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Cryptus inculcator (Linnaeus, 1758)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Cryptus inculcator (Linnaeus, 1758)
Name authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Ichneumonidae
Genus
Cryptus
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderHymenoptera
  7. suborderApocrita
  8. infraorderTerebrantes
  9. superfamilyIchneumonoidea
  10. familyIchneumonidae
  11. genusCryptus
  12. speciesCryptus inculcator (Linnaeus, 1758)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Cryptus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Cryptus andalusiacus Spinola, 1843IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cryptus anzobicus Maljavin, 1968IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cryptus apiculator Schiodte, 1839IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cryptus areolatus Pratt, 1945IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cryptus avidus Woldstedt, 1877IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cryptus azurescens Schiodte, 1839IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cryptus brunniventris (Ratzeburg, 1848)IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cryptus bucculentus Tschek, 1871IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cryptus campactus Rudow, 1882IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cryptus filiformis Fonscolombe, 1850IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cryptus fortunatus Maljavin, 1967IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cryptus gravenhorstii Fonscolombe, 1850IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Cryptus albopictus Seyrig, 1928 Seyrig, 1928synonym
Cryptus filicornis Ratzeburg, 1844 Ratzeburg, 1844ambiguous synonym
Cryptus regenerator (Panzer, 1804) (Panzer, 1804)synonym
Cryptus sponsor (Fabricius, 1793) (Fabricius, 1793)synonym
Cryptus lippensis Rudow, 1883 Rudow, 1883synonym
Cryptus pictor (Villers, 1789) (Villers, 1789)synonym
Cryptus bicolor Rudow, 1882 Rudow, 1882ambiguous synonym
Cryptus erythrosoma Rudow, 1882 Rudow, 1882synonym
Cryptus quadrilineatus Gravenhorst, 1829 Gravenhorst, 1829synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Linnaeus, C. von. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurnetii Salvii, Holmiae. 824 pp. (A photographic facsimile by British Museum (Natural History), London. 1956.). (1758). Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:323SX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.