Syrphoctonus

Syrphoctonus is a genus of Ichneumonid wasps with many species around the world, of which more than 30 occur in Europe.

Syrphoctonus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Superfamily:	Ichneumonoidea
Family:	Ichneumonidae
Subfamily:	Diplazontinae
Genus:	Syrphoctonus Förster, 1869

Members of this genus are parasitoids on hoverflies.

Name

The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek Syrpho- "gnat" and -ctonus "killer", referring to the host of the genus.

References

• Fauna Europaea: Taxonomy of Syrphoctonus

External links

• Photograph of S. pacificus