Erromenus defrictus Townes & Townes, 1949
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
- Erromenus defrictus Townes & Townes, 1949
- Name authority
- Townes & Townes, 1949
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Ichneumonidae
- Genus
- Erromenus
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderHymenoptera
- suborderApocrita
- infraorderTerebrantes
- superfamilyIchneumonoidea
- familyIchneumonidae
- genusErromenus
- speciesErromenus defrictus Townes & Townes, 1949
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Erromenus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Erromenus apertus Townes & Gupta, 1992 | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Erromenus fumatus Brischke, 1871 | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Erromenus glabrosus Davis, 1897 | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Erromenus irrasus Townes & Gupta, 1992 | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Erromenus junior (Thunberg, 1822) | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Erromenus labidus Townes & Gupta, 1992 | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Erromenus lacunosus Kasparyan, 1973 | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Erromenus nasalis Townes & Townes, 1949 | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Erromenus planus Townes & Townes, 1949 | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Erromenus plebejus (Woldstedt, 1878) | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Erromenus punctatus (Woldstedt, 1878) | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Erromenus punctidens Townes & Gupta, 1992 | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- 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:3B9N8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.