Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species Author Rousse, Pascal Author Villemant, Claire text Zootaxa 2012 3278 1 57 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.214150 eee2c5c2-96c0-4459-bd7f-4e48a6be87c4 1175-5326 214150 Ichneumon unicinctus Brullé, 1846 ( Fig. 13 d) Ichneumon desjardinsii Brullé, 1846 : 308 ; Ichneumon tananarivae Heinrich, 1938 : 102 Description . Heinrich (1967) .

Diagnosis. Ichneumon unicinctus	is a dark species, distinguished within the	studied area by its unique coloration
pattern: background of meso- and	metasoma black with white to pale yellow	spots and stripes. The extent of these
maculae is sex-dependant.

Host records. Charadrina sp., Sciomesa biluma and Sesamia calamistis ( Lepidoptera : Noctuidae ), the latter on sugarcane ( Saccharum officinarum ) ( Zwart 1998 ). Distribution records . Madagascar , Mauritius and Reunion . Material examined . 1Ƥ Hellbourg, alt. 1050m , II.1955 , leg. Institut scientifique de Madagascar .