| Monoblastus clauseni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Genus: | Monoblastus |
| Species: | M. clauseni |
| Binomial name | |
| Monoblastus clauseni Uchida, 1930 | |
| Synonyms [1] [2] [3] | |
Polyrhysia clauseniUchida, 1930Tryphon satoiUchida, 1955 | |
Monoblastus clauseni is a species of parasitoid wasp belonging to the family Ichneumonidae. [2]
It was first described in 1930 as Polyrhysia clauseni by the Japanese entomologist, Toichi Uchida, [2] [4] from a specimen collected in Korea in June 1928 by C.P. Clausen, [4] whom the species epithet honours.
in 1955, Uchida described the species, Tryphon satoi, which Kasparyan synonymised in 1973 to Monoblastus clauseni. [3] [5] In the same article Uchida also described Tryphon clauseni [3] which was synonymised in 1965 with Tryphon satoi by Townes, Momoi & Townes. [3] [6] Japanese taxonomists give Tryphon (Stenocrotaphon) nagahamensisUchida, 1930 as the accepted name. [3]
The wasp is native to the Korean peninsula, [2] where the type specimen was collected, [4] and if Kasparyan's synonymisation is accepted, it is also found in Russia. [3]