''Heterischnus'' is a genus of parasitoid
wasps
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. Th ...
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 species of this genus are found in Europe, North America,
and Africa.
Species:
* ''
Heterischnus africanus''
(Heinrich, 1936)
* ''
Heterischnus anomalus''
(Wesmael, 1857)
* ''
Heterischnus bicolorator''
(Aubert, 1965)
* ''
Heterischnus coloradensis''
(Cushman, 1920)
* ''
Heterischnus debilis''
(Gravenhorst, 1829)
* ''
Heterischnus filiformis''
(Gravenhorst, 1829) - ''
Xestia collina'' is its known host.
* ''
Heterischnus huardi''
(Provancher, 1875)
* ''
Heterischnus mexicanus''
Claridge, 2021
* ''
Heterischnus mfongosi''
Rousse & van Noort, 2013
* ''
Heterischnus mkomazi''
Rousse & van Noort, 2013
* ''
Heterischnus olsoufieffi''
(Heinrich, 1938)
References
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Ichneumonidae
Ichneumonidae genera