''Diolcogaster ichiroi'' is a species of parasitoid

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within the family

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. The species name was chosen in reference to

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, a

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player. The species has only been collected at the

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and the true extent of its range is not known.

References

Insects described in 2018 Microgastrinae {{Ichneumonoidea-stub