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Taxonomy of Genus Chelonus Panzer, 1806


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
319
21125
328720
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
165
17348
314830
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Parasitica
Hartig, 1837
Parasitic Apocrita, Parasitic wasps, Parasitoid wasps
100
10917
147526
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Ichneumonoidea
Latreille, 1802
Braconids and Ichneumons, Ichneumonoid wasps
5
4552
77737
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyBraconidae
Latreille, 1829
Braconid wasps, Braconids
1771
32342
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCheloninae
Forster, 1862
21
1608
Genera
Species
TribeChelonini
Forster, 1862
8
1418
Genera
Species
GenusChelonus
Panzer, 1806
1144Species
Subnodes of Chelonus Panzer, 1806
SubgenusChelonus (Areselonus)
Braet, 1999
3Species
SubgenusChelonus (Baculonus)
Braet & van Achterberg, 2001
4Species
SubgenusChelonus (Carinichelonus)
Tobias, 2000
1Species
SubgenusChelonus (Chelonus)
Panzer, 1806
250Species
SubgenusChelonus (Cubochelonus)
Baker, 1926
2Species
SubgenusChelonus (Megachelonus)
Baker, 1926
6Species
SubgenusChelonus (Microchelonus)
Szépligeti, 1908
645Species
SubgenusChelonus (Parachelonus)
Tobias, 1995
10Species
SubgenusChelonus (Scabrichelonus)
He, Chen & van Achterberg, 1997
1Species
SubgenusChelonus (Stylochelonus)
Hellen, 1958
14Species
SpeciesChelonus abdominator Dahlbom, 1833
SpeciesChelonus adii Ranjith & Priyadarsanan, 2023
SpeciesChelonus adjaricus Tobias, 1976
SpeciesChelonus alboannulatus Szépligeti, 1896  ⇒ Chelonus (Parachelonus) pellucens
SpeciesChelonus albobasilaris Ashmead, 1894  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) cautus
SpeciesChelonus alejandrozaldivari Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus allokotosus Zhou, Achterberg, Tang & Chen, 2022
SpeciesChelonus analipennis Fahringer, 1934  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) erosus
SpeciesChelonus areolellus Baker, 1926  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) scrobiculatus
SpeciesChelonus asiacola Tobias, 2000
SpeciesChelonus atomos Rossi, 1790  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) inanitus
SpeciesChelonus audeodiae
SpeciesChelonus basimacula Cameron, 1887
SpeciesChelonus bicarinata Herrich-Schäffer, 1838
SpeciesChelonus biligiriensis Ranjith & Priyadarsanan, 2023
SpeciesChelonus binarius Geoffroy, 1785  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) inanitus
SpeciesChelonus bipustulatus Viereck, 1911  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) insularis
SpeciesChelonus bisulcata Herrich-Schäffer, 1838
SpeciesChelonus borisi Tobias, 2011
SpeciesChelonus buccatus Thomson, 1874  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) scabrator
SpeciesChelonus cameronii Dalla Torre, 1898  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) blackburni
SpeciesChelonus cardui Tobias, 2011
SpeciesChelonus catulus Marshall, 1885
SpeciesChelonus caucasicus Abdinbekova, 1969  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) kopetdagicus
SpeciesChelonus caudatus Thomson, 1874  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) retusus
SpeciesChelonus cavifrons Tobias, 2000
SpeciesChelonus celebesiensis Szépligeti, 1908  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) scrobiculatus
SpeciesChelonus chilonis Cushman, 1929  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) munakatae
SpeciesChelonus clavipes Curtis, 1837  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) decorus clavipes
SpeciesChelonus compressiscapus Szépligeti, 1898  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) contractus
SpeciesChelonus cretensis Tobias, 1999  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) kopetdagicus
SpeciesChelonus cunctator Papp, 1971
SpeciesChelonus cunctatricis De Saeger, 1942  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) ritchiei
SpeciesChelonus curvisulcatus Szépligeti, 1896  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) sulcatus
SpeciesChelonus declivus McComb, 1968
SpeciesChelonus dentata Panzer, 1805
SpeciesChelonus dilatus Papp, 1971  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) microphtalmus
SpeciesChelonus dispar Marshall, 1885  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) fenestratus
SpeciesChelonus diversus Walker, 1874
SpeciesChelonus ebeninus Fahringer, 1934  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) cylindrus
SpeciesChelonus emarginatus Herrich-Schaffer, 1838  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) retusus
SpeciesChelonus erythrothorax Marshall, 1898
SpeciesChelonus erytrogaster Lucas, 1846
SpeciesChelonus eurytheca Wesmael, 1838
SpeciesChelonus excavatus Tobias, 1972  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) exilis
SpeciesChelonus exogyrus Viereck, 1905  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) insularis
SpeciesChelonus expeditious Ranjith & Priyadarsanan, 2023
SpeciesChelonus falcatus Szépligeti, 1896
SpeciesChelonus filicornis Cameron, 1887  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) sericeus
SpeciesChelonus fissuralis Tobias, 1964  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) risorius
SpeciesChelonus flavonaevulus Abdinbekova, 1971
SpeciesChelonus fraterculus Holmgren, 1868  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) bispinus
SpeciesChelonus frivaldszkyi Shenefelt, 1973  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) erosus
SpeciesChelonus furtivus Tobias, 1986  ⇒ Chelonus (Stylochelonus) pusillus
SpeciesChelonus gustavogutierrezi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus gustavoinduni Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus harryramirezi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus hartmanguidoi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus hazelcambroneroae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus hiator Tobias, 1990  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) elegantulus
SpeciesChelonus hoffezi Tobias & Lozan, 2006
SpeciesChelonus iangauldi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus inanita
SpeciesChelonus integer von Block, 1799  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) oculator
SpeciesChelonus intermedius Thomson, 1874  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) obscuratus
SpeciesChelonus irilaminatus Zhou, Achterberg, Tang & Chen, 2022
SpeciesChelonus irrepertus Tobias, 1994  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) temporalis
SpeciesChelonus isidrochaconi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus janecheverriae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus jeffmilleri Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus jennyphillipsae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus jeremydewaardi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus jessiehillae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus jesusugaldei Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus jimlewisi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus jimmilleri Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus jimwhitfieldi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus johanvalerioi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus johnburnsi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus johnnoyesi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus jorgebaltodanoi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus jorgehernandezi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus josealfredohernandezi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus josefernandeztrianai Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus josehernandezcortesi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus josemanuelperezi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus josephinerodriguezae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus juanmatai Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus junkoshimurae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus kamtshaticus Tobias, 1986
SpeciesChelonus kateperezae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus kenosetrus Zhou, Achterberg, Tang & Chen, 2022
SpeciesChelonus kokoujevi Tobias, 2011
