Echthromorpha is a widespread genus of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae.
Echthromorpha species are parasitoids of insects, usually the pupae of Lepidoptera.
Species
There are 14 species:
- Echthromorpha agrestoria <small>(Swederus, 1787)</small>
- Echthromorpha ashmeadi <small>(Perkins, 1910)</small>
- Echthromorpha ceramocare <small>(Vachal, 1907)</small>
- Echthromorpha gnathon <small>Krieger, 1909</small>
- Echthromorpha hawaiiensis <small>(Ashmead, 1900)</small>
- Echthromorpha inimica <small>(Smith, 1863)</small>
- Echthromorpha intricatoria <small>(Fabricius, 1804)</small>
- Echthromorpha marquisensis <small>Cheesman, 1928</small>
- Echthromorpha nigricornis <small>(Smith, 1865)</small>
- Echthromorpha nukuhivae <small>Perkins, 1952</small>
- Echthromorpha plagiata <small>(Smith, 1858)</small>
- Echthromorpha quodi <small>(Vachal, 1907)</small>
- Echthromorpha tirathabae <small>Perkins, 1937</small>
- Echthromorpha walkeri <small>Cameron, 1886</small>
Distribution
These wasps are found in the Afrotropical, Indomalayan, Australasian, and Oceanian realms. Most species have restricted distributions in Australasia and Oceania, but Echthromorpha agrestoria is widespread from Africa to Oceania.
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