Heterischnus Explained

Heterischnus is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.^[1]

The species of this genus are found in Europe, North America, and Africa. ^[2]

Species:

• Heterischnus africanus (Heinrich, 1936)
• Heterischnus anomalus (Wesmael, 1857)
• Heterischnus bicolorator (Aubert, 1965)^[3]
• Heterischnus coloradensis (Cushman, 1920)^[3]
• Heterischnus debilis (Gravenhorst, 1829) ^[4]
• Heterischnus filiformis (Gravenhorst, 1829) - Xestia collina is its known host.^[5]
• Heterischnus huardi (Provancher, 1875)^[3]
• Heterischnus mexicanus Claridge, 2021^[3]
• Heterischnus mfongosi Rousse & van Noort, 2013 ^[2]
• Heterischnus mkomazi Rousse & van Noort, 2013 ^[2]
• Heterischnus olsoufieffi (Heinrich, 1938)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Heterischnus Wesmael, 1859 . gbif.org . 8 March 2021.
2. Rousse . Pascal . van Noort . Simon . Diller . Juliane . Revision of the Afrotropical Phaeogenini (Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae), with description of a new genus and twelve new species . ZooKeys . 354 . 2013-11-21 . 1313-2970 . 24294101 . 3837403 . 10.3897/zookeys.354.5968 . free . 1–85.
3. Claridge . Brandon . Revision of Nearctic Heterischnus Wesmael, 1859 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae, Phaeogenini) . Journal of Hymenoptera Research . Pensoft Publishers . 85 . 2021-08-31 . 1314-2607 . 10.3897/jhr.85.67792 . free . 57–79.
4. Verheyde . Fons . Hoekstra . Paul . Libert . Pierre-Nicolas . Meijer . Hilco . Brosens . Edwin . (PDF) Two hundred and five ichneumonid wasps reported for the first time in Belgium and the Netherlands (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) . Belgian Journal of Entomology . 122 . 2021-12-02 . 2295-0214 . 1–142 . 2024-07-17.
5. Web site: Barahoei . Hossein . First report of Heterischnus filiformis (Gravenhorst) (Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae) from Iran . ResearchGate . 2014-11-18 . 2024-07-17.