Lanugo (wasp)

Lanugo is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae. The name refers to the word lanugo, meaning soft, downy hair, due to the hair found on species within this genus.[1] It differs from the otherwise similar genus Compsocryptus by its "moderately short, straight ovipositor rather than a longer upcurved one, axillus vein closer to anal margin of hind wing, front size of areolet narrower." [1]

Lanugo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Suborder:
Apocrita
Superfamily:
Ichneumonoidea
Family:
Ichneumonidae
Genus:
Lanugo

Townes, 1962[1]

Species

Species within this genus include:[2]

  • Lanugo bicincta
  • Lanugo brunnipennis
  • Lanugo cesta
  • Lanugo deserti
  • Lanugo excincta
  • Lanugo ferrugata
  • Lanugo flavipennis
  • Lanugo fraternans
  • Lanugo hebetis
  • Lanugo longuria
  • Lanugo picta
  • Lanugo polita
  • Lanugo retentor
  • Lanugo schlingeri
  • Lanugo sororia
  • Lanugo yucatan

References
  1. Townes, Henry Keith; Townes, Marjorie (1962). "Ichneumon-flies of American north of Mexico: 3 Subfamily Gelinae". United States National Museum Bulletin. 216 (3): 1–602. doi:10.5479/si.03629236.216.1-3.
  2. "Search all names, Results for "Lanugo"". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
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