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Aptesis

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Aptesis
Aptesis nigrocincta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Subfamily: Cryptinae
Tribe: Aptesini
Genus: Aptesis
Förster, 1850

Aptesis is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae. The genus was first described by Arnold Förster in 1850 and has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

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About 74 species are described:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Aptesis Förster, 1850". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ Poole, R.W.; Gentili, P. (1996). Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America. Vol 2: Hymenoptera, Mecoptera, Megaloptera, Neuroptera, Raphidioptera, Trichoptera. Rockville, Maryland: Entomological Information Services. pp. 793 pp. ISBN 1-889002-02-X.
  3. ^ Li, Tao; Sheng, Mao-Ling; Sun, Shu-Ping (16 April 2013). "Chinese species of the genus Aptesis Förster (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) parasitizing sawflies, with descriptions of three new species and a key to species". ZooKeys (290): 55–73. Bibcode:2013ZooK..290...55L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.290.4781. PMC 3677295. PMID 23794859.