Orthocentrinae

Classification and checklist of Afrotropical orthocentrine wasps

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

Subfamily: Orthocentrinae
- Genus Aperileptus Benoit, 1955
  - Aperileptus inauguralis Benoit, 1955 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Genus Catastenus Förster, 1869
  - Catastenus ocularis Seyrig, 1934 (Madagascar)
- Genus Chilocyrtus Townes, 1971
  - Chilocyrtus hortorum (Seyrig, 1934) (Madagascar)
  - Chilocyrtus propodealis Varga, 2024 (South Africa)
- Genus Eusterinx Förster, 1869
- Genus Megastylus Schiødte, 1838
  - Megastylus aethiopicus Benoit, 1955 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
  - Megastylus princeps Benoit, 1955 (Burundi)
  - Megastylus semiluteus Benoit, 1955 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
  - Megastylus vagabundus Seyrig, 1934 (Madagascar)
- Genus Gnathochorisis Förster, 1869
  - Gnathochorisis malavensis Varga, 2021 (Kenya)
  - Gnathochorisis ventralis Varga, 2021 (Kenya)
- Genus Orthocentrus Gravenhorst, 1829
  - Orthocentrus compressicoxis Benoit, 1954 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
  - Orthocentrus elongaticornis (Benoit, 1954) (Democratic Republic of Congo)
  - Orthocentrus hirtus Benoit, 1955 (Burundi, Rwanda)
  - Orthocentrus immundus Seyrig, 1934 (Madagascar)
  - Orthocentrus indistinctus Benoit, 1954 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
  - Orthocentrus lativalvis Benoit, 1954 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
  - Orthocentrus limpidus Seyrig, 1935 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa)
  - Orthocentrus longiceps Seyrig, 1935 (Kenya)
  - Orthocentrus mediocris Seyrig, 1934 (Madagascar)
  - Orthocentrus pulcher Seyrig, 1934 (Madagascar)
  - Orthocentrus punctatissimus Benoit, 1954 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
  - Orthocentrus rovensis Seyrig, 1934 (Madagascar)
  - Orthocentrus semiflavus Seyrig, 1935 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya)
  - Orthocentrus urbanus Seyrig, 1934 (Madagascar)
- Genus Plectiscidea Viereck, 1914
  - Plectiscidea separata (Seyrig, 1934) (Madagascar)
- Genus Plectiscus Gravenhorst, 1829
  - Plectiscus oblongus Varga, 2024 (Kenya)
  - Plectiscus pomariorum (Seyrig, 1934) (Madagascar)
  - Plectiscus taitaensis Varga, 2024 (Kenya)
- Genus Proclitus Förster, 1869
  - Proclitus ligatus Seyrig, 1934 (Madagascar)
- Genus Pantisarthrus Förster, 1871
  - Pantisarthrus isolatus (Benoit, 1957) (Reunion)
- Genus Stenomacrus Förster, 1869
  - Stenomacrus clypeatus Varga, 2024 (Burundi)
  - Stenomacrus communis Varga, 2024 (Kenya)
  - Stenomacrus glabratus Varga, 2024 (Kenya)
  - Stenomacrus luteus Varga, 2024 (Kenya)
  - Stenomacrus payet Rousse & Villemant, 2012 (Reunion)
  - Stenomacrus pronotalis Varga, 2024 (Kenya)
  - Stenomacrus scutellaris Varga, 2024 (Kenya)
  - Stenomacrus valvator Varga, 2024 (Kenya)
  - Stenomacrus vuriaensis Varga, 2024 (Kenya)
- Genus Symplecis Förster, 1869
  - Symplecis antennalis Varga, 2025 (Kenya)
  - Symplecis aperta Varga, 2023 (Burundi)
  - Symplecis glabroscutum Varga, 2023 (Burundi)
  - Symplecis kibiraensis Varga, 2023 (Burundi)
  - Symplecis matilei Delobel, 1975 (Central African Republic)
- Genus Tariqia Rousse & Villemant, 2012
  - Tariqia stellaris Rousse & Villemant, 2012 (Reunion)

References

Förster, A. 1871. Uebersicht der Gattungen und Arten der Familie der Plectiscoiden. Verhandlungen des Naturhistorischen Vereins der Preussischen Rheinlande und Westfalens 28: 71-123.

Rousse, P. & Villemant, C. 2012. Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. Zootaxa 3278: 1–57.

Yu D.S., van Achterberg, K., Horstmann, K. 2011. World Ichneumonoidea 2011. Taxonomy, biology, morphology and distribution. Available from Vancouver, Canada: Taxapad. www.taxapad.com

Orthocentrinae

Classification and checklist of Afrotropical orthocentrine wasps

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