Ecphylus silesiacus

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Ecphylus silesiacus (Ratzeburg, 1848)

Description

Biology

A solitary ectoparasitoid. Known to oviposit on host larva. Known to emerge from host larva/nymph.

There are 58 recorded hosts.

Biology compiled from Taxapad^[1].

Distribution

Known from the Palaearctic region, with records from 43 countries and regions. Records from GBIF and the Bugweb collection are shown on the map.

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

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

Accepted name

Ecphylus silesiacus (Ratzeburg, 1848)

Original name

Bracon silesiacus^[5]

Taxonomic level

species

Combination history

Ecphylus
Terenusa

Synonyms

Ecphylus beltrani^[6]
Ecphylus carinatus^[7]
Ecphylus chaetoptelii^[8]
Ecphylus eccoptogastri^[5]
Ecphylus hylesini^[5]
Ecphylus minutissimus^[5]
Ecphylus pinicola^[7]

Type of

Ecphylus^[9]
Terenusa^[10]

Sources (10)

[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]SLU Artdatabanken (2026). Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas. Darwin Core Archive, downloaded 5 October 2026. Uppsala, Sweden. https://artfakta.se ↑
[3]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 ↑
[4]Artsdatabanken (2026). Nortaxa (Artsnavnebasen), version 1.292. Darwin Core Archive, downloaded 5 October 2026. Trondheim, Norway. https://artsdatabanken.no ↑
[5]Ratzeburg, J.T.C. (1848). Die Ichneumonen der Forstinsecten in forstlicher und entomologischer Beziehung. Zweiter Band. Berlin 238 pp. cited from Taxapad ↑ a b c d
[6]Docavo, A.I. (1960). Especies nuevas de Braconinae de España (Hym. Braconidae). Eos, Revista Espanola de Entomologia 36: 25–39. cited from Taxapad ↑
[7]Hedqvist, K.J. (1967). Notes on Ecphylus Först. and description of two new species (Ichneumonoidea, Braconidae, Doryctinae). Entomologisk Tidskrift 88(1–2): 66–71. cited from Taxapad ↑ a b
[8]Gautier, C. & Russo, G. (1925). Sopra un Ecphylus parassita del Chaetoptelius vestitus (Muls.-Rey) Fuchs. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Zoologia Generale e Agraria, Portici 18: 150–158. cited from Taxapad ↑
[9]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 ↑
[10]Marshall, T.A. (1885). Monograph of British Braconidae. Part I. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1885: 1–280. cited from Taxapad ↑

Host and distribution record sources (90)

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

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