Tromatobia Explained

Tromatobia is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are at least 4 described species in Tromatobia.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Species in this genus are parasites of egg sacs of spiders from the families Araneidae, Clubionidae, Philodromidae and Theridiidae. ^[5]

Species

• Tromatobia flavistellata Uchida and Momoi, 1957
• Tromatobia nipponica Uchida, 1928
• Tromatobia notator (Fabricius, 1804)
• Tromatobia ovivora (Boheman, 1821)
• Tromatobia rufopectus (Cresson, 1870)
• Tromatobia variabilis (Holmgren, 1856)
• Tromatobia zonata (Davis, 1895)

Further reading

• Book: Ross H. Arnett. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 978-0-8493-0212-1.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tromatobia Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-03.
2. Sharkey M.J. (2007). Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera.
3. "Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera", Sharkey M.J., Carpenter J.M., Vilhelmsen L., et al. 2012. Cladistics 28(1): 80-112.
4. Web site: Superfamily Ichneumonoidea, by Robert W. Carlson. Discover Life. 2018-02-03.
5. Sobczak . Jf . Aps &amp . Sobczak . Jcmsm . (PDF) First record of egg sac predation of the wasp Tromatobia sp. Foster, 1869 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) upon Araneus omnicolor (Keyserling, 1893) (Araneae: Araneidae) . Revista Ibérica de Aracnología . 2012-01-21 . 1576-9518 . 2024-03-25 .