Echthromorpha

Echthromorpha
Echthromorpha agrestoria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Subfamily: Pimplinae
Tribe: Pimplini
Genus: Echthromorpha
Holmgren, 1868[1]
Synonyms
  • Notiopimpla Vachal, 1907

Echthromorpha is a widespread genus of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae.

Echthromorpha species are parasitoids of insects, usually the pupae of Lepidoptera.

Species

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There are 14 species:[2][3]

Distribution

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These wasps are found in the Afrotropical, Indomalayan, Australasian, and Oceanian realms. Most species have restricted distributions in Australasia and Oceania, but Echthromorpha agrestoria is widespread from Africa to Oceania.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Holmgren, August (1868). Hymenoptera, species novas descripsit. Kongliga Svenska Fregatten Eugenies resa omkring Jordeni under befäl af C.A. Virgen Aren 1851–53. II Zoologi 1 Insecta pp. 406-407. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2474139, retrieved 20 May 2025.
  2. ^ Catalogue of Life. (2025). https://www.catalogueoflife.org/?taxonKey=49QG retrieved 20 May 2025.
  3. ^ Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. (2025) The Animal Diversity Web. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Echthromorpha/classification/#Echthromorpha retrieved 20 May 2025.
  4. ^ GBIF (2025) Echthromorpha Holmgren, 1868. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. https://www.gbif.org/species/1304646 retrieved 20 May 2025.