Netelia is a genus of ichneumonid wasps in the subfamily Tryphoninae. There are over 330 described species in Netelia grouped into 12 subgenera.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Subfamily: | Tryphoninae |
| Tribe: | Phytodietini |
| Genus: | Netelia Gray, 1860 |
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Description and identification
editNetelia generally are entirely orange to brownish yellow in color and are medium to large in size, with a fore wing measuring between 6 and 20 mm. They have large ocelli, which often touch the compound eyes and mandibles that are twisted 90°.[4] Both their antennae and legs are conspicuously long for ichneumonids.[5] In contrast to the superficially similar Ophioninae, the forewing usually has veins 2r-m and 3r-m present, the latter of which forms a small, triangular areolet, and has the Rs vein strongly bent as it approaches 3r-m. The ovipositor is also prominent, ranging from 0.3 to 0.7 times the length of the hind tibia.[4]
Identification of species is problematic as most species are similar in both morphology and coloration. The only reliable way to diagnose species is through examination of male genitalia, particularly a structure on the clasper.[5][4][6] The strong similarity between species has resulted in misidentifications as well as erroneous reports of species well outside of their natural ranges.[4]
Distribution
editThis genus is cosmopolitan.[1][4] The genus has a high density of species, with 81 species reported just between the United States and Canada, for example.[7][8]
Species
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Kostro-Ambroziak, Agata (2011). "Netelia (Prosthodocis) japonica (Uchida, 1928) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in the Polish fauna". Polish Journal of Entomology. 80: 117–121. doi:10.2478/v10200-011-0008-1. S2CID 86571510.
- ^ Choi, Jin-Kyung; Lee, Jong-Wook (2017). "First record of the subgenus Amebachia Uchida of Netelia Gray, 1860 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Tryphoninae) from South Korea". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 10 (3): 431–434. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2017.04.002.
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki; van Achterberg, Cornelis; Horstmann, Klaus (2012). "Netelia Gray 1860". Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Gauld, I.D. (1984). An Introduction to the Ichneumonidae of Australia. London: British Museum (Natural History). p. 413 pp. ISBN 0-565-00895-1.
- ^ a b Broad, Gavin R. (2018). "Keys for the identification of British and Irish nocturnal Ichneumonidae". Nocturnal Ichneumonoidea of the British Isles. Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ Konishi, Kazuhiko (2014). "A revision of the subgenus Bessobates of the genus Netelia from Japan (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Tryphoninae)". Zootaxa. 3755 (4): 301–346. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3755.4.1. PMID 24869824. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ Carlson, Robert W. (1979). "Family Ichneumonidae". In Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd, Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D. (eds.). Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Vol. 2. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 359–364.
- ^ Poole, R.W.; Gentili, P. (1996). Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America. Vol 2: Hymenoptera, Mecoptera, Megaloptera, Neuroptera, Raphidioptera, Trichoptera. Rockville, Maryland: Entomological Information Services. pp. 793 pp. ISBN 1-889002-02-X.
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