Phygadeuontini

Head and mesosoma in lateral view of Aclastus, from Gauld (1984).

Belongs within: Ichneumonidae.
Contains: Paraphylax, Gelis.

The Phygadeuontini are a diverse group of ichneumon wasps, most species of which are small with two bullae in the forewing vein 2m-cu (Gauld 1984).

See also: Ant-like ichneumons.

<==Phygadeuontini [Gelini] G84
    |--Hemitelina G84
    |    |--Hemiteles MS01
    |    |    |--H. crassicornis MS01
    |    |    |--H. limbatus MS01
    |    |    |--H. rufipleuris Szépligeti in Mocsáry & Szépligeti 1901 MS01
    |    |    `--H. sibiricus Szépligeti in Mocsáry & Szépligeti 1901 MS01
    |    |--Aclastus Foerster 1869 (see below for synonymy) G84
    |    |    |--*A. rufipes [=*Microplex rufipes] G84
    |    |    |--‘Hemiteles’ etorofuensis [=*Opisthostenus etorofuensis] G84
    |    |    `--‘Hemiteles’ solutus [=*Daetora soluta] G84
    |    |--Polyaulon G84
    |    |--Amblyaclastus Gauld 1984 G84
    |    |    `--*A. melanops Gauld 1984 G84
    |    |--Glyphaclastus Gauld 1984 G84
    |    |    `--*G. uvulus Gauld 1984 G84
    |    `--Austriteles Gauld 1984 G84
    |         `--*A. armatorius Gauld 1984 G84
    |--Mastrina G84
    |    |--Mastrus carpocapsae G84, R96
    |    |--Aclosmation Gauld 1984 G84
    |    |    `--*A. rufum Gauld 1984 G84
    |    `--Helcostizus G84
    `--Chiroticina G84
         |--Chirotica decorata G84
         |--Asmenophylax Gauld 1984 G84
         |    `--*A. minutus Gauld 1984 G84
         |--Astomaspis Foerster 1869 (see below for synonymy) G84
         |    |--*A. metathoracica G84
         |    |--‘*Syrites’ acanthogaster G84
         |    |--A. froggatti G84
         |    |--A. ruficollis [=*Caenopimpla ruficollis] G84
         |    |--A. ruficornis G84
         |    |--‘*Caenoaulax’ striatus G84
         |    |--A. striola [incl. *Camptolynx striatus] G84
         |    `--‘*Acanthoprymnus’ violaceipennis G84
         |--Handaoia Seyrig 1952 G84
         |    `--*H. spinosa G84
         `--Lienella Cameron 1903 [incl. Marakelia Seyrig 1952] G84
              |--*L. nigripes G84
              `--‘*Marakelia’ albatoria G84

Phygadeuontini incertae sedis:
  Bathythrix G84
  Stilpnus G84
  Endasys G84
  Bentyra G84
  Meringops Townes 1970 G84
    `--*M. minipes G84
  Rhadinomastrus Gauld 1984 G84
    `--*R. elongatus Gauld 1984 G84
  Xenolytus Foerster 1869 [incl. Sternocryptus Roman 1925] G84
    `--X. bitinctus (see below for synonymy) G84
  Nipponaetes Uchida 1933 [incl. Potia Seyrig 1952, Thalops Townes 1958] G84
    |--*N. haeussleri [=Hemiteles (*Nipponaetes) haeussleri] G84
    |--‘*Thalops’ fessus G84
    `--‘*Potia’ inelegans G84
  Tryonocryptus Gauld & Holloway 1983 G84
    |--*T. nigridorsalis G84
    |--T. amicus G84
    `--T. gigas G84
  Phygadeuon MS01
    |--P. annulicornis MS01
    |--P. csikii Szépligeti in Mocsáry & Szépligeti 1901 MS01
    |--P. dumetorium A71
    `--P. lucidus Szépligeti in Mocsáry & Szépligeti 1901 MS01
  Dichrogaster Doumerc 1855 (see below for synonymy) G84
    |--‘Hemiteles’ aestivalis (see below for synonymy) G84
    |--‘Otacustes’ chrysopae [incl. *O. atriceps, *Chrysopoctonus atriceps] G84
    |--‘*Microtorus’ kichijoi G84
    `--‘Hemiteles’ longicaudatus [=*Xenobrachys longicaudatus] G84
  Isdromas Foerster 1869 (see below for synonymy) G84
    |--‘Hemiteles’ lycaenae [incl. Acrolyta aletiae, *Isdromas aletiae] G84
    |--I. granulatus Gauld 1984 G84
    |--‘Hemiteles’ monterai [=*Phatnacra monterai] G84
    |--I. paternicus Gauld 1984 G84
    |--‘*Daictimorpha’ peruviana G84
    |--‘*Larsephna’ varipes G84
    `--I. yuendumui Gauld 1984 G84
  Paraphylax G84
  Gelis G84

Aclastus Foerster 1869 [=Microplex Foerster 1869; incl. Daetora Foerster 1869, Opisthostenus Foerster 1869] G84

Astomaspis Foerster 1869 [incl. Acanthoprymnus Cameron 1905, Caenoaulax Cameron 1905, Caenopimpla Cameron 1900, Camptolynx Cameron 1911, Syrites Tosquinet 1903] G84

Dichrogaster Doumerc 1855 [incl. Brachycephalus Foerster 1869 non Fitzinger 1826, Brachycranium Ashmead 1900, Chrysopoctonus Cushman 1919, Microtorus Foerster 1869, Otacustes Foerster 1869, Xenobrachys Foerster 1869] G84

‘Hemiteles’ aestivalis [=*Brachycephalus aestivalis, *Brachycranium aestivale; incl. Microgaster perlae, *Dichrogaster perlae] G84

Isdromas Foerster 1869 [incl. Daictimorpha Viereck 1912, Larsephna Cameron 1903, Phatnacra Foerster 1869] G84

Xenolytus bitinctus [=Ichneumon bitinctus, Cryptus bitinctus, *Sternocryptus bitinctus; incl. *Xenolytus rufipes] G84

*Type species of generic name indicated

REFERENCES

[A71] Askew, R. R. 1971. Parasitic Insects. Heinemann Educational Books: London.

[G84] Gauld, I. D. 1984. An Introduction to the Ichneumonidae of Australia. British Museum (Natural History).

[MS01] Mocsáry, A., & V. Szépligeti. 1901. Hymenopterák [Hymenopteren]. In: Horváth, G. (ed.) Zichy Jenő Gróf Harmadik Ázsiai Utazása [Dritte Asiatische Forschungsreise des Grafen Eugen Zichy] vol. 2. Zichy Jenő Gróf Harmadik Ázsiai Utazásának Állattani Eredményei [Zoologische Ergebnisse der Dritten Asiatischen Forschungsreise des Grafen Eugen Zichy] pp. 121–169. Victor Hornyánszky: Budapest, and Karl W. Hierseman: Leipzig.

[R96] Roff, D. A. 1996. The evolution of threshold traits in animals. Quarterly Review of Biology 71 (1): 3–35.