Dr. Charles C. Porter compiled this list from his long-term studies
in the NATL woods.
Because ichneumons are a very large group of mostly inconspicuous
parasitoid wasps, they have no vernacular names. In addition to
the scientific name of each species, the host(s) that the species
attacks is listed. Dr. Porter is currently a Research Associate
with the Florida State Collection of Arthropods. He received his
PhD from Harvard in 1967 and was Professor of Biology at Fordham
University, 1972–1993. His research interests are the taxonomy
and ecology of Hymenoptera (esp. Ichneumonidae) in the New World.
Scientific name | Host(s) |
---|---|
Subfamily Ephialtinae | |
Calliephialtes grapholithae | Caterpillars in galls, nuts, burrows, cases |
Iseropus coelebs | Cocoons of Malacosoma, Hemerocampa, etc. |
Tromatobia rufopectus | Egg sacs of spiders: Argiope, Araneus |
Zaglyptus varipes incompletus | Spider egg sacs |
Acrotaphus wiltii | Argiopid spiders |
Itoplectis conquisitor | Vast range of exposed or semi-exposed lepidopterous prepupae/pupae |
Coccygomimus aequalis | Wide range of lepidopterous prepupae/pupae:
e.g., Carpocapsa, Grapholitha |
Coccygomimus maurus | Wide range of lepidopterous prepupae/pupae: e.g., Hemerocampa, Orgyia |
Theronia hilaris | Unknown |
Neotheronia bicincta
floridana | Unknown |
Neotheronia septemtrionalis | Unknown |
Poemenia albipes | Appears to attack hosts in dead wood |
Podoschistus vittifrons | Coleopterous borers in dead deciduous trees |
Rhyssella new species | Xiphydriid larvae in dead deciduous trees |
Megarhyssa atrata atrata | Siricid larvae (Tremex, Eriotremex?) in dead deciduous trees |
Megarhyssa greenei floridana | Siricid larvae (Tremex, Eriotremex?) in dead deciduous trees |
Megarhyssa macrurus
macrurus | Siricid larvae (Tremex, Eriotremex?) in dead deciduous trees |
Subfamily Tryphoninae | |
Netelia spp. | Larger exposed Lepidoptera larvae |
Phytodietus rubellus | Smaller exposed Lepidoptera larvae |
Campothreptus nasutus | Unknown |
Polyblastus pedalis | Sawfly larvae: Croesus, Cladus, Apareophora |
Erromenus sp. | Nematine sawfly larvae |
Cteniscus sp. | Nematine sawfly larvae |
Idiogramma sp. | Larvae of Xyela (Symphyta: Xyelidae)
in staminate cones of pines |
Subfamily Brachycyrtinae | |
Brachycyrtus pretiosus | Prepupae/pupae of chrysopid Neuroptera |
Subfamily Labeninae | |
Labena grallator grallator | Xylophagous beetle larvae |
Subfamily Xoridinae | |
Odontocolon albotibiale | Xylophagous larvae |
Odontocolon ochropus | Unknown, but certainly wood borers (prob. Coleoptera) |
Xorides (Exomus)
humeralis piceatus | Xylophagous beetle larvae |
Xorides (Xorides) rileyi | Unknown |
Xorides (Xorides)
stigmapterus floridanus | Unknown |
Subfamily Gelinae | |
Chirotica sp. | Psychid Lepidoptera |
Polyaulon sp. | Unknown |
Mastrus sp. | Cocoons of Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, and of other Hymenoptera |
Endasys patulus | Sawfly cocoons |
Endasys rotundiceps | Unknown |
Endasys subclavatus | Unknown |
Endasys tyloidiphorus | Unknown |
Endasys aurarius | Unknown |
Phygadeuon sp. | Cyclorrhaphous fly pupae |
Dichrogaster sp. | Chrysopid cocoons |
Gelis sp. | In cocoons, sacs of Lepidoptera, ichneumonids,
braconids, chrysopids, spiders |
Agrothereutes lophyri | Sawfly and Lepidoptera cocoons |
Gambrus ultimus | Mostly Lepidoptera but some sawfly cocoons |
Gambrus polyphemi | Unknown |
Gambrus extrematis | Unknown |
Gambrus bituminosus | Unknown |
Aritranis affabilis | Borers in stems, twigs, grass culms: Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera
including tenthredinids, cephids, eumenids, Ceratina |
Aritranis nubecula | Unknown |
Ischnus cinctipes | Lepidoptera pupae |
Ischnus laurae | Unknown |
