Heterospilus nephilim

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ichneumonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Ichneumonoidea

Familia: Braconidae
Subfamilia: Doryctinae
Tribus: Heterospilini
Genus: Heterospilus
Species: Heterospilus nephilim

Name

• Heterospilus nephilim Marsh, 2013: 412, fig. 261

Holotype: ESUW, ♀, Apr. 1993, INBio-OET.

Type locality: COSTA RICA: Heredia, Est. Biol. La Selva 50-, 150m, 10°26 N, 84°01 W.

Etymology: The specific name is from the Hebrew, Nephilim, which refers to the Biblical giants of the Old Testament and is in reference to the large size of this species.

References

• Marsh, P.M., Wild, A.L. & Whitfield, J.B. 2013. The Doryctinae (Braconidae) of Costa Rica: genera and species of the tribe Heterospilini. ZooKeys 347: 1–474. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.347.6002 Reference page.  [original description: p. 412, fig. 261]