Anomalon (wasp)

This article covers the genus of ichneumon-wasp. For the hypothetical type of nuclear matter, see Anomalon.

Anomalon
Anomalon cruentatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Subfamily: Anomaloninae
Tribe: Anomalonini
Viereck, 1918
Genus: Anomalon
Panzer, 1804
Synonyms
  • Anomalum Schulz, 1906
  • Erythrophion Cameron, 1906
  • Microcremastus Hedwig, 1961
  • Neogreeneia Viereck, 1912
  • Nototrachys Marshall, 1872
  • Ophiononeura Cameron, 1904
  • Pseudonototrachys Meyer, 1930
  • Stictophion Cameron, 1906
  • Trachyopterus Morley, 1912
  • Ochlerus Gistel, 1848 nec Spinola, 1837

Anomalon is a large genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae. This may be the only genus in the tribe Anomalonini, although Neogreeneia Viereck, 1912 is sometimes considered a valid genus of the tribe.[1][2]

These wasps are present worldwide, but most diverse in tropical regions.[3][4] Twenty species are recorded from Costa Rica. In the Africa and the Middle East, they are well represented in dry habitats, but in the Americas are most common in very wet rain forests. Recorded hosts include tenebrionid or elaterid beetle larvae and noctuid and tortricid moth larvae.[1]

  1. ^ a b Ian, Gauld (1997). The Ichneumonidae of Costa Rica. American Entomological Institute. Gainesville, FL: American Entomological Institute. ISBN 1887988017. OCLC 38127742.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference carlson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Dicky Sick Ki Yu, Cornelis van Achterberg & Klaus Horstmann. 2012. Taxapad 2012, Ichneumonoidea 2011. Database on flash-drive. www.taxapad.com, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  4. ^ Fauna Europaea