''Syrphoctonus'' is a
genus of
Ichneumonid
The Ichneumonidae, also known as the ichneumon wasps, Darwin wasps, or ichneumonids, are a family (biology), family of parasitoid wasps of the insect order Hymenoptera. They are one of the most diverse groups within the Hymenoptera with roughly 2 ...
wasps with many species around the world, of which more than 30 occur in Europe.
Members of this genus are
parasitoid
In evolutionary ecology, a parasitoid is an organism that lives in close association with its host (biology), host at the host's expense, eventually resulting in the death of the host. Parasitoidism is one of six major evolutionarily stable str ...
s on
hoverflies.
Name
The genus name is derived from
Ancient Greek ''Syrpho-'' "gnat" and ''-ctonus'' "killer", referring to the host of the genus.
References
* Fauna Europaea
Taxonomy of ''Syrphoctonus''
External links
Diplazontinae
Ichneumonidae genera
Taxa named by Arnold Förster
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