Liotryphon

Liotryphon
Liotryphon caudatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Tribe: Ephialtini
Genus:
Ashmead, 1900
Type species
Liogaster punctulatus
Ratzeburg, 1848
Synonyms[1]
  • Liogaster Kriechbaumer, 1890
  • Apistes Seyrig, 1927
  • Apistephialtes Seyrig, 1928
  • Neoephialtes Constantineanu & Pisica, 1970

Liotryphon is a genus of insect belonging to the family Ichneumonidae, in the subfamily Pimplinae.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus was first described in 1900 by William Harris Ashmead[2] as a replacement name for Liogaster Kriechbaumer, 1890 (junior homonym of Liogaster Meyer, 1844). Liotryphon is also a senior synonym of Apistephialtes Seyrig, 1928, a replacement name for Apistes Seyrig, 1927 (junior homonym of Apistes Fischer, 1823).[1]

Species

Liotryphon contains at least 27 species:[3]

  • Liotryphon arcticus (Roman, 1926)
  • Liotryphon aruni Gupta & Tikar, 1976
  • Liotryphon ascaniae (Rudow, 1883)
  • Liotryphon atriceps (Cresson, 1874)
  • Liotryphon burmensis Gupta & Tikar, 1976
  • Liotryphon caudatus (Ratzeburg, 1848)
  • Liotryphon cercopithecus (Costa, 1885)
  • Liotryphon coracinus (Townes, 1960)
  • Liotryphon crassicephalus (Constantineanu & Pisica, 1970)
  • Liotryphon crassiseta (Thomson, 1877)
  • Liotryphon cydiae (Perkins, 1942)
  • Liotryphon dentatus (Townes, 1960)
  • Liotryphon gauldi Khalaim & Ruíz-Cancino, 2022
  • Liotryphon gracilis Gupta & Tikar, 1976
  • Liotryphon heterocerus (Hensch, 19360)
  • Liotryphon laspeyresiae (Uchida, 1932)
  • Liotryphon masoni (Townes, 1960)
  • Liotryphon nucicola (Cushman, 1931)
  • Liotryphon petulcus (Cresson, 1872)
  • Liotryphon pronotalis Kasparyan, 1985
  • Liotryphon punctulatus (Ratzeburg, 1848)
  • Liotryphon pygmaeus Gupta & Tikar, 1976
  • Liotryphon rostratus (Constantineanu & Pisica, 1977)
  • Liotryphon rufithorax Gupta & Tikar, 1976
  • Liotryphon strobilellae (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Liotryphon tamajalus Khalaim & Ruíz-Cancino, 2022
  • Liotryphon variatipes (Provancher, 1886)

References

  1. ^ a b c Kang, Gyu Won; Lee, Jong Wook; Choi, Jin Kyung (2022). "New records of six species of the subfamily Pimplinae Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Korea". Journal of Species Research. 11 (1): 71–77. doi:10.12651/JSR.2022.11.1.071.
  2. ^ William H. Ashmead (December 1900). "SOME CHANGES IN GENERIC NAMES IN THE HYMENOPTERA". The Canadian Entomologist. 32 (12): 368. doi:10.4039/ENT32368A-12. ISSN 0008-347X. Wikidata Q56197299.
  3. ^ "Liotryphon Ashmead, 1900". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-05-31.