American Entomological Institute

History
   1'. Occipital carina dorsally present and usually co...
     4'. Malar space ≤ 0.8x as long as basal width of man...
       5'. Mouthparts not or only slightly lengthened, glos...
         6. Hind wing with vein 1/Cu at most 0.6x as long as ...
           7'. Fore wing with vein Rs centrally almos...

Notes: general ichneumonid morphology, Ophionine wing venation, history and description of Ophioninae

8. Propodeum in lateral profile greatly enlarged; metapleuron short and deep. T2 in lateral profile long, generally longer than T3, and with laterotergite pendant. Mouthparts not particularly long, usually more or less concealed (New World).

Thyreodon

1. Thyreodon atriventris

2. Thyreodon atriventris

3. Thyreodon atriventris

8’. Propodeum in lateral profile not enlarged; metapleuron longer than high. T2 in lateral profile much shorter than T3, and with laterotergite folded under. Maxillae and labium elongate, projecting ventrally by distance about equal to length of supraclypeal area (southwestern USA to southern Brazil).

Rhynchophion

1. Rhynchophion flammipennis

2. Rhynchophion flammipennis

3. Rhynchophion flammipennis



Home Loans Identification Service Publications Founders Visiting the AEI Type Specimens Genera Ichneumonorum Nearcticae	History 1'. Occipital carina dorsally present and usually co... 4'. Malar space ≤ 0.8x as long as basal width of man... 5'. Mouthparts not or only slightly lengthened, glos... 6. Hind wing with vein 1/Cu at most 0.6x as long as ... 7'. Fore wing with vein Rs centrally almos... Notes: general ichneumonid morphology, Ophionine wing venation, history and description of Ophioninae up 8. Propodeum in lateral profile greatly enlarged; metapleuron short and deep. T2 in lateral profile long, generally longer than T3, and with laterotergite pendant. Mouthparts not particularly long, usually more or less concealed (New World). Thyreodon 1. Thyreodon atriventris 2. Thyreodon atriventris 3. Thyreodon atriventris 8’. Propodeum in lateral profile not enlarged; metapleuron longer than high. T2 in lateral profile much shorter than T3, and with laterotergite folded under. Maxillae and labium elongate, projecting ventrally by distance about equal to length of supraclypeal area (southwestern USA to southern Brazil). Rhynchophion 1. Rhynchophion flammipennis 2. Rhynchophion flammipennis 3. Rhynchophion flammipennis