Pedunculinae
| Pedunculinae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Attenboroughnculus tau | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Ichneumonoidea |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Subfamily: | Pedunculinae Porter, 1998 |
The Pedunculinae are a subfamily of ichneumon parasitic wasps erected by Charles Porter in 1998. De Ketelaere, Pullar and Broad (2026)[1] provide a key to the genera, including the newly (2026) identified Attenboroughnculus.[2]
Genera
As of May 2026, the Pedunculinae includes the following genera (all monotypic):
- Adelphion - A. pallibasis Townes, 1969: Tasmania
- Attenboroughnculus - A. tau De Ketelaere, Pullar & Broad, 2026: Chile[1]
- Monganella - M. variegata Gauld, 1984: Australia[3]
- Pedunculus - P. major Townes, 1969 - type genus from Chile
References
- 1 2 De Ketelaere, Augustijn; Pullar, Jennifer; Broad, Gavin R. (2026). "The description of a new genus of Pedunculinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Chile and a key to the world genera". Journal of Natural History. 60 (21–24): 1167–1180. doi:10.1080/00222933.2026.2663058.
- ↑ Perfetto, Imma (2026-05-08). "Wasp named in honour of Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday". ConnectSci. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Gauld ID (1984) An introduction to the Ichneumonidae of Australia, British Museum (Natural History) Publication No.895. 413 pp.
External links
Data related to Pedunculinae at Wikispecies
Media related to Pedunculinae at Wikimedia Commons