Diplazon

Nees, 1818

Species Guides

Diplazon deletus
Diplazon laetatorius(Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp)
Diplazon pectoratorius

Diplazon is a of in the Ichneumonidae, Diplazontinae. The genus has distribution with records from Europe, North America, and Asia. in this genus are known to parasitize syrphid fly larvae (hoverflies), with D. laetatorius being the most studied species. At least nine species occur in Japan alone, indicating substantial regional diversity.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Diplazon: /ˈdɪpləzɒn/

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Distribution

distribution. Recorded from Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (Vermont, USA), and Asia (Japan, with nine confirmed; South Korea).

Host Associations

Syrphidae - Larvae of hoverflies; documented for D. laetatorius

Ecological Role

agent of syrphid fly

More Details

Wolbachia endosymbionts

bacterial endosymbionts are present in Diplazon and can distort results, potentially complicating identification based on molecular data.

Taxonomic research status

The Japanese fauna has been recently reviewed (2021), resulting in revised distribution records: D. pallicoxa newly recorded from Japan, while D. orientalis and D. tibiatorius were removed from the Japanese fauna based on corrected identifications.