This is an African species first detected in Australia in 1970 (Fitton, Gauld, Roberts and Walker 1983).
Classification
from Australian Faunal Directory
Order Hymenoptera - Wasps, Ants, Bees and Sawflies, 12202 named species in Australia
Family Ichneumonidae - parasitic wasps, 472 named species in Australia
Subfamily Ichneumoninae - 21 named species in Australia
Genus Ctenochares
Species Ctenochares bicolorus
References
- Fitton, Gauld, Roberts and Walker (1983) An African ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) in Australasia. Bulletin of Entomological Research 73:465-468.