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| Epitranus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Chalcididae |
| Genus: | Epitranus Walker, 1834 |
Epitranus is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Chalcididae. [1] This genus is the sole representative of the subfamily Epitraninae. Epitranus species are primarily distributed across tropical regions of the Old World, including Africa and Australia. Notably, the genus has also been recorded in the Nearctic region, with Epitranus clavatus introduced there.
The biology of Epitranus is not extensively documented. However, some species are known to target larvae of moths in the families Crambidae, Pyralidae, and Tineidae. Additionally, certain species have been associated with ant and termite nests, indicating a possible myrmecophilous or termitophilous lifestyle.
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Species: [1]
- Epitranus albipennis Walker, 1874
- Epitranus aligarhensis (Shafee & Dutt, 1986)
- Epitranus anervosus Steffan, 1957
- Epitranus clavatus (Fabricius, 1804)
- Epitranus clypealis Masi, 1943
- Epitranus crassicornis Boucek, 1982
- Epitranus elongatulus (Motschulsky, 1863)
- Epitranus erythrogaster Cameron, 1888
- Epitranus formicarius Walker, 1862
- Epitranus nitens Boucek, 1982
- Epitranus observator Walker, 1862
- Epitranus ramnathi (Mani & Dubey, 1973)
- Epitranus ruptator Walker, 1862
- Epitranus sedlaceki Boucek, 1982
- Epitranus stantoni (Ashmead, 1904)
- Epitranus teleute (Walker, 1838)
- Epitranus umbripennis Boucek, 1982
- Epitranus vicinus Boucek, 1982