Liotryphon is a genus of insect belonging to the family Ichneumonidae, in the subfamily Pimplinae.[1]

Liotryphon
Liotryphon caudatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Tribe: Ephialtini
Genus: Liotryphon
Ashmead, 1900
Type species
Liogaster punctulatus
Ratzeburg, 1848
Synonyms[1]
  • Liogaster Kriechbaumer, 1890
  • Apistes Seyrig, 1927
  • Apistephialtes Seyrig, 1928
  • Neoephialtes Constantineanu & Pisica, 1970

Taxonomy

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The genus was first described in 1900 by William Harris Ashmead[2] as a replacement name for Liogaster Kriechbaumer, 1890 (junior homonym of Liogaster Meyer, 1844). Liotryphon is also a senior synonym of Apistephialtes Seyrig, 1928, a replacement name for Apistes Seyrig, 1927 (junior homonym of Apistes Fischer, 1823).[1]

Species

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Liotryphon contains at least 27 species:[3]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Kang, Gyu Won; Lee, Jong Wook; Choi, Jin Kyung (2022). "New records of six species of the subfamily Pimplinae Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Korea". Journal of Species Research. 11 (1): 71–77. doi:10.12651/JSR.2022.11.1.071.
  2. William H. Ashmead (December 1900). "SOME CHANGES IN GENERIC NAMES IN THE HYMENOPTERA". The Canadian Entomologist. 32 (12): 368. doi:10.4039/ENT32368A-12. ISSN 0008-347X. Wikidata Q56197299.
  3. "Liotryphon Ashmead, 1900". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-05-31.