Baryceros audax | Cocoons of eucleid moths |
Baryceros candidus | Unknown |
Baryceros texanus | Unknown |
Mesostenus thoracicus | Lepidoptera cocoons: thin, frass or debris-covered,
or in short tunnels |
Mesostenus eisenii | Unknown |
Cryptanura banchiformis | Unknown |
Polycyrtus neglectus | Lepidoptera: Diaphania hyalinata |
Diapetimorpha brunnea | Presumably Lepidoptera prepupae/pupae |
Diapetimorpha macula
confederata | Unknown |
Diapetimorpha introita | Unknown |
Diapetimorpha rufigaster | Unknown |
Diapetimorpha acadia | Unknown |
Lymeon cinctiventris | Cocoons of Lepidoptera, chrysopids,
and spider egg cocoons |
Lymeon orbus | Unknown |
Polycyrtidea floridana | Lepidopterous pupae |
Mallochia new species #1 | Unknown |
Mallochia new species #2 | Unknown |
Pachysomoides fulvus | Polistes larvae, fuscatus group |
Pachysomoides stupidus | Polistes larvae, canadensis group |
Acerastes pertinax | Unknown |
Listrognathus nubilipennis | Unknown |
Listrognathus glomerata | Unknown |
Listrognathus rufitibialis | Unknown |
Listrognathus (Fenestula)
paludata | Unknown |
Messatoporus rufiventris | Aculeate Hymenoptera nests, esp. Pompilidae
(Auplopus and Phanagenia) |
Messatoporus discoidalis | Unknown |
Messatoporus compressicornis | Unknown |
Agonocryptus discoidaloides | Coleoptera and Lepidoptera borers
in twigs and branches of woody plants |
Subfamily Banchinae | |
Sphelodon phoxopteridis | Small Lepidoptera: Grapholitha, Choristoneura, etc |
Glypta rufiscutellaris | Lepidoptera larvae in concealed in leaf rolls or buds |
Lissonota spp. | Concealed Lepidoptera larvae |
Syzeuctus laminatus
floridanus | Concealed Lepidoptera larvae |
Eudeleboea brachydocis | Concealed Lepidoptera larvae |
Ceratogastra ornata | Noctuid lepidoptera larvae in composite florets/heads |
Banchus cressonii | Medium large lepidoptera larvae, esp. noctuids |
Subfamily Scolobatinae | |
Ctenopelma new species | Probably pamphiliid sawfly larvae |
Xenoschesis (Polycinetis) sp. | Typical subgenus reared from pamphiliid larvae |
Sympherta sp. | Unknown |
Alexeter sp. | Unknown |
Himerta leucofacia | Cimbicid sawfly larvae in genus Zaraea |
Phobetes sp. | Sawfly larvae: e.g., Ametastegia |
Hyperallus caliroae sp. | Sawfly larvae: Caliroa on Quercus oak |
Subfamily Porizontinae | |
Casinaria grandis (= texana) | Exposed large Lepidoptera larvae: e.g., Sibine stimulea |
Casinaria spp. | Exposed large Lepidoptera larvae |
Venturia spp. | Concealed microlepidoptera larvae |
Rhimphoctona sp. | Beetle larvae under bark: cerambycids |
Bathyplectes sp. | Weevil larvae: e.g., Hypera |
Campoletis sp. | Immature Lepidoptera larvae: noctuids |
Dusona spp. | Exposed Lepidoptera larvae, esp. geometrids |
Diadegma spp. | Small/medium Lepidoptera larvae |
Hyposoter spp. | Small, exposed Lepidoptera larvae |
Echthronomas (probably
ochreofrons ochreofrons) | Lepidoptera larvae: e.g., Tigrioides, Crambidia |
Subfamily Thersilochinae | |
Allophroides sp. | Larvae of xyelid sawflies |
Probles sp. | Unknown |
Stethantyx nearctica | Unknown |
Diaparsis sp. | Unknown |
Subfamily Ophioninae | |
Thyreodon atricolor
atricolor | Sphingid larvae |
Enicospilus peigleri | Medium, large Lepidoptera larvae |
Enicospilus flavus | Medium, large Lepidoptera larvae |
Enicospilus glabratus | Medium, large Lepidoptera larvae |
Enicospilus dispilus | Medium, large Lepidoptera larvae |
Enicospilus doylei | Medium, large Lepidoptera larvae |
Enicospilus americanus | Medium, large Lepidoptera larvae |
Enicospilus spp. | Medium, large Lepidoptera larvae |
Subfamily Mesochorinae | |
Mesochorus spp. | Other ichneumonids, braconids, even tachinid Diptera, which
are themselves primary parasites on Lepidoptera, symphytan Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, and even mirid Hemiptera |
