

Sex. Male.

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.206’ (square label; first and second lines printed and third line handwriting); third label, ‘B.M. TYPE /HYM./ Ichneumon /improvidus/ Smith 1874 ’ (square label; first and second lines printed and third to fifth lines handwriting); fourth label, ‘Hiogo/ Japan.’ (square label; first line handwriting and second line printed); fifth label, ‘74/16’ (round label; handwriting); sixth label, ‘ I. improvidus /(Type) Smith’ (square label; handwriting).

Condition. Very good, but right antenna broken at 23rd flagellomere and left antenna at 26th flagellomere.