Chilecryptus tetracanthus ( Spinola, 1851 )

Araujo, Rodrigo O., Fernandes, Daniell R. R., Pos, Davide Dal, Giovanni, Filippo Di, Moreira-Muñoz, Andrés & Pádua, Diego G., 2025, Unveiling the secrets of South American Darwin wasps, part I: a comprehensive checklist of the Chilean Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea), Zootaxa 5631 (1), pp. 1-51 : 12

7.6.4 Chilecryptus tetracanthus ( Spinola, 1851)

Distribution. Neotropical; Chile ( Spinola 1851): Región de Coquimbo ( Spinola 1851; Porter 1967b; Lanfranco 1974a, b); Región de Valparaíso ( Lanfranco 1974b; Porter 1998); Región Metropolitana ( Porter 1967b; Lanfranco 1974b; Porter 1998); Región del Maule ( Porter 1967b; Lanfranco 1974b); Región de Ñuble ( Porter 1967b; Lanfranco 1974b); Región del Biobío ( Porter 1967b; Lanfranco 1974b); Región de La Araucanía ( Bréthes 1927; Porter 1967b; Lanfranco 1974b); Región de Los Ríos ( Porter 1967b; Lanfranco 1974b); Región de Los Lagos ( Porter 1967b; Lanfranco 1974b; Porter 1987); Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo ( Porter 1967b; Lanfranco 1974b); Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena ( Porter 1967b; Lanfranco 1974a).

Comments. Spinola (1851) in the original description for locality of the type series cites “ Del norte de la República, Sotaqui, Saturno, etc ”, without listing the number of specimens included. Later on, Townes & Townes (1966: 73) designated a lectotype by simply stating “ #f, Chile (Turin) ” without clarifying the locality of the specimen they selected. According to ICZN (1999: article 74.5) this is a valid designation.