Pachysomoides

Finesha Lee
Biology Major
University of Georgia, Athens

Natural History
New World Species
Identification Guide
Photographs
References
Acknowledgements

Natural History

The genus Pachysomoides Strand is in the tribe of Lymeonina of the subfamily Cryptinae. Other names for this genus include Pachysoma Szepligeti and Polistiphaga Cushman (Burks, 1979). This genus is Neartic and Neotropic. The species of this small New World genus are parasitic in the nests of Polistes, or Vespidae, and are idiobiont pupal (or prepupal) parasitoids (Townes, 1969).

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New World Species

The following is a list of the species within the genus Pachysomoides (Townes, 1969).

Pachysomoides fulvus
Pachysomoides stupidus

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Identification Guide

The computerized indentification guide is not yet under construction. However, a guide may be found in The Key in Genera of Ichneumonidea, part 2 by Townes. Sorry for any inconviences.

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Photographs

The photo gallery is currently under construction. Those available for viewing are that of Pachysomoides stupidus. Other images of that species available are of the wing, the thorax, and the antennae.

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References

Townes. 1969. The Key in Genera of Ichneumonidea, part 2. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institution, no.12 . Oxford University Press. Oxford, England.
Burks, B.D., Paul D. Hurd, Jr., Karl V. Krombein, and David P. Smith. 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Smithsonian Institution Press.Washington D.C.

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Acknowledgements

I'd like to thank the lab of Dr. John Pickering for help in the development of this page. Special thanks goes to Jessica Tanner for providing a template for this page and to Bryan McLucas for technical support. Thanks also goes to Ryan Bartlett for editing this page.