''Itoplectis'' is a genus of
insect
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs ...
belonging to the family
Ichneumonidae.
The genus was first described by Förster in 1869.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species:
*''
Itoplectis conquisitor'' (Say, 1836)
* ''
Itoplectis maculator
''Itoplectis maculator'' is a species of insect belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
It is native to Europe. Hosts include ''Archips rosana'' and ''Tortrix viridana
The green oak tortrix, ''Tortrix viridana'', also known as the European oak ...
'' (Fabricius, 1775)
* ''Itoplectis melanocephala'' (Gravenhorst, 1829) - hosts include ''
Galleria mellonella'', ''Aletia impura'', ''
Chilo phragmitellus'', ''
Depressaria daucella'', ''
Depressaria pastinacella'', and ''
Leucania obsoleta
''Leucania obsoleta'', the obscure wainscot, is a moth of the superfamily Noctuoidea. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1803. It is found in Europe.
The length of the forewings is 15–18 mm. The moth flies in one genera ...
''.
* ''Itoplectis mexicanus'' - host is the pupa of ''
Coptocycla texana''
* ''Itoplectis naranyae'' (Ashmeade 1906)
References
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Ichneumonidae
Ichneumonidae genera