Enicospilus

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Enicospilus Stephens, 1835

Enicospilus sp.

Description

Biology

There are 92 recorded hosts.

Biology compiled from Taxapad^[1].

Distribution

Known from the Palaearctic, Nearctic, Oriental, Afrotropical and Neotropical regions, with records from 122 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 Bugweb specimensGBIF ↗GBIF occurrence records are shown as reported and may include misidentifications.

Accepted name

Enicospilus Stephens, 1835

Original name

Enicospilus^[5]

Taxonomic level

genus

Synonyms

Abanchogastra^[6]
Allocamptus^[7]
Amesospilus^[8]
Atoponeura^[9]
Banchogastra^[6]
Bicorniata^[10]
Ceratospilus^[9]
Cryptocamptus^[6]
Cymatoneura^[6]
Dispilus^[7]
Eremotyloides^[6]
Henicospilus^[7]
Metophion^[11]
Ophiomorpha^[6]
Pleuroneurophion^[6]
Polycorniata^[10]
Pterospilus^[7]
Pycnophion
Schizospilus^[6]
Trispilus^[7]
Unicorniata^[10]

Type

Ophion combustus^[10]

Type of

Enicospilini^[12]

Sources (12)

[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]Stephens, J.F. (1835). Illustrations of British Entomology. Mandibulata. Vol. VII. Baldwin & Cradock, London 306 pp. [Index, list of plates and errata published in 1845.] cited from Taxapad ↑
[6]Townes, H.K. (1945). A Catalogue and Reclassification of the Nearctic Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera). Part II. The Subfamilies Mesoleiinae, Plectiscinae, Orthocentrinae, Diplazontinae, Metopiinae, Ophioninae, Mesochorinae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. No.11. pp. 478-925. cited from Taxapad ↑ a b c d e f g h
[7]Hooker, C.W. (1912). The Ichneumon flies of America belonging to the tribe Ophionini. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 38(1–2): 1–176. cited from Taxapad ↑ a b c d e
[8]Cushman, R.A. (1937). H.Sauter's Formosa-collection: Ichneumonidae. Arbeiten über Morphologische und Taxonomische Entomologie 4: 283–311. cited from Taxapad ↑
[9]Townes, H.K. & Townes, M. (1951). Family Ichneumonidae. In: «Muesebeck» C.F.W., «Krombein» K.V. & Townes H.K. (eds.) "Hymenoptera of America north of Mexico - Synoptic catalog." USDA. Agriculture Monograph. No 2. 1420 pp. (pp.184–409). cited from Taxapad ↑ a b
[10]Gauld, I.D. & Mitchell, P.A. (1981). The taxonomy, distribution and host preferences of Indo-Papuan parasitic wasps of the subfamiliy Ophioninae. CAB:Slough. Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, London 611 pp. cited from Taxapad ↑ a b c d
[11]Cushman, R.A. (1947). A generic revision of the Ichneumon-flies of the tribe Ophionini. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 96: 417–482. cited from Taxapad ↑
[12]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 (379)

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

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