''Anomalon'' is a large genus of
parasitoid wasp
Parasitoid wasps are a large group of hymenopteran superfamilies, with all but the wood wasps (Orussoidea) being in the wasp-waisted Apocrita. As parasitoids, they lay their eggs on or in the bodies of other arthropods, sooner or later causin ...
s belonging to the family
Ichneumonidae. This may be the only genus in the tribe Anomalonini, although ''Neogreeneia'' Viereck, 1912 is sometimes considered a valid genus of the tribe.
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These wasps are present worldwide, but most diverse in tropical regions. Twenty species are recorded from Costa Rica. In the ]Africa
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and the Middle East
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, they are well represented in dry habitats, but in the Americas
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are most common in very wet rain forests. Recorded hosts include tenebrionid
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Taxonomy
''Tenebrio'' is the Latin ge ...
or elaterid beetle larva
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The ...
e and noctuid
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and tortricid
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moth larvae.
Description
"The species of ''Anomalon'' can easily be recognized from other Anomaloninae
Anomaloninae is a subfamily of parasitoid wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. Several species provide beneficial services to humans by attacking forest or orchard pests.
Description and distribution
Species of Anomaloninae are slender, range i ...
by the combination of the following morphological features:
* notaulus indistinct, represented by a rugose area;
* fore wing with ''r-m'' joining 2/''M'' distal to 2''m-cu'';
* hind wing with distal abscissa of 2/''Cu'' entirely absent;
* epipleurum of third metasomal tergite separated by a crease just below the spiracle;
* mid tibia with a single apical spur."
Selected species
Species within this genus include:Biolib
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* ''Anomalon arcuatum :Anomalon ''is also the type genus of the ichneumon-wasp subfamily Anomaloninae.'' See ''Anomalon (genus)''.
In physics, an anomalon is a hypothetical type of nuclear matter that shows an anomalously large reactive cross section. They were first n ...
'' Dasch, 1984
* ''Anomalon arizonicum :Anomalon ''is also the type genus of the ichneumon-wasp subfamily Anomaloninae.'' See ''Anomalon (genus)''.
In physics, an anomalon is a hypothetical type of nuclear matter that shows an anomalously large reactive cross section. They were first n ...
'' Dasch, 1984
* ''Anomalon canadense :Anomalon ''is also the type genus of the ichneumon-wasp subfamily Anomaloninae.'' See ''Anomalon (genus)''.
In physics, an anomalon is a hypothetical type of nuclear matter that shows an anomalously large reactive cross section. They were first n ...
'' (Cresson, 1879)
* ''Anomalon constrictum :Anomalon ''is also the type genus of the ichneumon-wasp subfamily Anomaloninae.'' See ''Anomalon (genus)''.
In physics, an anomalon is a hypothetical type of nuclear matter that shows an anomalously large reactive cross section. They were first n ...
'' Dasch, 1984
* '' Anomalon coreanum'' (Uchida, 1928)
* '' Anomalon cruentatum'' (Geoffroy, 1785)
* '' Anomalon curvatum'' Dasch, 1984
* ''Anomalon ejuncidum :Anomalon ''is also the type genus of the ichneumon-wasp subfamily Anomaloninae.'' See ''Anomalon (genus)''.
In physics, an anomalon is a hypothetical type of nuclear matter that shows an anomalously large reactive cross section. They were first n ...
'' Say, 1836
* ''Anomalon exrufum :Anomalon ''is also the type genus of the ichneumon-wasp subfamily Anomaloninae.'' See ''Anomalon (genus)''.
In physics, an anomalon is a hypothetical type of nuclear matter that shows an anomalously large reactive cross section. They were first n ...
'' Walkley, 1958
* ''Anomalon floridanum :Anomalon ''is also the type genus of the ichneumon-wasp subfamily Anomaloninae.'' See ''Anomalon (genus)''.
In physics, an anomalon is a hypothetical type of nuclear matter that shows an anomalously large reactive cross section. They were first n ...
'' Dasch, 1984
* ''Anomalon fuscipenne :Anomalon ''is also the type genus of the ichneumon-wasp subfamily Anomaloninae.'' See ''Anomalon (genus)''.
In physics, an anomalon is a hypothetical type of nuclear matter that shows an anomalously large reactive cross section. They were first n ...
'' (Tosquinet, 1900)
* ''Anomalon glabrumm :Anomalon ''is also the type genus of the ichneumon-wasp subfamily Anomaloninae.'' See ''Anomalon (genus)''.
In physics, an anomalon is a hypothetical type of nuclear matter that shows an anomalously large reactive cross section. They were first n ...
'' Dasch, 1984
* ''Anomalon japonicum :Anomalon ''is also the type genus of the ichneumon-wasp subfamily Anomaloninae.'' See ''Anomalon (genus)''.
In physics, an anomalon is a hypothetical type of nuclear matter that shows an anomalously large reactive cross section. They were first n ...
'' (Uchida, 1928)
* ''Anomalon kozlovi :Anomalon ''is also the type genus of the ichneumon-wasp subfamily Anomaloninae.'' See ''Anomalon (genus)''.
In physics, an anomalon is a hypothetical type of nuclear matter that shows an anomalously large reactive cross section. They were first n ...
'' (Kokujev, 1915)
* ''Anomalon kurumensis :Anomalon ''is also the type genus of the ichneumon-wasp subfamily Anomaloninae.'' See ''Anomalon (genus)''.
In physics, an anomalon is a hypothetical type of nuclear matter that shows an anomalously large reactive cross section. They were first n ...
'' Kusigemati, 1983
* ''Anomalon kusigematii :Anomalon ''is also the type genus of the ichneumon-wasp subfamily Anomaloninae.'' See ''Anomalon (genus)''.
In physics, an anomalon is a hypothetical type of nuclear matter that shows an anomalously large reactive cross section. They were first n ...
'' Momoi, 1968
* ''Anomalon laterale :Anomalon ''is also the type genus of the ichneumon-wasp subfamily Anomaloninae.'' See ''Anomalon (genus)''.
In physics, an anomalon is a hypothetical type of nuclear matter that shows an anomalously large reactive cross section. They were first n ...
'' Brulle, 1846
* '' Anomalon montanum'' Dasch, 1984
* ''Anomalon nigribase :Anomalon ''is also the type genus of the ichneumon-wasp subfamily Anomaloninae.'' See ''Anomalon (genus)''.
In physics, an anomalon is a hypothetical type of nuclear matter that shows an anomalously large reactive cross section. They were first n ...
'' Cushman, 1937
* '' Anomalon nigritum'' Norton, 1863
* ''Anomalon ocellatum :Anomalon ''is also the type genus of the ichneumon-wasp subfamily Anomaloninae.'' See ''Anomalon (genus)''.
In physics, an anomalon is a hypothetical type of nuclear matter that shows an anomalously large reactive cross section. They were first n ...
'' Dasch, 1984
* '' Anomalon picticornis'' (Viereck, 1912)
* '' Anomalon reticulatum'' Cresson, 1865
* ''Anomalon victorovi :Anomalon ''is also the type genus of the ichneumon-wasp subfamily Anomaloninae.'' See ''Anomalon (genus)''.
In physics, an anomalon is a hypothetical type of nuclear matter that shows an anomalously large reactive cross section. They were first n ...
'' Momoi, 1968
* '' Anomalon vivum'' Cresson, 1879
* '' Anomalon yoshiyasui'' Kusigemati, 1985
References
Ichneumonidae genera
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