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Ctenochira inflata Townes & Townes, 1949

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
Ctenochira inflata Townes & Townes, 1949
Name authority
Townes & Townes, 1949
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Ichneumonidae
Genus
Ctenochira
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. genusCtenochira
  12. speciesCtenochira inflata Townes & Townes, 1949

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Ctenochira clara Kasparyan, 1973IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ctenochira debilis Townes & Townes, 1949IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ctenochira deplanata Townes & Townes, 1949IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ctenochira dilatata (Provancher, 1875)IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ctenochira edolensis (Ozols, 1959)IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ctenochira extricata (Davis, 1897)IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ctenochira galla Kasparyan, 1973IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ctenochira grossa (Brischke, 1871)IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ctenochira irrisa Kasparyan, 1973IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ctenochira longicauda Kasparyan, 1976IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ctenochira marginata (Holmgren, 1857)IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ctenochira nata Kasparyan, 1973IchneumonidaeArthropodaAccepted 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. Townes, H.K.; Townes, M. A revision of the genera and of the American species of Tryphoninae Part I. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 42:321-395. (1949). 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:325G5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.