Horismenus

Horismenus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae occurring primarily in the Americas. As of 2015 over 400 species in the genus have been described. Horismenus species are often described as parasitizing other insects.[1]

Horismenus
Horismenus sp
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Systasidae
Subfamily: Entedoninae
Genus: Horismenus
Walker, 1843
Type species
Horismenus cleodora
Walker, 1843
Species

Horismenus floridensis
400 other species

Synonyms
  • Akonda Cameron, 1913
  • Alachua Schauff and Boucek, 1987
  • Dirphiphagus Brèthes, 1917
  • Edovum Grissell, 1981
  • Holcopeltoideus Ashmead, 1904
  • Holcopeltomorpha Blanchard, 1942
  • Perhymenes Brèthes, 1916
  • Podkova Gumovsky and Boucek, 2003
  • Psephenivorus Burks, 1968
  • Pseudomphale Schrottky, 1909
  • Triolynx Cameron, 1913

References
  1. Kenyon, Sarah G.; Buerki, Sven; Hansson, Christer; Alverez, Nadir; Benrey, Betty (September 9, 2015). "Uncovering Cryptic Parasitoid Diversity in Horismenus (Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae)". PLOS ONE. Abstract. 10 (9): e0136063. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0136063. PMC 4564207. PMID 26352700.


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