Taxonomic and Zoogeographic Study of the Japanese Phygadeuontinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with Descriptions of 17 New Species Author Watanabe, Kyohei Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History, 499 Iryuda, Odawara, Kanagawa 250 – 0031, Japan watanabe-k@nh‛kanagawa-museum‛jp text Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science) 2021 2021-03-30 50 55 136 https://doi.org/10.32225/bkpmnh.2021.50_55 journal article 300009 10.32225/bkpmnh.2021.50_55 70224806-ca38-47ca-bd8a-63da3ac532f9 2189-6720 12774639 DD695C62-DC2F-4D32-8D33-52648E28661D Genus Megacara Townes, 1970 M e g a c a r a To w n e s, 1 9 7 0: 1 0 2. Ty p e s p e c i e s: Phygadeuon lucens Provancher, 1874 . Original designation. In this study, I newly record Meg. similis Sheng, 1999 from Japan . This is the first record of this genus from Japan . In addition, I recognize at least two undetermined species from Japan . The taxonomic treatment of these species requires the additional specimens and comparison with other species.