SpeciesChelonus komsingensis Ranjith & Priyadarsanan, 2023
SpeciesChelonus kui Tobias, 2000
SpeciesChelonus larsi
SpeciesChelonus luciariosae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus luteipes Thomson, 1874  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) submuticus
SpeciesChelonus luzmariaromeroae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus macrocerus Thomson, 1874  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) cylindrus
SpeciesChelonus macrodontus Zhou, Achterberg, Tang & Chen, 2022
SpeciesChelonus maculator Dahlbom, 1833
SpeciesChelonus maculatus Szépligeti, 1896  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) annulatus
SpeciesChelonus madagasakarensis Braet & Rousse, 2012
SpeciesChelonus magnifissus Tobias, 1986  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) risorius
SpeciesChelonus manuelpereirai Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus manuelzumbadoi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus marianopereirai Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus maribellealvarezae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus markmetzi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus markshawi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus martajimenezae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus matilei Braet & Rousse, 2012
SpeciesChelonus mayi Braet & Rousse, 2012
SpeciesChelonus mayrabonillae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus meganmiltonae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus melaniamunozae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus melanogastrus Ranjith & Priyadarsanan, 2023
SpeciesChelonus merdicus Rousse & Braet, 2012
SpeciesChelonus michaelstroudi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus michellevanderbankae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus mingfangi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus minor Fahringer, 1934  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) bimaculatus
SpeciesChelonus minorcarmonai Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus minorzunigai Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus miraventris Zhou, Achterberg, Tang & Chen, 2022
SpeciesChelonus moczari Papp, 2018
SpeciesChelonus monikaspringerae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus moniquegilbertae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus motohasegawai Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus muesebeck
SpeciesChelonus mutabilis Nees, 1816  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) oculator
SpeciesChelonus nataliaivanovae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus nelsonzamorai Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus nigrator Szépligeti, 1896  ⇒ Ascogaster quadridentatus
SpeciesChelonus nigrifemoratus Zhou, Achterberg, Tang & Chen, 2022
SpeciesChelonus nitens Reinhard, 1867  ⇒ Chelonus (Parachelonus) pellucens
SpeciesChelonus nitobei Sonan, 1932  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) pectinophorae
SpeciesChelonus normwoodleyi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus novis Ranjith & Priyadarsanan, 2023
SpeciesChelonus nucleolus Viereck, 1905  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) cautus
SpeciesChelonus oculatus Nees, 1816  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) oculator
SpeciesChelonus osvaldoespinozai Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus pamelacastilloae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus paulgoldsteini Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus paulhansoni Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus paulheberti Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus petronariosae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus planicornis Tobias, 1989  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) mongolicus
SpeciesChelonus provancheri Dalla Torre, 1898
SpeciesChelonus pulchricornis Szépligeti, 1898  ⇒ Chelonus (Parachelonus) pellucens
SpeciesChelonus pullatus Dahlbom, 1833
SpeciesChelonus ramyamanjunathae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus randallgarciai Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus rasnitsyni Tobias, 1992  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) elongatus
SpeciesChelonus rebeccakittelae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus rectus Papp, 1971  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) latrunculus
SpeciesChelonus rimatus Szépligeti, 1896  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) sulcatus
SpeciesChelonus rimulosus Thomson, 1874  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) sulcatus
SpeciesChelonus robertoespinozai Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus robertofernandezi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus rocioecheverriae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus rodrigogamezi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus ronaldzunigai Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus rosibelelizondoae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus rostermoragai Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus rudolphae Tobias, 1964
SpeciesChelonus rugigena Thomson, 1874  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) humilis
SpeciesChelonus ruthfrancoae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus sahyadriensis Ranjith & Priyadarsanan, 2023
SpeciesChelonus scaber Nees, 1816  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) scabrator
SpeciesChelonus scabricula Dahlbom, 1833
SpeciesChelonus schmiedeknechtii Szépligeti, 1898  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) olgae
SpeciesChelonus scottmilleri Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus scottshawi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus sculptilis Tobias, 1986  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) pilicornis
SpeciesChelonus sculpturatus Szépligeti, 1898  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) bimaculatus
SpeciesChelonus secutor Marshall, 1885  ⇒ Chelonus (Stylochelonus) pedator
SpeciesChelonus sergioriosi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus sergoriosi
SpeciesChelonus siangensis Ranjith & Priyadarsanan, 2023
SpeciesChelonus sigifredomarini Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus sigiriyansis Ranjith & Priyadarsanan, 2023
SpeciesChelonus speculator Marshall, 1885  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) cylindrus
SpeciesChelonus speijeri Tobias, 2011
SpeciesChelonus spinigaster Ahmad & Ghramh, 2018
SpeciesChelonus stevearonsoni Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus stevestroudi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus striatigenas Cameron, 1908  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) scrobiculatus
SpeciesChelonus subemarginatus Herrich-Schaffer, 1838  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) retusus
SpeciesChelonus subpamiricus Farahani & van Achterberg, 2018
SpeciesChelonus sujeevanratnasinghami Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus sureshnaiki Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus suturatus Szépligeti, 1898  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) corvulus
SpeciesChelonus texanoides Viereck, 1905  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) insularis
SpeciesChelonus texanus Cresson, 1872  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) insularis
SpeciesChelonus thomsonii Dalla Torre, 1898  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) latrunculus
SpeciesChelonus torbjornekremi Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus tricolor Tobias, 1976
SpeciesChelonus tritoma Marshall, 1898
SpeciesChelonus tuberculifer Tobias, 1967  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) mucronatus
SpeciesChelonus tuberculiventris Tobias, 1986  ⇒ Chelonus (Stylochelonus) pusillus
SpeciesChelonus variabilis Herrich-Schaffer, 1838  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) cylindrus
SpeciesChelonus varimaculatus Tobias, 1986  ⇒ Chelonus (Parachelonus) pellucens
SpeciesChelonus yami Sonan, 1932  ⇒ Chelonus (Microchelonus) tabonus
SpeciesChelonus yeimycedenoae Sharkey, 2021
SpeciesChelonus yurii Tobias, 2011
SpeciesChelonus zimini Tobias, 1972  ⇒ Chelonus (Chelonus) wesmaelii

