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Metopius Panzer

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera;  Superfamily: Ichneumonoidea; Family: Ichneumonidae; Subfamily: Metopiinae)

Metopius Panzer 1806. Type species: Sphex vespoides Scopoli 1763.

 

 

Metopius albipictus Tosquinet,1896

 

Metopius albo-ornatus Cameron, 1906

 

Metopius alluaudi Seyrig,1934

 

Metopius andreasi Benoit,1961

 

Metopius apertus Benoit, 1965

 

Metopius audens Tosquinet,1896

 

Metopius brevicornis Seyrig,1935

 

Metopius butor (Benoit,1961)

 

Metopius clathratus Benoit,1965

 

Metopius discolor Tosquinet,1896

 

Metopius eritreae Morley,1912

 

Metopius hilaris Tosquinet,1896

 

Metopius hilaroides Benoit,1965

 

 

Metopius insularis Seyrig,1934

 

Metopius latibalteatus Cameron,1906

Metopius lugubris Tosquinet,1896

 

Metopius nigripalpis Benoit,1965

 

Metopius nigro-ornatus Cameron, 1906

 

Metopius nodiformis (Benoit,1961)

 

Metopius paludicola Benoit,1965

 

Metopius polyptichi Benoit,1965

 

Metopius pusillus Benoit,1965

 

Metopius senegalensis Benoit,1965

 

Metopius seyrigi Benoit,1961

 

Metopius strenuus Benoit,1965

 

Metopius sicheli Seyrig,1934

 

Metopius upembanus Benoit,1965

 

Metopius zonurus Benoit,1965

 

Metopius zuluanus Benoit,1965

 

Metopius zuluensis Benoit,1965

Biology

Endoparasitoids (Koinobiont) of Lepidoptera larva, usually those hidden in leaf rolls or folds. Egg is laid into the caterpillar and the adult wasp emerges from the pupa.

Distribution

Worldwide

Reference

 

Panzer, G.W.F. 1806. Kritische Revision der Insektenfaune Deutschlands nach dem System bearbeitet II. Nürnberg. 271 pp.  

Scopoli, J.A. 1763. Entomologia carniolica. J.T. Trattner, Vindobonae. 30+420+3pp.

Credits

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