Echthrus Explained

Echthrus is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Echthrus:

• Echthrus abdominalis Cresson 1868
• Echthrus adillae Davis, 1895
• Echthrus angustatus Tosquinet 1900
• Echthrus brevicornis Brischke 1865
• Echthrus coracinus Gupta 1978
• Echthrus cryptiformis (Ratzeburg 1848)
• Echthrus longicornis (Ratzeburg 1848)
• Echthrus niger Cresson, 1868
• Echthrus reluctator (Linnaeus 1758)
• Echthrus rufipes Uchida 1929
• Echthrus tuberculatus (Uchida 1929)

Further reading

• Book: Arnett, Ross H.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press..
• Sharkey . M.J.. 2007. Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera. Zootaxa. 1668. 521–548. 10.11646/zootaxa.1668.1.25.
• Sharkey . M.J.. Carpenter . J.M.. Vilhelmsen . L.. 2012. Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera. Cladistics. 28 . 1 . 80–112. 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2011.00366.x. 34861753. 33628659. free.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Echthrus Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-06.
2. Web site: Echthrus Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-02-06.
3. Carlson Robert W.. Superfamily Ichneumonoidea, Discover Life.