''Aoplus'' is a genus of
insect
Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, ...
s belonging to the family
Ichneumonidae
The Ichneumonidae, also known as ichneumon wasps, ichneumonid wasps, ichneumonids, or Darwin wasps, are a family of parasitoid wasps of the insect order Hymenoptera. They are one of the most diverse groups within the Hymenoptera with roughly 25 ...
.
The genus was first described by Tischbein in 1874.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and North America.
Selected species:
* ''
Aoplus biannulatorius'' (Thunberg 1824)
* ''
Aoplus castaneus'' (Gravenhorst, 1820)
* ''
Aoplus confirmatus'' (Cresson, 1877)
* ''
Aoplus defraudator'' (Wesmael, 1845)
* ''
Aoplus groenlandicus'' (Lundbeck, 1897)
* ''
Aoplus lugubris'' (Berthoumieu, 1896)
* ''
Aoplus ocellator'' Riedel, 2020
* ''
Aoplus ochropis'' (Gmelin, 1790)
* ''
Aoplus ruficeps'' (Gravenhorst, 1829)
* ''
Aoplus theresae'' (Berthoumieu, 1896)
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q14515055
Ichneumoninae
Ichneumonidae genera