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| Ophioninae | |
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| Ophion luteus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Subfamily: | Ophioninae |
| Tribes | |
Ophioninae is a cosmopolitan subfamily of Ichneumonidae, comprising 33 genera and exhibiting high diversity in tropical regions.[1][2] They are primarily koinobiont endoparasitoids of larval Lepidoptera, although at least one species[which?] parasitizes Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera).[3] Pupae of Ophioninae are ovoid and feature a distinct central pale band, which is a characteristic trait of this subfamily. These insects are typically large, slender, and orange, with compressed and curved abdomens.[4] They possess prominent ocelli and are primarily active during the night, often being attracted to light sources.[1]
Genera
[edit]Rousse et al. classified 13 of the genera of Ophioninae between 3 tribes, with the remaining genera unplaced to a tribe. The possibility of erecting a fourth tribe for the derived genera Hellwigia and Skiapus was also presented tentatively.[1]
Tribe Enicospilini
[edit]- Dicamptus Szépligeti, 1905
- Enicospilus Stephens, 1835
- Hellwigiella Szépligeti, 1905
- Laticoleus Townes, 1973
- Alophophion Cushman, 1947
- Afrophion Gauld, 1979
- Ophion Fabricius, 1798 - paraphyletic
- Rhopalophion Seyrig, 1935
- Sclerophion Gauld, 1979
- Xylophion Gauld, 1979
Tribe Thyreodonini
[edit]- Dictyonotus Kriechbaumer, 1894
- Rhynchophion Enderlein, 1912
- Thyreodon Brullé, 1846
Tribe incertae sedis
- Agathophiona Westwood, 1882
- Barytatocephalus Schulz, 1895
- Eremotylus Förster, 1869
- Euryophion Cameron, 1906
- Heinrichiella Hedwig, 1949 [5]
- Hellwigia Gravenhorst, 1823
- Janzophion Gauld, 1985
- Lepiscelus Townes, 1971
- Leptophion Cameron, 1901
- Nyxia Johansson, 2021 [2]
- Ophiogastrella Brues, 1912
- Orientospilus Morley, 1912
- Pamophion Gauld, 1977
- Prethophion Townes, 1971
- Riekophion Gauld, 1977
- Sicophion Gauld, 1979
- Simophion Cushman, 1947
- Skiapus Morley, 1917
- Stauropoctonus Brauns, 1889
- Trophophion Cushman, 1947
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Rousse, Pascal; Quicke, Donald L.J.; Matthee, Conrad A.; Lefeuvre, Pierre; van Noort, Simon (2016). "A molecular and morphological reassessment of the phylogeny of the subfamily Ophioninae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 178 (1): 128–148. doi:10.1111/zoj.12405.
- 1 2 Niklas, Johansson (2021). "Contribution to the subfamily Ophioninae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of Southern Europe with the description of one new genus and 15 new species". Zootaxa. 5023 (3): 301–334. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5023.3.1.
- ↑ van Noort, Simon. "Ophioninae". WaspWeb: Hymenoptera of the World. Iziko Museums of South Africa. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
- ↑ Gauld, Ian D.; Wahl, David B. "Subfamily Ophioninae". The American Entomological Institute. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
- ↑ Shaw, Mark R.; Voogd, Jeroen (2019-04-30). "Notes on the biology, morphology and generic placement of "Hellwigia" obscura Gravenhorst (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Ophioninae)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 69: 39–53. doi:10.3897/jhr.69.33662. ISSN 1314-2607.
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