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| Pedunculinae | |
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| Attenboroughnculus tau | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Ichneumonoidea |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Subfamily: | Pedunculinae Porter, 1998 |
The Pedunculinae are a subfamily of ichneumon parasitic wasps erected by Charles Porter in 1998. De Ketelaere, Pullar and Broad (2026)[1] provide a key to the genera, including the newly (2026) identified Attenboroughnculus.[2]
Genera
[edit]As of May 2026[update], the Pedunculinae includes the following genera (all monotypic):
- Adelphion - A. pallibasis Townes, 1969: Tasmania
- Attenboroughnculus - A. tau De Ketelaere, Pullar & Broad, 2026: Chile[1]
- Monganella - M. variegata Gauld, 1984: Australia[3]
- Pedunculus - P. major Townes, 1969 - type genus from Chile
References
[edit]- 1 2 De Ketelaere, Augustijn; Pullar, Jennifer; Broad, Gavin R. (2026). "The description of a new genus of Pedunculinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Chile and a key to the world genera". Journal of Natural History. 60 (21–24): 1167–1180. doi:10.1080/00222933.2026.2663058.
- ↑ Perfetto, Imma (2026-05-08). "Wasp named in honour of Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday". ConnectSci. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Gauld ID (1984) An introduction to the Ichneumonidae of Australia, British Museum (Natural History) Publication No.895. 413 pp.
External links
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Data related to Pedunculinae at Wikispecies
Media related to Pedunculinae at Wikimedia Commons
