''Polycyrtus'' is a genus of
ichneumon wasp
The Ichneumonidae, also known as the ichneumon wasps, Darwin wasps, or ichneumonids, are a family of parasitoid wasps of the insect order Hymenoptera. They are one of the most diverse groups within the Hymenoptera with roughly 25,000 species cu ...
s in the subfamily
Cryptinae
Cryptinae is a subfamily of wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. The family has also been called Gelinae, Hemitelinae, and Phygadeuontinae by various authorities, though the Phygadeuontinae have since been elevated to a separate subfamily.
Descr ...
. There are more than 160 species of ''Polycyrtus'', found in the Americas.
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See also
* List of Polycyrtus species
References
External links
*
''Polycyrtus''
at insectoid.info
Cryptinae
Ichneumonidae genera
Taxa named by Maximilian Spinola
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