Genus Netelia

The following names are treated as subgenera:

1. Netelia (Amebachia) Uchida, 1928

2. Netelia (Apatagium) Enderlein, 1912

3. Netelia (Bessobates) Townes, Townes & Gupta, 1961

4. Netelia (Longiterebates) Kaur & Jonathan, 1976

5. Netelia (Monomacrodon) Cushman, 1934

6. Netelia (Netelia) Gray, 1860

   =Bucheckerius Schulz 1906

   =Scammatonotum Enderlein, 1914

7. Netelia (Parabates) Förster, 1868

   =Parabatus Thomson, 1888 Emend.

   =Opheltoideus Ashmead, 1900

8. Netelia (Paropheltes) Cameron, 1907

9. Netelia (Prosthodocis) Enderlein, 1912

10. Netelia (Protonetelia) Konishi, 1986

11. Netelia (Toxochiloides) Tolkanitz, 1974

12. Netelia (Toxochilus) Townes, 1939

Netelia Gray, 1860

81 spp. in 6 subgenera in our area:(1)(2); over 330 spp. in 12 subgenera worldwide (Choi et al. 2017)

Apatagium (1 sp.)

1. Netelia (Apatagium) smithi (Cushman, 1924): QC, south to VA, west to ON, IL

Bessobates (5 spp.)

2. Netelia (Bessobates) deceptor (Morley, 1913): NS south to PA, west to AK, CA

3. Netelia (Bessobates) latungula (Thomson, 1888): QC south to VA, west to ON & IL

4. Netelia (Bessobates) rogersi Townes, 1939: MD, NC, NY, PA, VA

5. Netelia (Bessobates) sinus Townes, 1939: IL, MD, VA

6. Netelia (Bessobates) uncata Townes, 1939: DC, SC

Netelia (56 spp.)

7. Netelia (Netelia) acuminata Townes, 1939: MA south to AL, west to MN & s. CA

8. Netelia (Netelia) affinis Townes, 1939: NV, WA

9. Netelia (Netelia) appendiculata (Provancher, 1874): QC

10. Netelia (Netelia) blantoni Townes, 1939: NY, PA, RI, VA

11. Netelia (Netelia) brevicornis (Cushman, 1924): widespread (3 sspp.)

12. Netelia (Netelia) brunnea Townes, 1939
: MD, NY, PA, VA

13. Netelia (Netelia) californica (Cushman, 1924): BC south to CA (within 80 mi of the coast)

14. Netelia (Netelia) calva Townes, 1939: VA

15. Netelia (Netelia) cascadica Townes, 1939: OR

16. Netelia (Netelia) caudata Townes, 1939: IL, OK, VA

17. Netelia (Netelia) chloris (Olivier, 1811): QC south to NC, west to MT & TX

18. Netelia (Netelia) cockerelli (Cushman, 1924): AZ, CA, NM, UT

19. Netelia (Netelia) cushmani Townes, 1939: BC

20. Netelia (Netelia) delicata Townes, 1939: QC south to AL, west to MN & KS

21. Netelia (Netelia) densa Townes, 1939: AZ, NM

22. Netelia (Netelia) emorsa Townes, 1939: FL

23. Netelia (Netelia) falcata Townes, 1939: NY, PA, VT

24. Netelia (Netelia) heroica Townes, 1939: AZ, NM, NY, NI, MN

25. Netelia (Netelia) idioctenus Townes, 1939: AL, NY, SC, VA

26. Netelia (Netelia) inepta Townes, 1939: GA, NC, NJ, SC

27. Netelia (Netelia) ingrata Townes, 1939: AZ

28. Netelia (Netelia) lativectis Townes, 1939: NM

29. Netelia (Netelia) leo (Cushman, 1924): eastern & southwest (2 sspp.)

30. Netelia (Netelia) ligata Townes, 1939: AZ

31. Netelia (Netelia) lucens Townes, 1939: CO

32. Netelia (Netelia) macra Townes, 1939: AZ, IL, MD, VA

33. Netelia (Netelia) microdon Townes, 1939: AL, FL, MI, SC, TX, VA

34. Netelia (Netelia) microtylus Townes, 1939: AZ

35. Netelia (Netelia) mustela Townes, 1939: AZ

36. Netelia (Netelia) nigripectus (Ashmead, 1890): TX

37. Netelia (Netelia) nitida Townes, 1939: NY

38. Netelia (Netelia) obrepta Townes, 1939: MI, PA

39. Netelia (Netelia) ocellata (Viereck, 1909): DC south to GA, west to SK & AZ

40. Netelia (Netelia) orba Townes, 1939: DC, SC

41. Netelia (Netelia) ovalis Townes, 1939: RI south to DC, west to WI, KS

42. Netelia (Netelia) pallens (Cushman, 1924): Atlantic & western (2 sspp.)

43. Netelia (Netelia) palpalis Townes, 1939: MA, ME, NC, NY

44. Netelia (Netelia) pardalis (Cushman, 1924): WY south to NM, west to BC, CA

45. Netelia (Netelia) percurrens Townes, 1939: CO

46. Netelia (Netelia) platypes (Cushman, 1930): MA south to AL, south to WI

47. Netelia (Netelia) pluridens Townes, 1939: WY

48. Netelia (Netelia) punctata Townes, 1939: CT south to VA, west to MI & TX

49. Netelia (Netelia) recta Townes, 1939: AZ

50. Netelia (Netelia) rectifascia Townes, 1939: AZ

51. Netelia (Netelia) reflexa Townes, 1939: TX

52. Netelia (Netelia sayi (Cushman, 1924): QC south to NC, west to SD & TX

53. Netelia (Netelia) spinipes (Cushman, 1924): MA south to GA, west to MT & TX

54. Netelia (Netelia) stigmata Townes, 1939: NJ, NY

55. Netelia (Netelia) strigilobus Townes, 1939: CA

56. Netelia (Netelia) townesi (Uchida, 1939): CA

57. Netelia (Netelia) townsendi (Cushman, 1924): NM

58. Netelia (Netelia) trituberculata (Cushman, 1924): AZ, CA

59. Netelia (Netelia) turbans Townes, 1939: AZ, CO

60. Netelia (Netelia) umbone Townes, 1939: CA

61. Netelia (Netelia) unguicularis (Cushman, 1924): RI, south to NC, west to IL & AL

Parabates (1 sp.)

62. Netelia (Parabates) johnsoni (Ashmead, 1900): BC; NC, NH, TN

Paropheltes (11 spp.)

63. Netelia (Paropheltes) alaskensis (Ashmead, 1902): AB; AK, WY

64. Netelia (Paropheltes) albovariegata (Provancher, 1874): QC; IL, NY, OH, SD

65. Netelia (Paropheltes) barberi (Cushman, 1924): NS south to DC, west to BC & WA

66. Netelia (Paropheltes) ciliata Townes, 1939: CA

67. Netelia (Paropheltes) laticeps Townes, 1939: AZ

68. Netelia (Paropheltes) macroglossa Townes, 1939: BC; NV

69. Netelia (Paropheltes) picta Townes, 1939: NV

70. Netelia (Paropheltes) radiata Townes, 1939: AZ, CA, KS

71. Netelia (Paropheltes) rimata Townes, 1939: BC; CA

72. Netelia (Paropheltes) serrata Townes, 1939: ON; IA, NY, SD

73. Netelia (Paropheltes) tarsata (Brischke, 1880): NS south to SC, west to AB

Prosthodocis (1 sp.)

74. Netelia (Prosthodocis) exsertus (Cushman, 1934): RI & NY south to AL, west to MO

Toxochilus (7 spp.)

75. Netelia (Toxochilus) caviverticalis (Cushman, 1924): CO

76. Netelia (Toxochilus) clypeata (Cushman, 1924): CO, IA, IL, NM, SD, VA, WV

77. Netelia (Toxochilus) glabra Townes, 1939: KS

78. Netelia (Toxochilus) magniceps Townes, 1939: AZ, CO, KS, MO, SD

79. Netelia (Toxochilus) mystace Townes, 1939: AZ

80. Netelia (Toxochilus) pulchra (Cushman, 1924): NM

81. Netelia (Toxochilus) ultima Townes, 1939: NM, SD

Presence of an occipital carina, dark-colored ocellar area, scutellum with a lateral carina, propodeum with lateral glymmas, forewings with closed areolet (except in N. johnsoni), and an ovipositor that projects noticeably beyond the tip of the metasoma.

cosmopolitan

Larvae are often koinobionts of caterpillars.

Ophioninae: Ophion and Enicospilus are two major genera that are superficially similar to male Netelia (female Netelia are easily separated by the prominent ovipositor). They differ in terms of wing venation by the lack of an areolet, lack of strong basal curve in vein Rs, and straighter vein 2m-cu (these two are further distinguished in terms of the structure of the discosubmarginal and CM cells). They also differ in the more petiolate first segment of the abdomen and more bulbous margin between the first two segments.

Ctenopelmatinae: Two less frequently observed genera with a similar appearance are Alexeter and Perlissus. They differ in terms of wing venation by the lower position of the areolet, lack of strong basal curve in vein Rs, straight vein 2cu-a, and the base of 2m-cu where it meets M being notably more distal to the areolet.

Mesochorinae: Mesochorus and Cidaphus are smaller but can have similar coloration. They differ in terms of wing venation by the distinctive rhombic areolet, lack of strong basal curve in vein Rs, and straight vein 2cu-a. The pair of rodlike claspers of males may superficially resemble the ovipositor in Netelia.

Taxapad (Web Archive)

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