Exetastes atrator (Forster, 1771)
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
- Exetastes atrator (Forster, 1771)
- Name authority
- (Forster, 1771)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Ichneumonidae
- Genus
- Exetastes
- 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
- genusExetastes
- speciesExetastes atrator (Forster, 1771)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Exetastes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Exetastes abdominalis Cresson, 1865 | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exetastes adpressorius (Thunberg, 1822) | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exetastes albicoxa Townes, 1978 | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exetastes albiger Kriechbaumer, 1886 | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exetastes allopus Meyer, 1927 | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exetastes alpius (Heinrich, 1952) | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exetastes amancoi Gauld & Ugalde, 2002 | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exetastes angustoralis Cushman, 1937 | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exetastes bifenestratus Cushman, 1937 | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exetastes bilineatus Gravenhorst, 1829 | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exetastes brevicornis Cushman, 1937 | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Exetastes buccatus Cushman, 1937 | IchneumonidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Exetastes cinctipes (Retzius, 1783) (Retzius, 1783) | synonym |
| Exetastes clavator (Fabricius, 1793) (Fabricius, 1793) | synonym |
| Exetastes junci (Geoffroy, 1785) (Geoffroy, 1785) | synonym |
| Exetastes sinuatorius (Thunberg, 1822) (Thunberg, 1822) | synonym |
| Exetastes tarsator (Fabricius, 1804) (Fabricius, 1804) | synonym |
| Exetastes osculatorius (Fabricius, 1787) (Fabricius, 1787) | synonym |
| Exetastes obscurator (Gmelin, 1790) (Gmelin, 1790) | 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.
- Forster, J.R. Novae species insectorum. Centuria I. London. 100 pp. (Ichneumonidae on pp. 81-85). (1771). 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:3DKQJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.