A catalogue of the family Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonoidea) of Eritrea Author Madl, Michael Author S, Osprynchotus Author H, Afrobystra Author H, Afromelanichneumon text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2023 54 2 527 536 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.10414404 0253-116X 10414404 Osprynchotus ethiopicus GHIGI , 1911 Osprynchotus ethiopicus n.sp. : GHIGI 1911: 5 (key), 7 (fig. 3b), 11 (description ♁, Gheleb, Ghinda, Keren), 14 (catalogue Afrotropical region). Osprynchotus aethiopicus (!) GHIGI , 1911 : GHIGI 1915: 291 (taxonomy, Assaorta, Ghinda, Halibaret, Keren, Mac’Mefellis, Ras Ghedem, Saganeiti), 297-298 (key). Osprynchotus aethiopicus (!) GHIGI , 1911 : MASI 1941: 94 (taxonomy, 4♁♁ 16♀♀ without exact locality (Museum Genova), catalogue Afrotropical region), 96 (taxonomy). Osprynchotus ethiopicus GHIGI , 1911 : LECLERQ 1958: 64 (taxonomy, catalogue Afrotropical region). Osprynchotus ethiopicus GHIGI , 1911 : TOWNES & TOWNES 1973: 113 (taxonomy, lectotype designation by H. Townes, Ghinda, Keren, catalogue Afrotropical region: Eritrea part of Ethiopia ). Osprynchotus ethiopicus GHIGI , 1911 : YU & HORSTMANN 1997a: 278 (world catalogue: Eritrea part of Ethiopia ). * Osprynchotus capensis SPINOLA , 1841 : MAGRETTI 1906: 11 (biology, Ghinda). * Osprynchotus scutellaris n.sp. : GHIGI 1915: 292 (description , Saganeiti), 298 (key). Osprynchotus scutellaris GHIGI , 1915 : MASI 1941: 93 (taxonomy, Saganeiti ( holotype )), 96 (taxonomy). Osprynchotus scutellaris GHIGI , 1915 : TOWNES & TOWNES 1973: 113 (synonym). * Osprynchotus minor n.sp. : GHIGI 1915: 293 (description , Sabarguma), 297 (key). Osprynchotus minor GHIGI , 1915 : MASI 1941: 95 (Sabarguma, catalogue Afrotropical region), 96 (taxonomy). Osprynchotus minor GHIGI , 1915 : LECLERCQ 1958: 66 (catalogue Afrotropical region). Osprynchotus minor GHIGI , 1915 : TOWNES & TOWNES 1973: 113 (synonymy and lectotype designation by H. Townes). * Osprynchotus aethiopicus n.sp. : SZÉPLIGETI , 1916: 237 (key, description , Asmara, Ghinda). Osprynchotus aethiopicus SZÉPLIGETI , 1916 : LECLERCQ 1958: 64 (taxonomy (? Synonym)). Osprynchotus aethiopicus SZÉPLIGETI , 1916 : TOWNES & TOWNES 1973: 113 (synonymy and lectotype designation by H. Townes, Asmara, Ghinda). D i s t r i b u t i o n: Asmara, Assaorta, Gheleb, Ghinda, Halibaret, Keren, Mac’Mefellis, Ras Ghedem, Sabarguma, Saganeiti. Osprynchotus ethiopicus is also known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Ethiopia , Kenya , Senegal , South Africa and Sudan .