The Nearctic species of Oetophorus (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ctenopelmatinae)

Authors

John R. Barron, Crop Protection Program, ECORC Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Research Branch, K.W. Neatby Building Ottawa, Ontario, IClA OCG, Canada

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

June 1997

Comments

Insecta Mundi, published by the Center for Systematic Entomology, is available online at http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/. Copyright © by Barron.

Abstract

The Nearctic members of the genus Oetophorus Foerster are revised. There are four species, O. pleuralis (Cresson , and O. obscurus, O. clavatus, and O. maculatus, new species. The name Oetophorus stretchii (Cresson) is placed in synonmy with the name Oetophorus pleuralis (Cresson). Relationships of the genus with others in the tribe Perilissini nnd relationships of the species included in the genus are briefly discussed.