Aplomerus
Provancher, 1886
A small of in the Xoridinae (Ichneumonidae). The genus exhibits a disjunct distribution across North America, Japan, and southeast Asia. Eight are currently recognized, including two described from the Oriental region (Thailand and Vietnam) and one from Japan. Aplomerus is considered a basal lineage within Xoridinae.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Aplomerus: /əˈplɒmərəs/
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Identification
within Aplomerus can be distinguished by features of the propodeum and third metasomal tergite . A. japonicus is characterized by a black body and resembles A. lineatulus from eastern North America but differs in propodeal and tergite sculpture.
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Distribution
Disjunct distribution: North America (predominantly Nearctic), Japan, and southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam).
Similar Taxa
- XoridinaeAplomerus is a within this ; other xoridine genera share the general body plan of ichneumonid but differ in specific morphological details and distribution patterns.
- A. lineatulusA. japonicus resembles this eastern North American but is separable by propodeum and third metasomal tergite .
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Disjunctive distribution of the basal genus Aplomerus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Xoridinae) in East Asia and North America, with a new species from Japan
- First record of the genus Aplomerus Provancher, 1886 <br />(Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Xoridinae) from the Oriental region, with descriptions of two new species