Pleolophus basizonus ( Gravenhorst, 1829 )

Pleolophus basizonus ( Gravenhorst, 1829) View in CoL

[SJN: Habachi-futo-togari-himebachi]

Phygadeuon basizonus Gravenhorst, 1829: 748 .

Ichneumon larvincola Scharfenberg, 1805 in Bechstein & Scharfenberg, 1805: 962.

Cryptus varicolor Gravenhorst, 1829: 603 .

Phygadeuon pteronum Hartig, 1838: 273 .

Microcryptus basizonus obscurus Ulbricht, 1913: 5 . Spilocryptus cimbicis nigrinus Fahringer, 1941 in

Schimitschek, 1941: 268.

Material examined. No Japanese material is available.

Distribution. Japan? (Honshu); widely distributed in Palearctic region.

Bionomics. The host is Neodiprion sertiferae in Japan ( Ikuno, 1936).

Remarks. Ikuno (1936) recorded this species from Japan based on the specimens collected from Neodiprion sertiferae in “Hino-Goryorin” (Hino, Tokyo). The identification of this study was taken by Dr. T. Uchida while I could not find the voucher specimen of this species anywhere. Uchida (1936c) described Pleo. setiferae based on the specimens collected from N. sertiferae in Tokyo. According to Ikuno (1936), Uchida identified the materials from his as Microcryptus basizonius var. Uchida did not recorded this species after Ikuno (1936). I consider Microcryptus basizonius var. and Pleo. setiferae to be same species, but as I cannot be certain without confirming the voucher specimen, I reserve judgement on the records of this species from Japan.