Therion

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Therion Curtis, 1829

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Description

Biology

There are 39 recorded hosts.

Biology compiled from Taxapad^[1].

Distribution

Known from the Palaearctic, Nearctic and Oriental regions, with records from 110 countries and regions. Records from GBIF and the Bugweb collection are shown on the map.

Country records from Dyntaxa^[2], FinBIF^[3], Taxapad^[1], Artsnavnebasen^[4] and the Danish species checklist^[5].

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

Accepted name

Therion Curtis, 1829

Original name

Therion^[6]

Taxonomic level

genus

Synonyms

Exochilum^[7]
Therium^[8]

Type

Ichneumon circumflexus^[9]

Type of

Therionini^[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
[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]Skipper, L. & Calabuig, I. (2026). National Checklist of all species occurring in Denmark, version 2026-09-29. Checklist dataset, downloaded 7 October 2026. Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen. https://doi.org/10.48580/dfkx ↑
[6]Curtis, J. (1829). Guide to an arrangement of British insects. London 256 pp. cited from Taxapad ↑
[7]Rohwer, S.A., Gahan, A.B. & Cushman, R.A. (1915). Some generic corrections in the Ophioninae. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 17: 149–150. cited from Taxapad ↑
[8]Townes, H.K. (1971). The genera of Ichneumonidae, Part 4. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 17: 1–372. ↑
[9]Curtis, J. (1839). British Entomology; being illustrations and descriptions of the genera of insects found in Great Britain and Ireland. 16: 736. cited from Taxapad ↑
[10]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 (252)

Links:GBIF Catalogue of Life BOLD Artfakta.se Laji.fi Artsdatabanken.no BHL

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