Listrodromus is a genus of ichneumon wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae. These wasps are parasitoids of butterflies of the family Lycaenidae, laying eggs in the caterpillars.

Listrodromus
Listrodromus nycthemerus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Tribe: Ichneumonini
Genus: Listrodromus
Wesmael, 1845
Type species
Listrodromus nycthemerus

Species edit

The following species are classified in the genus:[2]

References edit

  1. ^ I. D. Gauld (1984). An Introduction to the Ichneumonidae of Australia (PDF). British Museum (Natural History). ISBN 0-565-00895-1.
  2. ^ "Listrodromus Wesmael, 1845". GBIF. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Matthias Riedel (2023). "New contribution to the Oriental species of Anisobas WESMAEL and Listrodromus WESMAEL (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae)". Linzer biologische Beiträge. 54 (2): 625–639. doi:10.35011/lbb.54.2-43.