''Gonatopus '' is a genus of solitary wasps of the family
Dryinidae
Dryinidae is a cosmopolitan family of solitary wasps. Its name comes from the Greek ''drys'' for oak: Latreille named the type genus '' Dryinus'' because the first species was collected on an oak tree in Spain. The larvae are parasitoids of the ...
, sometimes called hump-backed pincer wasps. The wingless females have large scissor-like appendages at the tips of the front legs which are used to catch the
leafhopper
Leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family (biology), family Cicadellidae: based on the type genus ''Cicadella''. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or ...
nymphs which act as hosts to the larvae of these wasps. The larva consumes the leafhopper nymph from the inside. An indication that a leafhopper is hosting a grub is a cyst of accumulated shed integuments which surround and protect the growing wasp larva.
Species
The following list is a list of the species included within the genus ''Gonatopus'' found in
Europe
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:
A new species ''
Gonatopus jacki'' was described from Florida, USA in 2018.
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Gonatopus albolineatus''
Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-An ...
, 1904
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Gonatopus albosignatus''
Kieffer, 1904
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Gonatopus ater''
Olmi, 1984
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Gonatopus atlanticus
''Gonatopus'' may refer to:
* ''Gonatopus'' (wasp), a genus of wasps in the family Dryinidae
* ''Gonatopus'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Araceae
{{Genus disambiguation ...
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Olmi, 1984
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Gonatopus audax''
(Olmi, 1984)
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Gonatopus azorensis''
(Olmi, 1989)
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Gonatopus baeticus''
(Ceballos, 1927)
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Gonatopus bicolor''
( Haliday, 1828)
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Gonatopus bilineatus''
Kieffer, 1904
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Gonatopus blascoi''
Olmi 1995
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Gonatopus brunneicollis''
(Richards, 1972)
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Gonatopus camelinus''
Kieffer, 1904
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Gonatopus canariensis''
(Olmi, 1984)
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Gonatopus chersonesius''
Ponomarenko, 1970
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Gonatopus clavipes''
( Thunberg 1827)
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Gonatopus distinctus''
Kieffer, 1906
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Gonatopus distinguendus''
Kieffer, 1905
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Gonatopus doderoi''
(Olmi & Currado, 1974)
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Gonatopus dromedarius''
(Costa
Costa may refer to:
Biology
* Rib (Latin: ''costa''), in vertebrate anatomy
* Costa (botany), the central strand of a plant leaf or thallus
* Costa (coral), a stony rib, part of the skeleton of a coral
* Costa (entomology), the leading edge of th ...
, 1882)
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Gonatopus europaeus
''Gonatopus'' may refer to:
* Gonatopus (wasp), ''Gonatopus'' (wasp), a genus of wasps in the family Dryinidae
* Gonatopus (plant), ''Gonatopus'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Araceae
{{Genus disambiguation ...
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(Olmi, 1986)
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Gonatopus felix''
(Olmi, 1984)
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Gonatopus focarilei''
(Olmi, 1984)
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Gonatopus formicarius''
Ljungh, 1810
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Gonatopus formicicolus''
(Richards, 1939)
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Gonatopus fortunatus''
Olmi, 1993
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Gonatopus graecus''
Olmi, 1984
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Gonatopus helleni''
(Raatikainen, 1961)
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Gonatopus horvathi''
Kieffer, 1906
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Gonatopus kenitrensis''
Olmi, 1990
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Gonatopus lindbergi''
Hellen, 1930
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Gonatopus longicollis''
(Kieffer, 1905)
*''
Gonatopus lunatus''
Klug Klug is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug (1775–1856), German entomologist
* Bernd Klug (1914–1975), German naval officer
* Al Klug (1920–1957), American football player
* Aaron Klug (1926â ...
, 1810
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Gonatopus lycius''
Olmi, 1989
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Gonatopus mediterraneus''
Olmi, 1990
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Gonatopus nearcticus''
(Fenton, 1927)
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Gonatopus pallidus''
(Ceballos, 1927)
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Gonatopus pedestris''
Dalman, 1818
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Gonatopus planiceps
''Gonatopus'' may refer to:
* ''Gonatopus'' (wasp), a genus of wasps in the family Dryinidae
* ''Gonatopus'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Araceae
{{Genus disambiguation ...
''
Kieffer, 1904
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Gonatopus plumbeus''
Olmi, 1984
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Gonatopus popovi''
Ponomarenko, 1965
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Gonatopus pulicarius''
Klug, 1810
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Gonatopus rosellae''
(Currado & Olmi, 1974)
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Gonatopus solidus''
( Haupt, 1938)
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Gonatopus spectrum''
( Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1874)
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Gonatopus striatus
''Gonatopus'' may refer to:
* ''Gonatopus'' (wasp), a genus of wasps in the family Dryinidae
* ''Gonatopus'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Araceae
{{Genus disambiguation ...
''
Kieffer, 1905
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Gonatopus subtilis''
Olmi, 1984
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Gonatopus tenerifei''
Olmi, 1984
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Gonatopus tussaci''
(Olmi, 1989)
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Gonatopus unilineatus''
Kieffer, 1904
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Gonatopus vistosus''
Olmi, 1984
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4039580
Dryinidae
Hymenoptera genera
Taxa named by Sven Ingemar Ljungh