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Ecphylus silesiacus (Ratzeburg, 1848)

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
Ecphylus silesiacus (Ratzeburg, 1848)
Name authority
(Ratzeburg, 1848)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Braconidae
Genus
Ecphylus
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. familyBraconidae
  11. genusEcphylus
  12. speciesEcphylus silesiacus (Ratzeburg, 1848)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Ecphylus janzeni Marsh, 2002BraconidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ecphylus lamellus Marsh, 2002BraconidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ecphylus lepturgi Rohwer, 1913BraconidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ecphylus melinus Marsh, 2002BraconidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ecphylus micrommatus Marsh, 2002BraconidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ecphylus nigriceps Ashmead, 1896BraconidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ecphylus optilus Marsh, 1965BraconidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ecphylus pallidus Ashmead, 1896BraconidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ecphylus sollus Marsh, 2002BraconidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ecphylus texanus Brues, 1907BraconidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ecphylus topali Papp, 1993BraconidaeArthropodaAccepted 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
Ecphylus pinicola Hedqvist, 1967 Hedqvist, 1967synonym
Ecphylus eccoptogastri (Ratzeburg, 1848) (Ratzeburg, 1848)synonym
Ecphylus beltrani Docavo Alberti, 1960 Docavo Alberti, 1960synonym
Ecphylus minutissimus (Ratzeburg, 1848) (Ratzeburg, 1848)synonym
Ecphylus carinatus Hedqvist, 1967 Hedqvist, 1967synonym
Ecphylus chaetoptelii Gautier & Russo, 1925 Gautier & Russo, 1925synonym
Ecphylus hylesini (Ratzeburg, 1848) (Ratzeburg, 1848)synonym

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. Ratzeburg, J.T.C. Die Ichneumonen der Forstinsecten in forstlicher und entomologischer Beziehung. Zweiter Band. Berlin. 238 pp. (1848). 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:38NVY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.