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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonoidea) » Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonidae) » Tryphoninae » Phytodietini » Phytodietus

Genus Phytodietus

Classification · Numbers · Food · Life Cycle · See Also · Works Cited

Wasp from larva parasitizing a caterpillar. 10/14/2010 - Phytodietus - male

Larva inside finished cocoon. 10/1/2010 - Phytodietus

On arrowwood, Viburnum dentatum. Caterpillar's parasite from caterpillar 23, 6/2/12 - Phytodietus - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon ("Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps)

Superfamily Ichneumonoidea (Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps)

Family Ichneumonidae (Ichneumonid Wasps)

Subfamily Tryphoninae

Tribe Phytodietini

Genus Phytodietus

Numbers

32 spp. in our area:(1)

1. Phytodietus burgessi (Cresson, 1868)

2. Phytodietus californicus Cresson, 1879

3. Phytodietus clypearius Ashmead, 1902

4. Phytodietus conflictanae Loan, 1981

5. Phytodietus coxanotus Loan, 1981

6. Phytodietus criddleanae Loan, 1981

7. Phytodietus emericus Loan, 1981

8. Phytodietus fumiferanae Rohwer, 1922

9. Phytodietus fuscus Loan, 1981

10. Phytodietus hecatus Loan, 1981

11. Phytodietus improbanae Loan, 1981

12. Phytodietus lunigerellae Loan, 1981

13. Phytodietus malinus Loan, 1981

14. Phytodietus oregonensis Loan, 1981

15. Phytodietus plesia Rohwer, 1920

16. Phytodietus pleuralis Cresson, 1865

17. Phytodietus rubelloides Loan, 1981

18. Phytodietus rubellus Loan, 1981

19. Phytodietus rubidus Loan, 1981

20. Phytodietus rufipes Holmgren, 1860

21. Phytodietus rufosus Loan, 1981

22. Phytodietus rutilus Krebs, 1969

23. Phytodietus segmentator Gravenhorst, 1829

24. Phytodietus semialbidus Loan, 1981

25. Phytodietus semifuscus Loan, 1981

26. Phytodietus semirufus Loan, 1981

27. Phytodietus solandrianae Loan, 1981

28. Phytodietus solicitanae Loan, 1981

29. Phytodietus terminatus Loan, 1981

30. Phytodietus varianae Loan, 1981

31. Phytodietus vulgaris Cresson, 1870

32. Phytodietus zebra Loan, 1981

Food

This genus commonly parasitizes microleps, particularly tortricids. [comment by Bob Carlson]

Life Cycle

1: larva on caterpillar. 2: pupa. 3: adult female. 4: adult male

See Also

The color pattern on the apex of the hind femur is distinctive for Phytodietus. Otherwise, in a dorsal view, the appearance isn't much different from Pimplinae. [comment by Bob Carlson]

Works Cited

1.	Nomina Insecta Nearctica Poole, Robert W. Nearctica.com, Inc.

Contributed by v belov on 1 October, 2009 - 10:18pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, ceiseman, PaleoJon
Last updated 5 January, 2022 - 9:14pm

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