Mesostenus tricolor Brullé, 1846:209, ♀. ♀, l'île de Cuba (M. Serville, leg. Poey). - Cresson, 1861Cresson, E.T. 1861. A catalogue of the described species of several families of Hymenoptera inhabiting North America. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 1:202-211. (distribution); Cresson, 1865Cresson, E.T. 1865. On the Hymenoptera of Cuba. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 4:200 pp. (distribution). - As Bicristella tricolor: - Alayo, 1973Alayo, P.D. 1973. Catálogo de los Himenopteros de Cuba. Instituto Cubano del libro, La Habana. 1-218. (distribution). - As Polycyrtus tricolor: - Ashmead, 1900Ashmead, W.H. 1900. Report upon the aculeate Hymenoptera of the islands of St. Vincent and Grenada, with additions to the parasitic Hymenoptera and a list of the described Hymenoptera of the West Indies. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London pt. II:207-367. (distribution); Dalla Torre, 1901-1902Dalla Torre, C.G. 1901-1902. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. — Volumen III: Trigonalidae, Megalyridae, Stephanidae, Ichneumonidae, Agriotypidae, Evaniidae, Pelecinidae. Pars II. Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig. VIII + 1141. (distribution); Cushman, 1931Cushman, R.A. 1931. Notes on Ichneumon-flies of the genus Polycyrtus with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 78 (art. 14):1-62. (distribution).