Afrephialtes

Afrephialtes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Ichneumonidae
Subfamily:	Pimplinae
Genus:	Afrephialtes Benoit, 1963
Type species
Afrephialtes navus [1] Tosquinet, 1896
Synonyms
FlavopimplaBetrem, 1932 [2]

Afrephialtes is a genus of wasp under the family Pimplinae. ^[3]

Description

Afrephialtes are parasitic wasps. Their hosts include the following species: ^[1]

• Cryptorhynchus lapathi (the willow weevil)
• Hypsipyla robusta (the cedar tip moth)
• Ostrinia kasmirica
• Sesia spheciformis
• Synanthedon formicaeformis (the red-tipped clearwing)

Distribution

This species is primarily found in the West African countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. It is also found intersparsed in the Palaearctic and Indo-Australian regions. ^[1]

Species

This genus contains the following 14 species: ^{[4] [5]}

• Afrephialtes balteatus Baltazar, 1961
• Afrephialtes bicolor Baltazar, 1961
• Afrephialtes brumhus Gupta & Tikar, 1976
• Afrephialtes cicatricosus Ratzeburg, 1848
• Afrephialtes gibberosus Gupta & Tikar, 1976
• Afrephialtes laetiventris Cameron, 1899
• Afrephialtes latiannulatus Cameron, 1907
• Afrephialtes latisulcatus Cameron, 1908
• Afrephialtes lieftincki Gupta & Tikar, 1976
• Afrephialtes montanus Baltazar, 1961
• Afrephialtes navus Tosquinet, 1896
• Afrephialtes robustus Gupta & Tikar, 1976
• Afrephialtes rubitorosus Gupta & Tikar, 1976
• Afrephialtes taiwanus Gupta & Tikar, 1976

References

1. van Noort, Simon. "Afrephialtes Benoit". WaspWeb. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
2. "Afrephialtes | NBN Atlas". species.nbnatlas.org. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
3. "Afrephialtes | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
4. "Search". COL. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
5. "Afrephialtes". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 31 May 2025.