Hypsicera

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Hypsicera Latreille, 1829

Description

Biology

There are 31 recorded hosts.

Biology compiled from Taxapad^[1].

Distribution

Known from the Palaearctic, Nearctic, Afrotropical, Neotropical and Australian regions, with records from 109 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

Hypsicera Latreille, 1829

Original name

Hypsicera^[5]

Taxonomic level

genus

Synonyms

Metacoelus^[6]
Plesioexochus^[6]
Polyclistus^[6]

Type

Ichneumon femoralis^[5]

Sources (6)

[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]Latreille, P.A. (1829). Des Ichneumons (Ichneumon) de Linnaeus. In: «Cuvier» M.L.B. "Le Règne Animal. Tome V. Ed 2a." Paris. 556 pp. pp. 282–290. cited from Taxapad ↑ a b
[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

Host and distribution record sources (244)

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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