Theronia Explained

Theronia is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are at least 30 described species in the genus Theronia. The genus has a worldwide distribution and includes species that are endoparasitoids or hyperparasitoids of Lepidoptera.^[1]

Species

These 39 species belong to the genus Theronia:

• Theronia angustatrix Seyrig, 1934

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• Theronia arrosor (Tosquinet, 1903)

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• Theronia atalantae (Poda, 1761)

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• Theronia atralaris Gupta, 1962

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• Theronia badia Gupta, 1962

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• Theronia brachyura Gupta, 1962

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• Theronia brunettea Gupta, 1962

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• Theronia clathrata Krieger, 1899

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• Theronia compacta Gupta, 1962

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• Theronia depressa Gupta, 1962

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• Theronia destructor (Smith, 1863)

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• Theronia dimidia Gupta, 1962

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• Theronia flava Gupta, 1962

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• Theronia flaviceps (Brulle, 1846)

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• Theronia flavistigma Morley, 1914

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• Theronia flavopuncta Gupta, 1962

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• Theronia fraucai Gauld, 1984

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• Theronia frontella Gupta, 1962

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• Theronia hilaris (Say, 1829)

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• Theronia hispida Gupta, 1962

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• Theronia laevigata (Tschek, 1869)

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• Theronia lucida (Cameron, 1903)

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• Theronia lurida Tosquinet, 1896

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• Theronia maculosa Krieger, 1906

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• Theronia maskeliyae Cameron, 1905

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• Theronia nigrivertex Gupta, 1962

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• Theronia placida (Smith, 1860)

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• Theronia pseudozebra Gupta, 1962

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• Theronia punctata Gupta, 1962

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• Theronia pygmaea Gupta, 1962

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• Theronia rectangulata Gupta, 1962

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• Theronia simillima Turner, 1919

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• Theronia steindachneri Krieger, 1906

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• Theronia trilineata (Brulle, 1846)

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• Theronia unilineata Gupta, 1962

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• Theronia univittata Seyrig, 1935

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• Theronia viridis Gupta, 1962

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• Theronia wickhami Cockerell, 1919

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• Theronia zebra (Vollenhoven, 1879)

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Further reading

• Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd. 0-8493-0212-9.
• Web site: 2018-04-11. Krombein . Karl V.. Hurd Jr. . Paul D. Jr.. Smith . David R.. Burks . B.D.. 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Smithsonian Institution Press.

Notes and References

1. Web site: van Noort . Simon . Theronia . waspweb . Iziko South African Museum . 11 August 2021.