''Itoplectis'' is a genus of
parasitoid wasp
Parasitoid wasps are a large group of hymenopteran Superfamily (zoology), superfamilies, with all but the wood wasps (Orussoidea) being in the wasp-waisted Apocrita. As parasitoids, they lay their eggs on or in the bodies of other arthropods, ...
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
Arnold Förster
Arnold Förster (20 January 1810 – 13 August 1884) was a German entomologist, who worked mainly on Coleoptera and Hymenoptera.
Life
Arnold Förster was born on 20 January 1810 in Aachen, Germany, where he died on 12 August 1884. He was Oberleh ...
in 1869.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species
There are about 35 species of ''Itoplectis'' according to Kasparyan.
[ GBIF includes 61 species:][
* '' Itoplectis alternans'' (Gravenhorst, 1829)
* '' Itoplectis alturae'' Gauld, Ugalde & Hanson, 1998
* '' Itoplectis aterrima'' Jussila, 1965
* '' Itoplectis australis'' Momoi, 1966
* '' Itoplectis behrensii'' (Cresson, 1879)][
* '' Itoplectis brasiliensis'' (Dalla Torre, 1901)
* '' Itoplectis clavicornis'' (Thomson, 1889)
* '' Itoplectis conquisitor'' (Say, 1836)][
* '' Itoplectis cristatae'' Iwata, 1961
* '' Itoplectis curticauda'' (Kriechbaumer, 1887)
* '' Itoplectis decora'' Förster, 1888
* '' Itoplectis discrepans'' Förster, 1888
* '' Itoplectis enslini'' (Ulbricht, 1911)
* '' Itoplectis evetriae'' Viereck, 1913][
* '' Itoplectis flavicincta'' Förster, 1888
* '' Itoplectis fustiger'' Townes, 1960][
* '' Itoplectis glabra'' (Morley, 1914)][
* '' Itoplectis gonzalezi'' Kasparyan, 2007][
* '' Itoplectis himalayensis'' Gupta, 1968
* '' Itoplectis homonae'' Sonan, 1930
* '' Itoplectis insignis'' Perkins, 1957
* '' Itoplectis insularis'' Hellen, 1949
* '' Itoplectis lavaudeni'' Seyrig, 1932][
* '' Itoplectis leucobasis'' Momoi, 1971
* '' Itoplectis lissa'' Porter, 1970
* '' Itoplectis lissos'' Momoi, 1973
* '']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.''
References
{{ichneumonidae-stub
Ichneumonidae
Insects described in ...
'' (Fabricius, 1775)[
* '' Itoplectis marianneae'' Gauld, 1991
* '' Itoplectis medioflava'' (Morley, 1914)][
* '' Itoplectis melanocephala'' (Gravenhorst, 1829) - hosts include '']Galleria mellonella
''Galleria mellonella'', the greater wax moth or honeycomb moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. ''G. mellonella'' is found throughout the world. It is one of two species of wax moths, with the other being the lesser wax moth. ''G. mellonella' ...
'', '' Aletia impura'', '' Chilo phragmitellus'', '' Depressaria daucella'', '' Depressaria pastinacella'', and '' Leucania obsoleta''.[
* '' Itoplectis melanocera'' Förster, 1888
* '' Itoplectis melanopus'' Momoi, 1973
* '' Itoplectis melanospila'' (Cameron, 1906)][
* '' Itoplectis melanthes'' Momoi, 1973
* '' Itoplectis mexicanus'' Kasparyan & Niño, 2004 - host is the pupa of '' Coptocycla texana''][
* '' Itoplectis multicolor'' Kasparyan, 2007][
* '' Itoplectis naranyae'' (Ashmead 1906)][
* '' Itoplectis nefasta'' Förster, 1888
* '' Itoplectis nigrithorax'' Kasparyan, 2007][
* '' Itoplectis niobe'' (Schrottky, 1902)
* '' Itoplectis ocris'' Momoi, 1973
* '' Itoplectis oreius'' Momoi, 1973
* '' Itoplectis philippinensis'' Momoi, 1971
* '' Itoplectis phoenogaster'' Porter, 1970
* '' Itoplectis provocator'' (Seyrig, 1935)][
* '' Itoplectis quadricingulatus'' (Provancher, 1880)][
* '' Itoplectis roberti'' Gauld, 1991
* '' Itoplectis santoshae'' Gupta, 1968
* '' Itoplectis saxosa'' Cockerell, 1921
* '' Itoplectis specularis'' Kasparyan, 2007][
* '' Itoplectis spilopus'' Momoi, 1973
* '' Itoplectis suada'' (Tosquinet, 1896)][
* '' Itoplectis tabatai'' (Uchida, 1930)
* '' Itoplectis tibetensis'' Perkins, 1957
* '' Itoplectis triannulata'' Uchida, 1928
* '' Itoplectis tunetana'' (Schmiedeknecht, 1914)
* '' Itoplectis vesca'' Townes, 1960][
* '' Itoplectis viduata'' (Gravenhorst, 1829)][
* '' Itoplectis virga'' Momoi, 1973
* '' Itoplectis winnieae'' Gauld, Ugalde & Hanson, 1998
]
References
{{ichneumonidae-stub
Ichneumonidae
Ichneumonidae genera
Taxa named by Arnold Förster