| Listrodromus | |
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| Listrodromus nycthemerus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Tribe: | Ichneumonini |
| Genus: | Listrodromus Wesmael, 1845 |
| Type species | |
| Listrodromus nycthemerus (Gravenhorst, 1820) [1] | |
Listrodromus is a genus of ichneumon wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae. These wasps are parasitoids of butterflies of the family Lycaenidae, laying eggs in the caterpillars.
The following species are classified in the genus: [2]
The Ichneumonidae, also known as ichneumon wasps, ichneumonid wasps, ichneumonids, or Darwin wasps, are a family of parasitoid wasps of the insect order Hymenoptera. They are one of the most diverse groups within the Hymenoptera with roughly 25,000 species described as of 2016. However, this likely represents less than a quarter of their true richness as reliable estimates are lacking, along with much of the most basic knowledge about their ecology, distribution, and evolution. It is estimated that there are more species in this family than there are species of birds and mammals combined. Ichneumonid wasps, with very few exceptions, attack the immature stages of holometabolous insects and spiders, eventually killing their hosts. They thus fulfill an important role as regulators of insect populations, both in natural and semi-natural systems, making them promising agents for biological control.
Ichneumon is a genus of parasitoid wasps in the family Ichneumonidae.
Amblyjoppa fuscipennis is a species of the parasitic wasp in the family Ichneumonidae. It was first described by Constantin Wesmael in 1844.
Phaeogenes is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Platylabus is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Diadromus is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Tycherus is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Oronotus is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Oiorhinus is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Hypomecus is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Heterischnus is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Herpestomus is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Hemichneumon is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Exephanes is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Centeterus is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Colpognathus is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Eurylabus is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are about 11 described species in Eurylabus.
Phaeogenini is a tribe of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae.
Platylabini is a tribe of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are at least 40 genera and about 8 described species in Platylabini.
Listrodromus nycthemerus, the holly blue Darwin wasp, is a species of ichneumon wasp belonging to the family Ichneumonidae. This species is a parasitoid, its sole host species being the holly blue butterfly.