Megastylus vagabundus Seyrig, 1934

Rousse, Pascal & Villemant, Claire, 2012, Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species, Zootaxa 3278, pp. 1-57 : 42

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scientific name	Megastylus vagabundus Seyrig, 1934
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Megastylus vagabundus Seyrig, 1934 View in CoL

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Megastylus mascarensis Benoit, 1957: 311 View in CoL syn. nov.

Diagnosis. The open areolet on fore wing and the separation between face and clypeus prevent confusion with any other Orthocentrinae in the subregion.

Description. Seyrig (1934).

Comments. Benoit (1957) described M. mascarenscis according to some slight structural differences with M. vagabundus . These differences are not constant in the material observed and M. mascarenscis Benoit is now considered as synonym.

Distribution records. Reunion. Madagascar.

Material examined. HOLOTYPE Ƥ ( MNHN EY 1787) Verbatim label data: Madagascar, Ankaratra, alt. 1800m, V.1932, A. Seyrig. Other material ( Reunion) 1Ƥ ( MNHN EY 2027) (type of M. mascarenscis ) Bélouve, I.1955, leg. Institut scientifique de Madagascar; 2Ƥ St Pierre / Bassin Martin, alt. 290m, VI.2011, leg. Cirad; 13 Cilaos / Ilet des Salazes, alt. 1500m, III.2011, leg. T. Ramage; 13 same locality, IX.2007, leg. IDR (light trap); 2Ƥ St Pierre / Bassin Plat, alt. 150m, IV.2007, leg. Cirad.