Hypsicera femoralis

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Hypsicera femoralis (Geoffroy, 1785)

Description

Biology

Known to emerge from host pupa.

There are 2 recorded hosts.

Biology compiled from Taxapad^[1].

Distribution

Known from the Neotropical, Palaearctic, Australian, Nearctic and Afrotropical regions, with records from 83 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 femoralis (Geoffroy, 1785)

Original name

Ichneumon femoralis^[5]

Taxonomic level

species

Combination history

Cteniscus
Exochus
Hypsicera
Metacoelus
Pimpla
Polyclistus
Tryphon

Synonyms

Hypsicera bonaerensis^[6]
Hypsicera laevis^[7]
Hypsicera levis^[8]
Hypsicera platensis^[9]
Hypsicera ruficoxis^[10]
Hypsicera rufipes^[11]

Type

Mus?um d'Histoire Naturelle, Geneve, Switzerland (female, lectotype)

Type of

Hypsicera^[12]
Metacoelus^[13]
Polyclistus^[14]

Sources (14)

[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]Fourcroy, A.F. (1785). Entomologia Parisiensis, sive catalogus insectorum quae in agro Parisiensi reperiuntur. Paris 544 pp. cited from Taxapad ↑
[6]Schrottky, C. (1902). Neue argentinische Hymenoptera. Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires 8: 91–117. cited from Taxapad ↑
[7]Cresson, E.T. (1864). Descriptions of North American Hymenoptera in the collection of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 3: 257–321. cited from Taxapad ↑
[8]Dalla Torre, C.G. de (1902). Catalogus Hymenopterorum. Volumen III. Trigonalidae, Megalyridae, Stephanidae, Ichneumonidae, Agriotypidae, Evaniidae, Pelecinidae. Guilelmi Engelmann. Lipsiae 1901: 1–544. 1902:545–1141. cited from Taxapad ↑
[9]Brèthes, J. (1924). Varios Himenopteros de la America de Sud. Nunquam Otiosus 1924: 6–16, 145–175. cited from Taxapad ↑
[10]Seyrig, A. (1934). Les Ichneumonides de Madagascar. II Ichneumonidae Tryphoninae et Supplement aux I. Pimplinae. Mémoires de l'Académie Malgache 19: 1–111. cited from Taxapad ↑
[11]Cameron, P. (1905). On some new genera and species of Hymenoptera from Cape Colony and Transvaal. Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society 15: 195–257. cited from Taxapad ↑
[12]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 ↑
[13]Viereck, H.L. (1914). Type species of the genera of Ichneumon flies. United States National Museum Bulletin. No.83. 186 pp. cited from Taxapad ↑
[14]Viereck, H.L. (1912). Tryphoninae - A review. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 14: 175–178. cited from Taxapad ↑

Host and distribution record sources (130)

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

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