Biology:Itoplectis conquisitor
| Itoplectis conquisitor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Genus: | Itoplectis |
| Species: | I. conquisitor
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| Binomial name | |
| Itoplectis conquisitor (Say, 1835)[1]
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Cryptus conquisitor | |
Itoplectis conquisitor is a wasp species[2] in the Ichneumonidae family of parasitoid wasps.
Range
Itoplectis conquisitor is found across North America, on the East Coast from Pennsylvania south through Florida, and on the West Coast from British Columbia extending south through Central America to Ecuador.[3] As of September 16, 2023, data on iNaturalist noted observations found as far north as the Province of Québec, Canada in Eastern North America and as far north as Alaska in Western North America. Observations appear to be sparse and regional in Western North America. Some sightings have also appeared in Europe.[4]
Ecology
Itoplectis conquisitor practices multiparasitism.[5]
Taxonomy
Itoplectis conquisitor (synonym Cryptus conquisitor) was first described in scientific journals in 1835 by T. Say in "Descriptions of new North American Hymenoptera, and observations on some already described," Boston Journal of Natural History.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Itoplectis conquisitor (Say, 1835)". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/1277109.
- ↑ "Itoplectis conquisitor" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/265467-Itoplectis-conquisitor.
- ↑ "Species Itoplectis conquisitor". Iowa State University. https://bugguide.net/node/view/337667.
- ↑ "Itoplectis conquisitor". iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/265467-Itoplectis-conquisitor.
- ↑ Moser, Susan (October 2008). "Influence of Oviposition Experience on Multiparasitism by Pimpla disparis Vierick and Itoplectis conquisitor Say (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)". Environmental Entomology 37 (5): 1308. https://www.life.illinois.edu/hanks/pdfs/Moser%20et%20al%202008.pdf. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
Wikidata ☰ Q14528774 entry
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