Pedunculinae

Pedunculinae
Attenboroughnculus tau
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Ichneumonoidea
Family: Ichneumonidae
Subfamily: Pedunculinae
Porter, 1998

The Pedunculinae are a subfamily of ichneumon parasitic wasps erected by Charles Porter in 1998. De Ketelaere, Pullar and Broad (2026) provide a key to the genera, including the newly (2026) identified Attenboroughnculus.

Genera

As of May 2026, the Pedunculinae includes the following genera (all monotypic):

  1. Adelphion - A. pallibasis Townes, 1969: Tasmania
  2. Attenboroughnculus - A. tau De Ketelaere, Pullar & Broad, 2026: Chile
  3. Monganella - M. variegata Gauld, 1984: Australia
  4. Pedunculus - P. major Townes, 1969 - type genus from Chile

References

  1. 1 2 De Ketelaere, Augustijn; Pullar, Jennifer; Broad, Gavin R. (2026). "The description of a new genus of Pedunculinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Chile and a key to the world genera". Journal of Natural History. 60 (21–24): 1167–1180. doi:10.1080/00222933.2026.2663058.
  2. ↑ Perfetto, Imma (2026-05-08). "Wasp named in honour of Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday". ConnectSci. Retrieved 13 May 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ Gauld ID (1984) An introduction to the Ichneumonidae of Australia, British Museum (Natural History) Publication No.895. 413 pp.