Euceros

Euceros is a cosmopolitan genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae.[1]

Euceros
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Subfamily: Eucerotinae
Genus: Euceros
Gravenhorst, 1829
Euceros albitarsus Curtis Illustration from British Entomology

Taxonomy

The genus has previously been placed in Tryphoninae by Townes[2] and Ctenopelmatinae. It is sister to the genus Barronia.[2]

Distribution

Euceros is primarily found in the Holarctic, plus one species each in Australia and Madagascar.[2]

Select species

These 48 species belong to the genus Euceros:

  • Euceros albibasalis Uchida, 1932 c g
  • Euceros albitarsus Curtis, 1837 c g
  • Euceros albomarginatus Cushman, 1922 c g
  • Euceros annulicornis Barron, 1978 c g
  • Euceros arcuatus Barron, 1976 c g
  • Euceros canadensis Cresson, 1869 c g
  • Euceros chinensis Kasparyan, 1984 c g
  • Euceros clypealis Barron, 1978 c g
  • Euceros congregatus Barron, 1976 c g
  • Euceros coxalis Barron, 1978 c g
  • Euceros croceus Barron, 1978 c g
  • Euceros decorus Walley, 1932 c g
  • Euceros dentatus Barron, 1978 c g
  • Euceros digitalis Walley, 1932 c g
  • Euceros enargiae Barron, 1976 c g
  • Euceros faciens Davis, 1897 c g
  • Euceros flavescens Cresson, 1869 c g
  • Euceros frigidus Cresson, 1869 c g
  • Euceros gilvus Barron, 1978 c g
  • Euceros incisurae Barron, 1978 c g
  • Euceros latitarsus Barron, 1978 c g
  • Euceros limatus Barron, 1978 c g
  • Euceros maculicornis Barron, 1978 c g
  • Euceros madecassus Seyrig, 1934 c g
  • Euceros medialis Cresson, 1869 c g
  • Euceros melanosoma Barron, 1976 c g
  • Euceros melleus Barron, 1978 c g
  • Euceros obesus Davis, 1897 c g
  • Euceros obliquus Barron, 1976 c g
  • Euceros pectinis Barron, 1978 c g
  • Euceros pinguipes Barron, 1976 c g
  • Euceros pruinosus (Gravenhorst, 1829) c g
  • Euceros ribesii Barron, 1976 c g
  • Euceros ruber Barron, 1976 c g
  • Euceros ruficeps Barron, 1978 c g
  • Euceros rufocinctus (Ashmead, 1906) c g
  • Euceros sachalinensis Kasparyan, 1992 c g
  • Euceros sanguineus Davis, 1897 c g
  • Euceros schizophrenus Kasparyan, 1984 c g
  • Euceros semiothisae Barron, 1976 c g
  • Euceros sensibus Uchida, 1930 c g
  • Euceros serricornis (Haliday, 1838) c g
  • Euceros signicornis Barron, 1978 c g
  • Euceros superbus Kriechbaumer, 1888 c g
  • Euceros taiwanus Kasparyan, 1992 c g
  • Euceros thoracicus Cresson, 1869 c g
  • Euceros tunetanus (Schmiedeknecht, 1900) c g
  • Euceros unispina Kasparyan, 1984 c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[6]

References
  1. Carlson, Robert W. (1979). "Ichneumonidae". In Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd, Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D. (eds.). Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Vol. 1. Symphyta and Apocrita (Parasitica). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 385–386. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  2. "Synoptic Lists of World Genera and Family-group Names". American Entomological Institute. 2014. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  3. "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  4. "Browse Euceros". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  5. "Euceros". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  6. "Euceros Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

Further reading
  • Barron, J.R. 1976. Systematics of Nearctic Euceros (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Eucerotinae). Naturaliste Canadien 103:285‑375.
  • Barron, J.R. 1978. Systematics of the world Eucerotinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), Part 2. Non‑Nearctic species. Naturaliste Canadien l05: 327–24.


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