''Plutarchia'' is a genus of
chalcid wasp in the subfamily
Eurytominae.
Alexandre Arsène Girault
Alexandre Arsène Girault ( ; 9 January 1884 – 2 May 1941) was an American entomologist specializing in the study of chalcid wasps. An eccentric and controversial figure, Girault was also a prolific and dedicated entomologist. He published mor ...
first
circumscribed the genus in 1925; its name honors
Plutarch
Plutarch (; , ''Ploútarchos'', ; – 120s) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo (Delphi), Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for his ''Parallel Lives'', ...
. The genus initially only comprised its
type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
, ''P. bicarinativentris'', found in Australia. Subsequent species from South Asia and Nigeria have been described and transferred to ''Plutarchia''.
Biology
Species in the genus ''Plutarchia'' are
parasitoid
In evolutionary ecology, a parasitoid is an organism that lives in close association with its host (biology), host at the host's expense, eventually resulting in the death of the host. Parasitoidism is one of six major evolutionarily stable str ...
s of the
puparia of
leaf-miner flies.
Distribution
Species in the genus ''Plutarchia'' have been found in Africa, South Asia, and Australasia.
Of the described species, one is from Africa, one is from Australia, and 11 are from South Asia.
Species
, the Universal Chalcidoidea Database recognizes the following 13 species:
* ''
Plutarchia bengalensis''
* ''
Plutarchia bicarinativentris''
* ''
Plutarchia carinata''
* ''
Plutarchia fronta''
* ''
Plutarchia gastris''
* ''
Plutarchia giraulti''
* ''
Plutarchia gracillima''
* ''
Plutarchia hayati ''Plutarchia'' may refer to:
* ''Plutarchia'' (wasp), a genus of wasps in the family Eurytomidae
* ''Plutarchia'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Ericaceae
* ''Plutarchia'', a genus of mites in the family Syringobiidae, synonym of '' Pl ...
''
* ''
Plutarchia indefensa''
* ''
Plutarchia keralensis''
* ''
Plutarchia malabarica ''Plutarchia'' may refer to:
* ''Plutarchia'' (wasp), a genus of wasps in the family Eurytomidae
The Eurytomidae are a family within the superfamily Chalcidoidea.
Unlike most chalcidoids, the larvae of many are phytophagous (feeding in stems, ...
''
* ''
Plutarchia marginata ''Plutarchia'' may refer to:
* ''Plutarchia'' (wasp), a genus of wasps in the family Eurytomidae
The Eurytomidae are a family within the superfamily Chalcidoidea.
Unlike most chalcidoids, the larvae of many are phytophagous (feeding in stems, ...
''
* ''
Plutarchia neepalica ''Plutarchia'' may refer to:
* ''Plutarchia'' (wasp), a genus of wasps in the family Eurytomidae
The Eurytomidae are a family within the superfamily Chalcidoidea.
Unlike most chalcidoids, the larvae of many are phytophagous (feeding in stems, ...
''
There are at least three additional
undescribed species
In taxonomy, an undescribed taxon is a taxon (for example, a species) that has been discovered, but not yet formally described and named. The various Nomenclature Codes specify the requirements for a new taxon to be validly described and named. U ...
.
See also
*
List of organisms named after famous people
In biological nomenclature, organisms often receive scientific names that honor a person. A taxon (e.g., species or genus; plural: taxa) named in honor of another entity is an eponym, eponymous taxon, and names specifically honoring a person or pe ...
References
Further reading
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Parasitic wasps
Eurytomidae
Hymenoptera genera
Hymenoptera of Australia
Hymenoptera of Africa
Hymenoptera of Asia
Taxa named by Alexandre Arsène Girault
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