Echthromorpha

Echthromorpha
Echthromorpha agrestoria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Ichneumonidae
Subfamily:	Pimplinae
Tribe:	Pimplini
Genus:	Echthromorpha Holmgren, 1868 [1]
Synonyms
NotiopimplaVachal, 1907

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: ^{[2] [3]}

• 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. ^[4]

Gallery

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  Echthromorpha intricatoria

References

1. Holmgren, 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.
2. Catalogue of Life. (2025). https://www.catalogueoflife.org/?taxonKey=49QG retrieved 20 May 2025.
3. 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.
4. GBIF (2025) Echthromorpha Holmgren, 1868. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. https://www.gbif.org/species/1304646 retrieved 20 May 2025.