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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 |
| Species | |
| 335 listed species | |
Netelia is a genus of ichneumonid wasps in the subfamily Tryphoninae. There are over 330 described species in Netelia grouped into 12 subgenera.
Description and identification
Netelia 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°. Both their antennae and legs are conspicuously long for ichneumonids. 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.
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. The strong similarity between species has resulted in misidentifications as well as erroneous reports of species well outside of their natural ranges.
Distribution
This genus is cosmopolitan. The genus has a high density of species, with 81 species reported just between the United States and Canada, for example.
Species
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gauld, I.D. (1984). An Introduction to the Ichneumonidae of Australia. London: British Museum (Natural History). p. 413 pp. ISBN 0-565-00895-1.
- ^ 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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