Genus Pelecinus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Print References · Works Cited

Pelecinid Wasp - Pelecinus polyturator - female

Pelecinid Wasp (Pelecinus polyturator) - Pelecinus polyturator - male

polyturator? - Pelecinus polyturator - female

Darth Vader Bug? - Pelecinus polyturator

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (parasitic Apocrita)

Superfamily Proctotrupoidea

Family Pelecinidae (Pelecinids)

Genus Pelecinus

Explanation of Names

Author of genus is Latreille, 1801. New Latin, from Greek, pelekinos, a pelican (1).

Numbers

One North American species, though this may represent a species complex. (2)

Print References

The Century Dictionary, entry for Pelecinus (1)

Arnett, p. 572 (2)

Works Cited

1.	The Century Dictionary: an encyclopedic lexicon of the English language

2.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

Contributed by Cotinis on 10 September, 2004 - 9:12pm
Last updated 25 April, 2007 - 9:34am

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