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Lanugo (wasp)

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Lanugo
Lanugo picta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Genus: Lanugo
Townes, 1962[1]

Lanugo is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae. The name refers to the Latin word lanugo, meaning soft, downy hair, due to the hair found on species within this genus.[1] This genus 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]

Species

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Species within this genus include:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ Kasparyan, Dmitri R.; Ruíz-Cancino, Enrique (2005). Avispas parasíticas de plagas y otros insectos. Cryptini de México (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Cryptinae) Parte I. Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico: Autonomous University of Tamaulipas. pp. 134–140. Retrieved November 23, 2022.