Synonyms
Anomala von (Block, 1799)
Arichelonus (Viereck, 1913)
Chelonella (Szépligeti, 1908)
Cnelonus (Nees von Esenbeck, 1834)
Davisania (La Munyon, 1877)
Megachelonus (Baker, 1926)
Microchelonus (Szépligeti, 1908)
Neochelonella (Hincks, 1943)
Trachionus (Haliday, 1833)


Distribution of Chelonus Panzer, 1806
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Algeria


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Austria


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Bulgaria


Burkina Faso


Cameroon


Canada


Chile


China


Colombia


Costa Rica


Czech Republic


Democratic Republic of the Congo


Denmark


Estonia


Ethiopia


Finland
46 Species
France


Georgia


Germany


Greece


Hungary


India


Indonesia


Iran


Israel


Italy
24 Species
Japan


Kenya


Kyrgyzstan


Madagascar


Malawi


Mauritius


Mexico


Mongolia


Mozambique


Namibia


Netherlands


Nicaragua


Nigeria


Norway


Peru


Philippines


Poland


Republic South Africa


Russia


Senegal


Somalia


South Korea


Spain


Sudan


Sweden
50 Species
Switzerland


Syria


Taiwan


Tanzania


Tonga


Trinidad and Tobago


Tunisia


Turkey


Uganda


United Kingdom


USA
105 Species
Vietnam


Yemen


Zambia


Zimbabwe




Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds


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