Itoplectis


Itoplectis is a genus of parasitoid wasp belonging to the family Ichneumonidae. The genus was first described by Arnold Förster in 1869.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

Species

There are about 35 species of Itoplectis according to Kasparyan. GBIF includes 61 species:Itoplectis albipes Seyrig, 1932Itoplectis alternans Itoplectis alturae Gauld, Ugalde & Hanson, 1998Itoplectis aterrima Jussila, 1965Itoplectis australis Momoi, 1966Itoplectis behrensii Itoplectis brasiliensis Itoplectis clavicornis Itoplectis conquisitor Itoplectis cristatae Iwata, 1961Itoplectis curticauda Itoplectis decora Förster, 1888Itoplectis discrepans Förster, 1888Itoplectis enslini Itoplectis evetriae Viereck, 1913Itoplectis flavicincta Förster, 1888Itoplectis fustiger Townes, 1960Itoplectis glabra Itoplectis gonzalezi Kasparyan, 2007Itoplectis himalayensis Gupta, 1968Itoplectis homonae Sonan, 1930Itoplectis insignis Perkins, 1957Itoplectis insularis Hellen, 1949Itoplectis lavaudeni Seyrig, 1932Itoplectis leucobasis Momoi, 1971Itoplectis lissa Porter, 1970Itoplectis lissos Momoi, 1973Itoplectis maculator Itoplectis marianneae Gauld, 1991Itoplectis medioflava Itoplectis melanocephala - hosts include Galleria mellonella, Aletia impura, Chilo phragmitellus, Depressaria daucella, Depressaria pastinacella, and Leucania obsoleta.Itoplectis melanocera Förster, 1888Itoplectis melanopus Momoi, 1973Itoplectis melanospila Itoplectis melanthes Momoi, 1973Itoplectis mexicanus Kasparyan & Niño, 2004 - host is the pupa of Coptocycla texanaItoplectis multicolor Kasparyan, 2007Itoplectis naranyae Itoplectis nefasta Förster, 1888Itoplectis nigrithorax Kasparyan, 2007Itoplectis niobe Itoplectis ocris Momoi, 1973Itoplectis oreius Momoi, 1973Itoplectis philippinensis Momoi, 1971Itoplectis phoenogaster Porter, 1970Itoplectis provocator Itoplectis quadricingulatus Itoplectis roberti Gauld, 1991Itoplectis santoshae Gupta, 1968Itoplectis saxosa Cockerell, 1921Itoplectis specularis Kasparyan, 2007Itoplectis spilopus Momoi, 1973Itoplectis suada Itoplectis tabatai Itoplectis tibetensis Perkins, 1957Itoplectis triannulata Uchida, 1928Itoplectis tunetana Itoplectis vesca Townes, 1960Itoplectis viduata Itoplectis virga Momoi, 1973Itoplectis winnieae Gauld, Ugalde & Hanson, 1998