The Tryphoninae comprise a worldwide subfamily of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae.
Behavior Most species of the Tryphoninae are koinobiont ectoparasitoids of Symphyta larvae, but members of some genera (e.g. Netelia) are ectoparasitoids of Lepidoptera larvae. Tryphonines have a hair-margined clypeus and two longitudinal parallel ridges occur on the first tergite. The female sometimes has stalked eggs projecting from her ovipositor.
Distribution The family Tryphoninae is cosmopolitan with the greatest biodiversity in the Holarctic.
Tribes and genera , the following eight tribes are recognized. Fifty-five extant genera are described as well as at least 3 extinct genera.
Tribe Ankylophonini Gauld, 1984 Ankylophon Gauld, 1984
Tribe Eclytini Townes & Townes, 1945 Eclytus Holmgren, 1857
Tribe Exenterini Förster, 1869 Acrotomus Holmgren, 1857 Cteniscus Haliday, 1832 Cycasis Townes, 1965 Eremodolius Kasparyan, 1985 Eridolius Förster, 1869 Excavarus Davis, 1897 Exenterus Hartig, 1837 Exyston Schiødte, 1839 Kerrichia Mason, 1962 Kristotomus Mason, 1962 Orthodolius Kasparyan, 2024 Orthomiscus Mason, 1955 Scapnetes Townes, 1969 Schelocentrus Kasparyan, 1976 Smicroplectrus Thomson, 1883
Tribe Idiogrammatini Cushman, 1942 Idiogramma Förster, 1869 †Urotryphon Townes 1973
Tribe Oedemopsini Woldstedt, 1877 Acaenitellus Morley Atopotrophos Cushman Cladeutes Townes, 1969 Debophanes Gauld Hercus Townes, 1969 Leptixys Townes, 1969 Neliopisthus Thomson, 1883 Oedemopsis Tschek, 1869 Scudderopsis Bennett †Thymariodes Kasparyan, 1988 Thymaris Forster, 1869 Zagryphus Cushman
Tribe Phytodietini Hellén, 1915 †Biamosa Khalaim Brevitubulus Wang, 1987 Netelia Gray, 1860 Phytodietus Gravenhorst, 1829
Tribe Sphinctini Förster, 1869 Sphinctus Gravenhorst, 1829
Tribe Tryphonini Shuckard, 1840 Aridella Kasparyan, 1970 Boethella Bennett, 2003 Boethus Forster, 1869 Chiloplatys Townes & Townes, 1945 Cosmoconus Forster, 1869 Ctenochira Forster, 1855 Dyspetes Forster, 1869 Erromenus Holmgren, 1857 Grypocentrus Ruthe, 1855 Ibornia Seyrig, 1936 Lagoleptus Townes, 1969 Ledora Kasparya, 1983 Leviculus Townes, 1969 Megatryphon Cockerell, 1924 Monoblastus Hartig, 1837 Neleges Forster, 1869 Otoblastus Förster, 1869 Parablastus Constantineanu, 1973 Polyblastus Hartig, 1837 Thibetoides Davis, 1879 Tryphon Fallén, 1813 Zambion Kasparyan, 1993
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References
Further reading Townes, H.K. (1969) Genera of Ichneumonidae, Part 1 (Ephialtinae, Tryphoninae, Labiinae, Adelognathinae, Xoridinae, Agriotypinae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 11: 1–300.
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Diagnostic characters Waspweb