''Banchus'' is a genus of parasitoid
wasp
A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder ...
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 Fabricius in 1798.
The species of this genus are found in Europe, North America,
and Asia.
Species:
* ''
Banchus dilatatorius
''Banchus'' is a genus of parasitoid wasps 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 Hymenop ...
''
* ''
Banchus falcatorius''
* ''
Banchus hastator''
[
* '' Banchus japonicus'' ][
* '' Banchus palpalis'' ][
* '' Banchus poppiti'' ][
* '' Banchus sanjozanus'' ][
* '' Banchus volutatorius'' ][
]
References
Ichneumonidae
Ichneumonidae genera
Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
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