Giraudia japonica Watanabe, 2019

Watanabe, Kyohei, 2025, Taxonomic Study of Japanese Cryptinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with Descriptions of 32 New Species, Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science) 54, pp. 71-204 : 111-113

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scientific name	Giraudia japonica Watanabe, 2019
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[SJN: Kimon-kuro-chibi-togari-himebachi]

( Figs. 23A–E)

Giraudia japonica Watanabe, 2019: 82 View Cited Treatment .

Materials examined. JAPAN: [Honshu] KPM-NK 69947 , F (paratype), Nagano Pref., Karuizawa, 8. VIII. 1952, R. Ishikawa leg.; KPM-NK 103012 , F, Nagano Pref., Ueda City, Sugadaira-kogen, 19. X. – 16. XI. 2014, S. Shimizu leg. (MsT); KPM-NK 103017 , M, Nagano Pref., Outaki Vil., Mt. Ontake-san , Hakkaisan, 3. VIII. 2019, H. Kawai leg.; KPM-NK 69946 , F (holotype) , JAPAN, Tochigi Pref., Nasushiobara City, Amayu - Shiobara, 12. X. 2009, E. Katayama leg.; KPM-NK 103015 , M, Tochigi Pref., Nasu Town , Nasu-kogen, 26. VIII. 1991, H. Suda leg.; KPM-NK 103013 , M, Toyama Pref., Toyama City, Arimine, Jyurodani, 16–25. VIII. 2009, M. Watanabe leg. (MsT); KPM-NK 103014 , F, Toyama Pref., Toyama City, Arimine, Inone-dani, 25. VIII. – 1. IX. 2009, M. Watanabe leg. (MsT); KPM-NK 103016 , M, ditto, 4–11. VIII. 2009; OMNH, M, ditto, 16–25. VIII. 2009; OMNH, F, ditto, 1–8. IX. 2009 .

Description. Female (n = 5). See Watanabe (2019).

Male (n = 5). Similar to female ( Figs. 23A–E). Body length 9.9–12.4 mm. Face 4.0–4.5 × as long as minimum width. Malar space 0.5–0.55 × as long as basal width of mandible. Antenna with 22–24 flagellomeres; not flattened and tapped; with tyloids on FL XII (or XIII) to FL XIV (or XV) ( Fig. 23D). FL I 2.45–2.55 × as long as maximum depth in lateral view, 1.1–1.15 × as long as FL II. Fore wing length 9.0– 10.7 mm. Hind femur 5.75–6.2 × as long as maximum depth in lateral view. FL VIII to FL XV sometimes with white markings. Face, clypeus, mandible, frontal orbit, gena, collar, postero-dorsal corner of pronotum, tegula, and median spot of mesoscutum yellow. Fore and mid legs largely tinged with yellowish-brown. Dorsal part of metapleuron, propodeum except for base, hind trochantellus, T I, and T II each with reddish-yellow part. Reddish-yellow areas of mesosoma and metasomal tergites sometimes enlarged. Basal part of antenna, occiput, mesoscutum, and mesopleuron sometimes each with reddish-brown area.

Distribution. Japan (Honshu).

Bionomics. Unknown.

Remarks. This is the first record of the male of this species.