| Dolichomitus | |
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| Dolichomitus sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Tribe: | Ephialtini |
| Genus: | Dolichomitus Smith, 1877 |
Dolichomitus is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are at least 70 described species in Dolichomitus. [1] [2] [3] [4] The name is derived from the Greek dolicho, meaning long or narrow, and the Greek mitus, meaning a thread.
These 85 species belong to the genus Dolichomitus:
Data sources: i = ITIS, [11] c = Catalogue of Life, [1] g = GBIF, [2] b = Bugguide.net [3]
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