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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Proctotrupoidea » Pelecinid Wasps (Pelecinidae) » Pelecinus

Genus Pelecinus

Classification · Pronunciation · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Print References · Works Cited
Is this a ichneumon wasp? We have never seen one of these before. - Pelecinus polyturator - female Pelecinus polyturator - female Insect 42 - Pelecinus polyturator - female Pelecinid Wasp - Pelecinus polyturator - female American Pelecinid - Pelecinus polyturator - female Ichneumon wasp, Ophionellus? - Pelecinus polyturator - female Pelecinus polyturator Pelecinus polyturator - American Pelecinid Wasp - Pelecinus polyturator
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 Proctotrupoidea
Family Pelecinidae (Pelecinid Wasps)
Genus Pelecinus
Pronunciation
pel-uh-sye'-nus (1)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pelecinus Latreille, 1801
Explanation of Names
Pelecinus is New Latin, from Greek, pelekinos (πελεκινος), a pelican (1).
Numbers
One North American species, Pelecinus polyturator, though this may represent a species complex. (2)(3)
Identification
Both Sexes: Antennal sockets separated from dorsal clypeus margin. Forewing with vein R forked. Wing veins reduced. Hind wings small.
Female: long, curled abdomen is distinct.
Print References
Arnett, p. 572 (2)
The Century Dictionary, entry for Pelecinus (1)
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
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
3.Revision of the proctotrupoid genus Pelecinus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Pelecinidae).
Contributed by Cotinis on 10 September, 2004 - 9:12pm
Additional contributions by Nathaniel Green
Last updated 22 July, 2022 - 12:39pm

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