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Dirhicnus ramealis (Nees, 1834)
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
- Dirhicnus ramealis (Nees, 1834)
- Name authority
- (Nees, 1834)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Pteromalidae
- Genus
- Dirhicnus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderHymenoptera
- suborderApocrita
- infraorderTerebrantes
- superfamilyChalcidoidea Latreille, 1817
- familyPteromalidae Dalman, 1820
- subfamilyPteromalinae Dalman, 1820
- tribePteromalini Dalman, 1820
- genusDirhicnus Thomson, 1878
- speciesDirhicnus ramealis (Nees, 1834)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dirhicnus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dirhicnus ferrierei (Hedqvist, 1959) | PteromalidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dirhicnus pirus (Walker, 1839) (Walker, 1839) | synonym |
| Dirhicnus separatus (Förster, 1841) (Förster, 1841) | synonym |
| Metopon (Dirhicnus) subcoeruleus Thomson, 1878 Thomson, 1878 | synonym |
| Pteromalus bubaris Walker, 1845 Walker, 1845 | synonym |
| Pteromalus cercides Walker, 1845 Walker, 1845 | synonym |
| Pteromalus gonatas Walker, 1839 Walker, 1839 | synonym |
| Pteromalus insidiator Foerster, 1841 Foerster, 1841 | synonym |
| Pteromalus nestocles Walker, 1845 Walker, 1845 | synonym |
| Pteromalus pirus Walker, 1839 Walker, 1839 | synonym |
| Pteromalus gallonius Walker, 1848 Walker, 1848 | synonym |
| Pteromalus separatus Foerster, 1841 Foerster, 1841 | synonym |
| Pteromalus sisenna Walker, 1839 Walker, 1839 | synonym |
| Pteromalus toxicrate Walker, 1839 Walker, 1839 | synonym |
| Dirhincus pirus (Walker, 1839) (Walker, 1839) | synonym |
| Pteromalus ramealis Nees, 1834 Nees, 1834 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- Nees von Esenbeck, C.G. (1834) Hymenopterorum Ichneumonibus affinium, Monographiae, genera Europaea et species illustrantes. J.G. Cottae, Stuttgart und Tübingen, Vol. 2, 448 pp.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:36RFQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.