Echthromorpha is a widespread genus of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae.
Echthromorpha species are parasitoids of insects, usually the pupae of Lepidoptera.
Species There are 14 species:Catalogue of Life. (2025). https://www.catalogueoflife.org/?taxonKey=49QG retrieved 20 May 2025.Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. (2025) The Animal Diversity Web. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Echthromorpha/classification/#Echthromorpha retrieved 20 May 2025. Echthromorpha agrestoria (Swederus, 1787) Echthromorpha ashmeadi (Perkins, 1910) Echthromorpha ceramocare (Vachal, 1907) Echthromorpha gnathon Krieger, 1909 Echthromorpha hawaiiensis (Ashmead, 1900) Echthromorpha inimica (Smith, 1863) Echthromorpha intricatoria (Fabricius, 1804) Echthromorpha marquisensis Cheesman, 1928 Echthromorpha nigricornis (Smith, 1865) Echthromorpha nukuhivae Perkins, 1952 Echthromorpha plagiata (Smith, 1858) Echthromorpha quodi (Vachal, 1907) Echthromorpha tirathabae Perkins, 1937 Echthromorpha walkeri Cameron, 1886
Distribution These wasps are found in the Afrotropical, Indomalayan, Australasian, and Oceanian realms. Most species have restricted distributions in Australasia and Oceania, but Echthromorpha agrestoria is widespread from Africa to Oceania.GBIF (2025) Echthromorpha Holmgren, 1868. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. https://www.gbif.org/species/1304646 retrieved 20 May 2025.
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