Plutarchia (wasp)

Plutarchia is a genus of chalcid wasp in the subfamily Eurytominae. Alexandre Arsène Girault first circumscribed the genus in 1925; its name honors Plutarch. The genus initially only comprised its type species, P. bicarinativentris, found in Australia. Subsequent species from South Asia and Nigeria have been described and transferred to Plutarchia.

Plutarchia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Eurytomidae
Subfamily:	Eurytominae
Genus:	Plutarchia Girault, 1925[1]
Type species
Plutarchia bicarinativentris Girault, 1925[1]

Biology

Species in the genus Plutarchia are parasitoids of the puparia of leaf-miner flies.^[2]

Distribution

Species in the genus Plutarchia have been found in Africa, South Asia, and Australasia.^[2] Of the described species, one is from Africa, one is from Australia, and 11 are from South Asia.^[2]

Species

As of 2021^[update], the Universal Chalcidoidea Database recognizes the following 13 species:^[3]

• Plutarchia bengalensis Narendran & Padmasenan, 1990^[4]
• Plutarchia bicarinativentris Girault, 1925^[1][5]
• Plutarchia carinata Narendran & Padmasenan, 1990^[4]
• Plutarchia fronta Narendran, 1994^[2]
• Plutarchia gastris Narendran, 1994^[2]
• Plutarchia giraulti Subba Rao, 1974^[6]
• Plutarchia gracillima (Dalla Torre, 1898)^[7][8][2]
• Plutarchia hayati Narendran & Padmasenan, 1990^[4]
• Plutarchia indefensa (Walker, 1860)^[9][6]
• Plutarchia keralensis Narendran & Padmasenan, 1990^[4]
• Plutarchia malabarica Narendran & Padmasenan, 1990^[4]
• Plutarchia marginata Narendran & Padmasenan, 1990^[4]
• Plutarchia neepalica Narendran, 1994^[2]

There are at least three additional undescribed species.^[2]

See also

• List of organisms named after famous people