Ophion (insect)
Ophion is a genus of ichneumonid wasps, which are nocturnal, parasitic, and often seen at lights. They are mostly orange to yellow in colour and are endoparasites of insect larvae, particularly lepidoptera. They are very diverse but morphologically very similar. They have a worldwide distribution but the majority of species are found in the temperate zone.
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| Ophion bombycivorus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Subfamily: | Ophioninae |
| Genus: | Ophion Fabricius, 1798 |
The genus Ophion can be told by the absence of a transverse keel on the hind mesosternum. They also have a long membranous flange to the spur on the foretibia. They are subdivided into subgenera including Afrophion, Agathophiona, Alophion, Xylophion, Sclerophion and Rhopalophion.[1]
Ophion luteus
References
- Schwarzfeld, Marla D.; Broad, Gavin R.; Sperling, Felix A. H. (2016). "Molecular phylogeny of the diverse parasitoid wasp genus Ophion Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Ophioninae): Phylogeny of Ophion". Systematic Entomology. 41 (1): 191–206. doi:10.1111/syen.12152.
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