Itoplectis

Itoplectis
Itoplectis conquisitor
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Ichneumonoidea
Family: Ichneumonidae
Subfamily: Pimplinae
Tribe: Pimplini
Genus:
Förster, 1869

Itoplectis is a genus of parasitoid wasp belonging to the family Ichneumonidae. The genus was first described by Arnold Förster in 1869.[1]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species

There are about 35 species of Itoplectis according to Kasparyan.[2] GBIF includes 61 species:[1]

  • Itoplectis albipes Seyrig, 1932[3]
  • Itoplectis alternans (Gravenhorst, 1829)
  • Itoplectis alturae Gauld, Ugalde & Hanson, 1998
  • Itoplectis aterrima Jussila, 1965
  • Itoplectis australis Momoi, 1966
  • Itoplectis behrensii (Cresson, 1879)[4]
  • Itoplectis brasiliensis (Dalla Torre, 1901)
  • Itoplectis clavicornis (Thomson, 1889)
  • Itoplectis conquisitor (Say, 1836)[4]
  • Itoplectis cristatae Iwata, 1961
  • Itoplectis curticauda (Kriechbaumer, 1887)
  • Itoplectis decora Förster, 1888
  • Itoplectis discrepans Förster, 1888
  • Itoplectis enslini (Ulbricht, 1911)
  • Itoplectis evetriae Viereck, 1913[4]
  • Itoplectis flavicincta Förster, 1888
  • Itoplectis fustiger Townes, 1960[4]
  • Itoplectis glabra (Morley, 1914)[3]
  • Itoplectis gonzalezi Kasparyan, 2007[2]
  • Itoplectis himalayensis Gupta, 1968
  • Itoplectis homonae Sonan, 1930
  • Itoplectis insignis Perkins, 1957
  • Itoplectis insularis Hellen, 1949
  • Itoplectis lavaudeni Seyrig, 1932[3]
  • Itoplectis leucobasis Momoi, 1971
  • Itoplectis lissa Porter, 1970
  • Itoplectis lissos Momoi, 1973
  • Itoplectis maculator (Fabricius, 1775)[4][3]
  • Itoplectis marianneae Gauld, 1991
  • Itoplectis medioflava (Morley, 1914)[3]
  • Itoplectis melanocephala (Gravenhorst, 1829) - hosts include Galleria mellonella, Aletia impura, Chilo phragmitellus, Depressaria daucella, Depressaria pastinacella, and Leucania obsoleta.[5][3]
  • Itoplectis melanocera Förster, 1888
  • Itoplectis melanopus Momoi, 1973
  • Itoplectis melanospila (Cameron, 1906)[3]
  • Itoplectis melanthes Momoi, 1973
  • Itoplectis mexicanus Kasparyan & Niño, 2004 - host is the pupa of Coptocycla texana[6]
  • Itoplectis multicolor Kasparyan, 2007[2]
  • Itoplectis naranyae (Ashmead 1906)[7]
  • Itoplectis nefasta Förster, 1888
  • Itoplectis nigrithorax Kasparyan, 2007[2]
  • Itoplectis niobe (Schrottky, 1902)
  • Itoplectis ocris Momoi, 1973
  • Itoplectis oreius Momoi, 1973
  • Itoplectis philippinensis Momoi, 1971
  • Itoplectis phoenogaster Porter, 1970
  • Itoplectis provocator (Seyrig, 1935)[3]
  • Itoplectis quadricingulatus (Provancher, 1880)[4]
  • Itoplectis roberti Gauld, 1991
  • Itoplectis santoshae Gupta, 1968
  • Itoplectis saxosa Cockerell, 1921
  • Itoplectis specularis Kasparyan, 2007[2]
  • Itoplectis spilopus Momoi, 1973
  • Itoplectis suada (Tosquinet, 1896)[3]
  • Itoplectis tabatai (Uchida, 1930)
  • Itoplectis tibetensis Perkins, 1957
  • Itoplectis triannulata Uchida, 1928
  • Itoplectis tunetana (Schmiedeknecht, 1914)
  • Itoplectis vesca Townes, 1960[4]
  • Itoplectis viduata (Gravenhorst, 1829)[4]
  • Itoplectis virga Momoi, 1973
  • Itoplectis winnieae Gauld, Ugalde & Hanson, 1998

References

  1. ^ a b c "Itoplectis Förster, 1869". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Kasparyan, D.R. (2007). "Review of Mexican species of the genus Itoplectis Först. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) with description of four new species". Russian Entomological Journal. 16 (1): 109–114.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i van Noort, Simon. "Itoplectis - WaspWeb". WaspWeb. Iziko Museums of South Africa. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd Jr., Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D., eds. (1979). Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  5. ^ Gürbüz, Mehmet Faruk; Kolarov, Janko; Buncukçu, Ayşegül (10 July 2009). "A Survey of Itoplectis melanocephala (Grav.) - A New Ichneumonid Endoparasite on Wax Moth Galleria mellonella L." Journal of the Entomological Research Society. 11 (2): 43–49. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  6. ^ Kasparyan, D.R.; Niño, S. (2004). "A new species of Itoplectis Förster from Mexico (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)" (PDF). Zoosystematica Rossica. 13 (1): 49–51. doi:10.31610/zsr/2004.13.1.49. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. ^ Ueno, Takatoshi; Ueno, Kanako (August 2007). "The Effects of Host-Feeding on Synovigenic Egg Development in An Endoparasitic Wasp, Itoplectis naranyae". Journal of Insect Science. 7 (46): 1–13. doi:10.1673/031.007.4601. PMC 2999447. PMID 20345297.