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Issue: Vol. 5706 No. 1: 9 Oct. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-10-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5706.1.8
Page range: 118-126
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The mature larva of Heinrichiella obscura (Gravenhorst) and a review of the larval morphology of Ophioninae [Hymentoptera: Ichneumonidae]

Department of Biology; Utah State University; 5305 Old Main Hill Logan; UT 84332; USA
Honorary Research Associate; National Museums of Scotland Chambers Street; Edinburgh EH1 1JF; UK
Hymenoptera larval morphology parasitoid Geometridae Ophioninae

Abstract

The mature larva of the western Palaearctic ichneumonid Heinrichiella obscura (Gravenhorst) is described for the first time and the morphology is placed in the context of the genus being a basal lineage of the Ophioninae. The described larvae of Ophioninae are reviewed and a new larval diagnosis of the family is provided.

 

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How to Cite

Wahl, D.B. & Shaw, M.R. (2025) The mature larva of Heinrichiella obscura (Gravenhorst) and a review of the larval morphology of Ophioninae [Hymentoptera: Ichneumonidae]. Zootaxa, 5706 (1), 118–126. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5706.1.8