Orthopelma


Orthopelma is a Holarctic genus of parasitics wasp. It is the only genus within the Ichneumonidae subfamily Orthopelmatinae. They are idiobiont endoparasitoids of cynipid galls on Rosaceae. Mostly Orthopelma are associated with Diplolepis on Rosa, but have recorded from Diastrophus on Rubus in the Nearctic.

Species

The species in the genus Orthopelma include 13 extant species and one extinct species:Orthopelma aobing Hu, Zhang, Dal Pos, McCormark & Fang, 2025Orthopelma brevicorne Morley, 1907Orthopelma californicum Ashmead, 1890Orthopelma caucasicum Kasparyan, 2011Orthopelma chinensis Zhang, 2025
  • † Orthopelma curvitibialis Statz, 1936Orthopelma dodecameron Kasparyan, 2011Orthopelma japonicum Kusigemati, 1974Orthopelma mediator Orthopelma mukriyana Riedel, 2024Orthopelma occidentale Ashmead, 1890Orthopelma ovale Orthopelma simile Kusigemati, 1974Orthopelma superbum Kasparyan, 1984