| Apechthis | |
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| Apechthis rufata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Subfamily: | Pimplinae |
| Tribe: | Pimplini |
| Genus: | Apechthis Förster, 1869 |
Apechthis is a genus of insects belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
The genus was first described by Arnold Förster in 1869.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. Body color changes depending on distribution, with yellow Apechthis species found towards the equator.
Species:
- Apechthis cantika Watanabe & Takasuka, 2013 - found in Indonesia
- Apechthis capulifera (Kriechbaumer, 1887)
- Apechthis ontario (Cresson, 1870) - as species name suggests, found in North America
- Apechthis quadridentata (Thomson, 1877)
- Apechthis rapae (Uchida, 1925) - found in South Korea, Japan, and Russia
- Apechthis rufata (Gmelin, 1790)
- Apechthis taiwana Uchida, 1928 - found in southern China and Taiwan.
References
- ^ "Apechthis Förster, 1869". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Watanabe, Kyohei; Takasuka, Keizo (2013-03-20). "Description of Apechthis cantika sp. n. from Sulawesi Is., Indonesia with redescription of the holotype of A. taiwana Uchida (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 31. Pensoft Publishers: 105–117. doi:10.3897/jhr.31.3813. ISSN 1314-2607.
- ^ Choi, Jin-Kyung; Song, Geun Myeong; Lee, Jong-Wook (2015-04-30). "Review of the Genus Apechthis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) from South Korea". Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity. 31 (2): 77–85. doi:10.5635/ASED.2015.31.2.077. ISSN 2234-6953.
- "Microlepidoptera and their parasites reared from field collections in the Northeastern United States : Schaffner, J. V. (John Valentine), b. 1888". Internet Archive. 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-09-05.