Ichneumon rhododendron HEINRICH , 1965

Riedel, Matthias, 2023, Five new Oriental species of the genus Ichneumon LINNAEUS (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 55 (1), pp. 47-60 : 52

Ichneumon rhododendron HEINRICH, 1965

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Laos, Hua Phan Prov., Phon-Pan , Umg. Ort Ban Saleui, N 20°13´30´´ E 103°59´26´´, 1350-1900 m, 1♀ 6-11.iv.2014, leg. C. Holzschuh & natives (Linz) ; China, Yunnan prov., Heishui , 35 km N Lijiang, 27.13°N 100.19°E, 1♀ 1-19.vii.1992, 1♀ 18.vi.- 4.vii.1993, leg. S. Becvar (Linz) .

Remarks: ♀: Body length 12 mm. Flagellum with 41 flagellomeres; flagellomeres 9-15 with ivory stripes. Mesoscutum reddish, with three dark brown longitudinal stripes. Hind femur with sparse punctures in ventral 1/3, 3.7 × longer than wide. Collar and subtegular ridge yellowish, upper margin of pronotum pale reddish. Margins of mesopleuron and metapleuron partly dark reddish. Structure and coloration otherwise as described by HEINRICH (1965: 84-85).

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Known from Myanmar and Nepal, new records for Southern China and Laos.