Pteromalus

Belongs within: Pteromalini.

Pteromalus is a genus of wasps parasitising a wide variety of insect hosts, including some commercially significant Lepidoptera pests (such as Pteromalus puparum on cabbage whites).

Characters (from Bouček 1988): Antenna inserted near to centre of face, with two anelli and six funicular segments; lower face with radiating striation; clypeus not large, poorly delimited; collar with distinct transverse carina or rectangular edge; prepectus small, horizontally shorter than tegula; scutellum mainly bare; propodeum mostly without strong plicae, propodeal apex broad, adpetiolar margin low.

Pteromalus Swederus 1795 (see below for synonymy)B88
    |--*P. puparum (Linnaeus 1758) [=Ichneumon puparum; incl. P. australicus Girault & Dodd in Girault 1915]B88
    |--P. abila Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. acraea Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. aglaope Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. albipennis [=Etoxys (*Habrocytus) albipennis]B88
    |--P. alcman Walker 1839W39a
    |--‘Habrocytus’ americus Girault 1917G17
    |--P. amphimedon Walker 1839W39a
    |--‘Habrocytus’ analisBM76
    |--P. aper Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. apharetus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. archidemus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. ariomedes Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. ariovistus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. artembares Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. artemon Walker 1839W39a
    |--‘Habrocytus’ australiensis Girault 1933G33
    |--P. automedon Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. baton Walker 1839 [=Habrocytus baton]B88
    |--P. bebryce Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. boreus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. cabades Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. cabarnos Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. calligetus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. carcinus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. cerealellae (Ashmead 1902) [=Catolaccus cerealellae, Habrocytus ceralellae]B88
    |--P. ceropasades Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. cerpheres Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. charops Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. cleophanes Walker 1839W39b
    |--P. coccorumR26
    |--P. codrus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. coelius Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. coryphe Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. cosingas Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. cosis Walker 1839W39b
    |--P. crocale Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. crotopus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. crotus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. daimenes Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. deiochus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. dercyllus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. deucetius Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. deudorix Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. docimus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. driopides Walker 1839W39b
    |--P. druso Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. elevatus (Walker 1834) [=Eutelus elevatus, Habrocytus elevatus]HW96
    |--P. elpinice Walker 1839 (n. d.)B88
    |--P. elymus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. emathion Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. empoclus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. erasippus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. ergias Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. fabia Walker 1839 (n. d.)B88
    |--P. faustina Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. favorinus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. flavicornis (Girault & Dodd in Girault 1915) [=Uriellomyia flavicornis]B88
    |--P. flavius Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. fontanus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. gallarum [=Scelio (Pteromalus) gallarum]G20
    |--P. garibaldius (Girault 1938) [=Habrocytus garibaldia]B88
    |--P. gonatas Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. gorgasus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. hecato Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. hedymeles Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. hesus Walker 1839 (n. d.)B88
    |--P. hippo Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. intercusR26
    |--P. ipsea Walker 1839W39b
    |--P. irus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. isarchus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. janira Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. japis Walker 1839W39a
    |--‘Habrocytus’ kansensis Girault 1917G17
    |--P. laogore Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. lentulus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. leodocus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. leogoras Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. lucilla Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. merope Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. mutia Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. mycale Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. mydon Walker 1839W39b
    |--P. niphe Walker 1839 [=Habrocytus niphe]B88
    |--P. nyctimus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. nypsius Walker 1839W39a
    |--‘Habrocytus’ obscuripes Ashmead 1890GM79
    |--P. ormenus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. orneus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. ornytus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. oroetes Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. orsippus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. ortalus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. orthia Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. phyllus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. pione Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. pirus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. pronax Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. prothous Walker 1839W39b
    |--‘Habrocytus’ quinquefasciatus Girault 1916GM79
    |--P. rhaeo Walker 1839W39b
    |--P. samus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. saptine Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. semotus (Walker 1834) [=Eutelus semotus, Habrocytus semotus; incl. H. milleri Delucchi & Verbeke 1953]B88
    |--P. sequester Walker 1835 [incl. Habrocytus medicaginis Gahan 1914]B88
    |--P. sisenna Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. sophax Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. sophron Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. styrus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. tabacum (Fitch 1863)GM79
    |--P. telon Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. tenuisW39a
    |--P. tereus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. thessalus Walker 1839W39a
    |--‘Habrocytus’ thyridopterigisB37
    |--P. tiburtus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. tigasis Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. toxicrate Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. traulus Walker 1839W39b
    |--P. unca Walker 1839 [=Habrocytus unca]B88
    |--P. vala Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. vibullius Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. vindalius Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. vopiscus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. vulso Walker 1839W39b
    |--P. zelus Walker 1839W39a
    |--P. zipaetes Walker 1839W39a
    `--P. zonaras Walker 1839W39a

Pteromalus Swederus 1795 [incl. Colas Curtis 1827, Gnatho Curtis 1829, Habrocytus Thomson 1878, Heterolaccus Masi 1937, Metopachia Westwood 1839]^B88

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[B37] Balduf, W. V. 1937. Bionomic notes on the common bagworm, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis Haw., (Lepid., Psychidae) and its insect enemies (Hym., Lepid.). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 39 (7): 169–184.

[BM76] Bohart, R. M. & A. S. Menke. 1976. Sphecid Wasps of the World. University of California Press: Berkeley.

[B88] Bouček, Z. 1988. Australasian Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera): A biosystematic revision of genera of fourteen families, with a reclassification of species. CAB International: Wallingford (UK).

[G17] Girault, A. A. 1917. Descriptiones hymenopterorum chalcidoidicarum variorum cum observationibus. V. Privately published (reprinted: Gordh, G., A. S. Menke, E. C. Dahms & J. C. Hall. 1979. The privately printed papers of A. A. Girault. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 28: 116–131).

[G33] Girault, A. A. 1933. Some beauties inhabitant not of the boudoirs of commerce but of Nature’s bosom—new insects. Privately published (reprinted: Gordh, G., A. S. Menke, E. C. Dahms & J. C. Hall. 1979. The privately printed papers of A. A. Girault. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 28: 304–305).

[G20] Goldfuss, G. A. 1820. Handbuch der Naturgeschichte vol. 3. Handbuch der Zoologie pt 1. Johann Leonhard Schrag: Nürnberg.

[GM79] Gordh, G., A. S. Menke, E. C. Dahms & J. C. Hall. 1979. The privately printed papers of A. A. Girault. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 28: 1–400.

[HW96] Hoebeke, E. R., & A. G. Wheeler Jr. 1996. Pteromalus elevatus (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae): North American records of an immigrant parasitoid of the gall fly Urophora jaceana (Diptera: Tephritidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 98 (1): 87–92.

[R26] Risso, A. 1826. Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l’Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes maritimes vol. 5. F.-G. Levrault: Paris.

[W39a] Walker, F. 1839a. Monographia Chalciditum vol. 1. Hyppolitus Ballière: London.

[W39b] Walker, F. 1839b. Monographia Chalciditum vol. 2. Species collected by C. Darwin, Esq. Hyppolite Baillière: London.