Echthromorpha
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| authority = Holmgren, 1868Holmgren, August (1868). Hymenoptera, species novas descripsit. Kongliga Svenska Fregatten Eugenies resa omkring Jordeni under befäl af C.A. Virgen Aren 1851–53. II Zoologi 1 Insecta pp. 406-407. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2474139, retrieved 20 May 2025.
| synonyms = * Notiopimpla Vachal, 1907
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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:Catalogue of Life. (2025). https://www.catalogueoflife.org/?taxonKey=49QG retrieved 20 May 2025.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.
- 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.GBIF (2025) Echthromorpha Holmgren, 1868. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. https://www.gbif.org/species/1304646 retrieved 20 May 2025.
Gallery
Echthromorpha intricatoria (19111642829).jpg|Echthromorpha intricatoria
References
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