Biology:Echthromorpha

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Echthromorpha is a widespread genus of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae.

Echthromorpha species are parasitoids of insects, usually the pupae of Lepidoptera.

Species

There are 14 species:[1][2]

  • Echthromorpha agrestoria (Swederus, 1787)
  • Echthromorpha ashmeadi (Perkins, 1910)
  • Echthromorpha ceramocare (Vachal, 1907)
  • Echthromorpha gnathon Krieger, 1909
  • Echthromorpha hawaiiensis (Ashmead, 1900)
  • Echthromorpha inimica (Smith, 1863)
  • Echthromorpha intricatoria (Fabricius, 1804)
  • Echthromorpha marquisensis Cheesman, 1928
  • Echthromorpha nigricornis (Smith, 1865)
  • Echthromorpha nukuhivae Perkins, 1952
  • Echthromorpha plagiata (Smith, 1858)
  • Echthromorpha quodi (Vachal, 1907)
  • Echthromorpha tirathabae Perkins, 1937
  • Echthromorpha walkeri Cameron, 1886

Distribution

These wasps are found in the Afrotropical, Indomalayan, Australasian, and Oceanian realms. Most species have restricted distributions in Australasia and Oceania, but Echthromorpha agrestoria is widespread from Africa to Oceania.[3]

References

  1. Catalogue of Life. (2025). https://www.catalogueoflife.org/?taxonKey=49QG retrieved 20 May 2025.
  2. Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. (2025) The Animal Diversity Web. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Echthromorpha/classification/#Echthromorpha retrieved 20 May 2025.
  3. GBIF (2025) Echthromorpha Holmgren, 1868. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. https://www.gbif.org/species/1304646 retrieved 20 May 2025.

Wikidata ☰ Q14531701 entry