Horismenus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae occurring primarily in the Americas. As of 2015[update] over 400 species in the genus have been described. Horismenus species are often described as parasitizing other insects.[1]
Horismenus | |
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Horismenus sp | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Eulophidae |
Subfamily: | Entedoninae |
Genus: | Horismenus Walker, 1843 |
Type species | |
Horismenus cleodora Walker, 1843
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Species | |
Horismenus floridensis | |
Synonyms | |
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References
edit- ^ Kenyon, Sarah G.; Buerki, Sven; Hansson, Christer; Alverez, Nadir; Benrey, Betty (September 9, 2015). "Uncovering Cryptic Parasitoid Diversity in Horismenus (Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae)". PLOS ONE. 10 (9). Abstract: e0136063. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1036063K. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0136063. PMC 4564207. PMID 26352700.
- Key to Nearctic eulophid genera
- Universal Chalcidoidea Database Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine