Ascogaster

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Ascogaster Wesmael, 1835

Key

Ascogaster abdominator

Description

Biology

There are 127 recorded hosts.

Biology compiled from Taxapad^[1].

Distribution

Known from the Palaearctic, Nearctic, Neotropical and Australian regions, with records from 114 countries and regions. Records from GBIF and the Bugweb collection are shown on the map.

Country records from Taxapad^[1], FinBIF^[2], Dyntaxa^[3] and Artsnavnebasen^[4].

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GBIF records Bugweb specimensGBIF ↗GBIF occurrence records are shown as reported and may include misidentifications.

Accepted name

Ascogaster Wesmael, 1835

Original name

Ascogaster^[5]

Taxonomic level

genus

Synonyms

Cascogaster^[6]
Leptodrepana^[7]

Ex synonyms

Chelonus

Type

Ascogaster instabilis^[8]

Sources (8)

[1]Yu, D.S.K., van Achterberg, C. & Horstmann, K. (2016). Taxapad 2016, Ichneumonoidea 2015. Database on flash-drive. Nepean, Ontario, Canada. ↑ a b c
[2]Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility (2026). The FinBIF checklist of Finnish species, version 1.36. Darwin Core Archive, downloaded 5 October 2026. Helsinki, Finland. https://laji.fi ↑
[3]SLU Artdatabanken (2026). Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas. Darwin Core Archive, downloaded 5 October 2026. Uppsala, Sweden. https://artfakta.se ↑
[4]Artsdatabanken (2026). Nortaxa (Artsnavnebasen), version 1.292. Darwin Core Archive, downloaded 5 October 2026. Trondheim, Norway. https://artsdatabanken.no ↑
[5]Wesmael, C. (1835). Monographie des Braconides de Belgique. Nouveaux Mémoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles-lettres Bruxelles 9: 1–252. cited from Taxapad ↑
[6]Watanabe, C. (1937). A contribution to the knowledge of the Braconid fauna of the Empire of Japan. Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido Imperial University 42(1): 1–188. ↑
[7]Tang, Y. & Marsh, P.M. (1994). A taxonomic study of the genus Ascogaster in China (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Cheloninae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 3: 279–302. cited from Taxapad ↑
[8]Förster, A. (1863). Synopsis der Familien und Gattungen der Braconiden. Verhandlungen des Naturhistorischen Vereins der Preussischen Rheinlande und Westfalens 19(1862): 225–288. cited from Taxapad ↑

Host and distribution record sources (201)

Links:GBIFoccurrences Catalogue of Lifeaccepted name BOLDbarcodes ArtfaktaSweden Laji.fiFinland ArtsdatabankenNorway BHLliterature

Some of this text has been automatically generated based on data from Taxapad^[1] and may contain errors or incomplete information.

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