Subfamily Metopiinae | |
Metopius (Peltales) notatus | Lepidoptera: e.g., Gluphisia, Actias, and Acronicta |
Colpotrochia fultoni | Unknown |
Leurus caeruliventris
borealis | Unknown |
Subfamily Anomalinae | |
Anomalon ejuncidum | Coleoptera, Lepidoptera larvae |
Agrypon prismaticum | Diverse Lepidoptera larvae |
Agrypon alpinum | Unknown |
Agrypon dioryctiae | Unknown |
Ophiopterus cincticornis | Unknown |
Ophionellus bridwelli | Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae, Oecophoridae, Olethreutidae,
Plutellidae, Tortricidae |
Therion texanum | Larger exposed Lepidoptera larvae: e.g., Arctiidae, Noctuidae, Notodontidae |
Therion new species | Unknown |
Heteroplema datanae | Datana (Notodontidae-this species),
other species on Lepidoptera larvae in Noctuoidea, Geometroidea, and Sphingoidea |
Subfamily Acaenitinae | |
Spilopteron formosum | Xylophagous beetle larvae: cerambycids |
Spilopteron occiputale | Xylophagous beetle larvae: cerambycids |
Spilopteron new species | Xylophagous beetle larvae: cerambycids |
Subfamily Helictinae | |
Gnathochorisis austrinus | Unknown |
Megastylus caseyi | Diptera larvae: e.g., Orfelia |
Subfamily Ichneumoninae | |
Protichneumon grandis | Sphingid Lepidoptera |
Ichneumon azotus | Many families of moths |
Ichneumon magniscopa | Many families of moths |
Ichneumon pulcher | Many families of moths |
Ichneumon punctifer | Many families of moths |
Ichneumon viola | Many families of moths |
Pterocormus weemsi | Many Lepidoptera families, esp. noctuids & arctiids |
Orgichneumon calcatorius | Lepidoptera: e.g., Heterocampa |
Trogomorpha trogiformis | Lepidoptera: e.g., hesperiids |
Protopelmus atrocoeruleus | Arctiid moths in genus Ecpantheria |
Tricholabus adventicus | Noctuids |
Setanta compta | Unknown |
Netanyacra leucopus | Lacinipolia (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) |
Cratichneumon variegatus | Lepidoptera: e.g., Citheroniidae, Noctuidae, Notodontidae |
Cratichneumon fuscovariegatus | Lepidoptera: e.g., Citheroniidae, Noctuidae, Notodontidae |
Cratichneumon pseudanisotae | Lepidoptera: e.g., Citheroniidae, Noctuidae, Notodontidae |
Cratichneumon vinnulus | Lepidoptera: e.g., Citheroniidae, Noctuidae, Notodontidae |
Cratichneumon proximus | Lepidoptera: e.g., Citheroniidae, Noctuidae, Notodontidae |
Cratichneumon paraparatus | Lepidoptera: e.g., Citheroniidae, Noctuidae, Notodontidae |
Cratichneumon paratus
pseudovinnulus | Lepidoptera: e.g., Citheroniidae, Noctuidae, Notodontidae |
Cratichneumon floridensis | Lepidoptera: e.g., Citheroniidae, Noctuidae, Notodontidae |
Cratichneumon flavipectus
mississippi | Lepidoptera: e.g., Citheroniidae, Noctuidae, Notodontidae |
Barichneumon libens | Smaller Lepidoptera: e.g., Pyralidae |
Barichneumon neosorex | Smaller Lepidoptera: e.g., Pyralidae |
Barichneumon archboldi | Smaller Lepidoptera: e.g., Pyralidae |
Barichneumon peramoenus
calliandros | Smaller Lepidoptera: e.g., Pyralidae |
Barichneumon carolinensis | Smaller Lepidoptera: e.g., Pyralidae |
Virgichneumon zebratus | Geometrid Lepidoptera |
Melanichneumon disparilis
flavidops | Lepidoptera: Protoboarmia, Coryphista |
Melanichneumon dreisbachi | Unknown |
Melanichneumon heiligbrodtii | Unknown |
Melanichneumon honestus
milleri | Unknown |
Limonethe maurator | Unknown |
Carinodes havanensis | Lepidoptera |
Gnamptopelta obsidianator
obsidianator | Sphingid Lepidoptera larvae on Vitis |
Gnamptopelta obsidianator austrina | Sphingid Lepidoptera larvae on Vitis |
Tricyphus elegans | Sphingid Lepidoptera larvae: e.g., Ampeloeca |
Trogus pennator | Papilionid and occasionally nymphalid Lepidoptera |
Platylabus clarus | Lepidoptera, almost exclusively geometrids |