PHYGADEUONTINAE Förster, 1869
(phygadeuontine ichneumon wasps)

PHYGADEUONTINAE (phygadeuontine ichneumon wasps) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

PHYGADEUONTINAE (phygadeuontine ichneumon wasps) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
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interactions
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Genus 1 subtaxa 3 references
Genus 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms 4 references
Species 3 references
Genus 2 references
Genus 4 references
Genus 3 subtaxa 4 references
Species 1 references
Genus 2 references
Genus 2 references
Species 1 references
Genus 1 references
Genus 3 references
Species 1 references
Species 3 references
Genus 1 references
Species 1 references
Species 1 references
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 references
Species 1 references
Genus 9 subtaxa 10 trophisms 28 references
Genus 1 references
Genus 1 subtaxa 4 references
Species 1 references
Genus 2 references
Genus 1 references
Genus 1 references
Species 1 references
Genus 1 subtaxa 3 trophisms 4 references
Genus 1 references
Genus 1 references
Genus 1 references
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 references
Species 1 references
Genus 1 references
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms 2 references
Species 1 references
Genus 1 subtaxa 3 references
Genus 3 subtaxa 1 trophisms 10 references
Genus 1 references
Species 1 references
Species 1 references
Species 1 references
Species 1 references
Genus 2 subtaxa 5 references
Genus 2 references
Genus 2 references
Genus 1 subtaxa 7 references
Genus 2 references
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 references
Genus 1 references
Species 1 references
Species 1 references
Species 2 references
Genus 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubfamilyPHYGADEUONTINAE (phygadeuontine ichneumon wasps)
FamilyICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps)
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for PHYGADEUONTINAE (phygadeuontine ichneumon wasps)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Brock, J.P. 1990 Key to Genera of Gelini
Horstmann, K. 1991 Revisionen einiger Gattungen und Arten der Phygadeuontini (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae) Mitt. Munch. Em. Ges. Vol 81: 229-254.
Horstmann, K. 1978 Revision der gattungen der Mastrina Townes (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Hemitelinae) Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen Vol 30: 65-70.
Jonaitis, V.P. 1981 Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Subfamily Gelinae A guide to the insects of the European part of the USSR Keys to the insects of the European part of the USSR. (Opredelitel nasekomykh Evropeiskoi chasti SSSR) Vol 129: 175-274.
Townes, H.K. 1970 The genera of Ichneumonidae, Part 2 Mem. Amer. Ent. Inst. Vol 12: 1-537.

Brachypters And Apters

Storey, M.W. 06 Brachypters and Apters https://www.bioimages.org.uk/ichneumon_files.htm

Brachypters

Horstmann, K. 1993 Revision der brachypteren Weibchen der westpaläarktischen Cryptinae (Hymenoptera. lchneumonidae) Entomofauna: zeitschrift für entomologie 14: 85-148.

PHYGADEUONTINAE (phygadeuontine ichneumon wasps) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Horstmann, K. 2012 Revisionen einiger Gattungen und Arten der Phygadeuontini III (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae) Entomofauna: zeitschrift für entomologie Vol 33 (28): 397-424.
Schwarz, M. & Shaw, M.R. 2011 Western Palaearctic Cryptinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in the National Museums of Scotland, with nomenclatural changes, taxonomic notes, rearing records and special reference to the British check list. Part 5. Tribe Phygadeuontini, subtribe Phygadeuontina, with descriptions of new species Ent. Gazette Vol 62: 175-210.
Schwarz, M. & Shaw, M.R. 2010 Western Palaearctic Cryptinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in the National Museums of Scotland, with nomenclatural changes, taxonomic notes, rearing records and special reference to the British check list. Part 4. Tribe Phygadeuontini, subtribes Mastrina, Ethelurgina, Endaseina (excluding Endasys), Bathythrichina and Cremnodina Ent. Gazette Vol 61: 187-206.
Shaw, M.R. Rearing parasitic wasps from spiders and their egg sacs Shaw, M.R. Rearing parasitic wasps from spiders and their egg sacs, 4pp, British Arachnological Society Members’ Handbook.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to PHYGADEUONTINAE (phygadeuontine ichneumon wasps):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 1,594 images of PHYGADEUONTINAE (phygadeuontine ichneumon wasps)

Phygadeuontini can often be recognised by the pentagonal areolet, complete set of propodeal carinae and shape of the first tergite.

The tribe Phygadeuontini can often be recognised by the pentagonal areolet, complete set of propodeal carinae and shape of the first tergite.

The other tribes have reduced propodeal carinae (eg only anterior and/or posterior transverse carinae)

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