Exetastes

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Exetastes Gravenhorst, 1829

Exetastes sp.

Description

Biology

There are 61 recorded hosts.

Biology compiled from Taxapad^[1].

Distribution

Known from the Palaearctic, Nearctic and Oriental regions, with records from 102 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

Exetastes Gravenhorst, 1829

Original name

Exetastes^[5]

Taxonomic level

genus

Synonyms

Allexetastes^[6]
Icyona^[7]
Leptobatus^[8]
Pseudexetastes^[9]
Rhimphalea^[8]
Rhynchexetastes^[7]
Semnophrys^[10]
Tegona^[6]

Type

Ichneumon fornicator^[11]

Type of

Exetastinae^[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]Gravenhorst, J.L.C. (1829). Ichneumonologia Europaea. Pars III. Vratislaviae 1097 pp. cited from Taxapad ↑
[6]Townes, H.K. (1944). A Catalogue and Reclassification of the Nearctic Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera). Part I. The subfamilies Ichneumoninae, Tryphoninae,Cryptinae, Phaeogeninae and Lissonotinae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. No.11. pp. 1-477. cited from Taxapad ↑ a b
[7]Townes, H.K., Townes, M. & Gupta, V.K. (1961). A catalogue and reclassification of the Indo-Australian Ichneumonidae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. No.1. 522 pp. cited from Taxapad ↑ a b
[8]Cushman, R.A. (1937). Revision of the North American species of Ichneumon-flies of the genus Exetastes Gravenhorst. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 84(3017): 243–312. cited from Taxapad ↑ a b
[9]Uchida, T. (1931). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Tribus Banchini aus Japan. Insecta Matsumurana 6: 45–54. cited from Taxapad ↑
[10]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 ↑
[11]Westwood, J.O. (1840). Introduction to the modern classification of insects. Vol. II. Synopsis of the genera of British insects. London 587 + 158 pp. cited from Taxapad ↑
[12]Viereck, H.L. (1918). A list of families and subfamilies of the Ichneumon-flies in the superfamily Ichneumonoidea. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 31: 69–74. cited from Taxapad ↑

Host and distribution record sources (397)

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

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