Cryptini

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Cryptini is a tribe of ichneumon wasps in the Cryptinae (Ichneumonidae). The tribe contains numerous distributed across North and Central America, with particularly high diversity documented in Mexico. Taxonomic revisions have described many new and established synonymies for genera including Lymeon and Cryptanura.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Cryptini: /ˈkrɪptɪnaɪ/

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Identification

Members of Cryptini can be distinguished from other Cryptinae tribes by genitalic and wing venation characters used in identification keys. The tribe includes such as Lymeon, Cryptanura, Debilos, Diapetimorpha, Whymperia, and Acerastes, which are separated based on structural features of the , propodeum, and ovipositor.

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Distribution

North America including Mexico, with high in southern Mexico (Oaxaca State). The Neotropical Debilos has been recorded from Mexican fauna.

Similar Taxa

Other Cryptinae tribesDistinguished by genitalic and wing venation patterns; Cryptini specifically characterized by features of the areolet and propodeal structure

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Taxonomic research focus

Available literature on Cryptini consists primarily of taxonomic revisions and descriptions. The 2004-2013 revisions by Kasparyan and Ruíz Cancino added substantial Mexican fauna records, including five new species from Oaxaca (2013) and numerous new species in Lymeon (2004) and Cryptanura (2006). These works provide identification keys but do not address or .