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Crytea melanothorax Heinrich, 1968

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
Crytea melanothorax Heinrich, 1968
Name authority
Heinrich, 1968
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Ichneumonidae
Genus
Crytea
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. genusCrytea
  12. speciesCrytea melanothorax Heinrich, 1968

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Crytea albicalcea Heinrich, 1968IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Crytea albifrons Heinrich, 1968IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Crytea albitrochanterata (Heinrich, 1938)IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Crytea bigilvata Heinrich, 1968IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Crytea cavillosa (Tosquinet, 1896)IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Crytea deutera Heinrich, 1968IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Crytea dubia (Szepligeti, 1908)IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Crytea frequentior (Heinrich, 1938)IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Crytea frontalis (Szepligeti, 1908)IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Crytea fuscomaculata Cameron, 1906IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Crytea gilvicornis Heinrich, 1968IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Crytea graciliventer Heinrich, 1968IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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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. Heinrich, G.H. Synopsis and reclassification of the Ichneumoninae Stenopneusticae of Africa south of Sahara (Hym.).Vol.IV. Farmington State College Press. pp.693-942. (1968). 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:3244G. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.