Chirotica

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Chirotica Förster, 1869

Chirotica maculipennis

Description

Biology

There are 15 recorded hosts.

Biology compiled from Taxapad^[1].

Distribution

Known from the Palaearctic and Afrotropical regions, with records from 30 countries and regions. Records from GBIF and the Bugweb collection are shown on the map.

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

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

Accepted name

Chirotica Förster, 1869

Original name

Chirotica^[5]

Taxonomic level

genus

Synonyms

Allocota^[6]
Aphadnus^[7]
Deuterospinolia^[7]
Diaglypta^[6]
Hymenosyneches^[7]
Spinolia^[6]
Syneches^[7]

Type

Hemiteles insignis^[6]

Type of

Chiroticina^[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]Artsdatabanken (2026). Nortaxa (Artsnavnebasen), version 1.292. Darwin Core Archive, downloaded 5 October 2026. Trondheim, Norway. https://artsdatabanken.no ↑
[4]SLU Artdatabanken (2026). Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas. Darwin Core Archive, downloaded 5 October 2026. Uppsala, Sweden. https://artfakta.se ↑
[5]Förster, A. (1869). Synopsis der Familien und Gattungen der Ichneumonen. Verhandlungen des Naturhistorischen Vereins der Preussischen Rheinlande und Westfalens 25(1868): 135–221. cited from Taxapad ↑
[6]Perkins, J.F. (1962). On the type species of Förster's genera (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 11: 385–483. cited from Taxapad ↑ a b c d
[7]Townes, H.K., Momoi, S. & Townes, M. (1965). A catalogue and reclassification of the eastern Palearctic Ichneumonidae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. No.5. 661 pp. cited from Taxapad ↑ a b c d
[8]Fitton, M.G. & Gauld, I.D. (1976). The family-group names of the Ichneumonidae (excluding Ichneumoninae) (Hymenoptera). Systematic Entomology 1: 247–258. cited from Taxapad ↑

Host and distribution record sources (54)

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

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