Aptesini Smith & Shenefelt, 1955
(a tribe of cryptine ichneumons)

Subtaxon				Example images	Rank	Featured subtaxa	No of images	No of ID refs
Aconias tarsatus a cryptine ichneumon					Species		5 images
Aptesis a genus of cryptine ichneumons					Genus	3 subtaxa	45 images	4 ident. refs
Cratocryptus furcator a hymenopteran					Species			3 ident. refs
Cratocryptus subpetiolatus a hymenopteran					Species			3 ident. refs
Cubocephalus a genus of cryptine ichneumons					Genus	3 subtaxa	73 images	4 ident. refs
Demopheles corruptor a cryptine ichneumon					Species		18 images
Echthrus reluctator a cryptine ichneumon					Species		23 images	1 ident. refs
Giraudia a genus of cryptine ichneumons					Genus	1 subtaxa		3 ident. refs
Hemiphanes a genus of hymenopterans					Genus			1 ident. refs
Javra a genus of hymenopterans					Genus	2 subtaxa	21 images	2 ident. refs
Listrocryptus spatulatus a cryptine ichneumon					Species		31 images
Megaplectes monticola a cryptine ichneumon					Species		4 images	2 ident. refs
Oresbius a genus of hymenopterans					Genus			1 ident. refs
Parmortha parvula a cryptine ichneumon					Species		26 images	3 ident. refs
Parmortha pleuralis a cryptine ichneumon					Species			3 ident. refs
Plectocryptus a genus of cryptine ichneumons					Genus	1 subtaxa	29 images
Pleolophus a genus of cryptine ichneumons					Genus	1 subtaxa	55 images	4 ident. refs
Rhembobius tongue ichneumons					Genus	3 subtaxa	112 images	4 ident. refs
Schenkia a genus of cryptine ichneumons					Genus	1 subtaxa	52 images	1 ident. refs

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Tribe	Aptesini (a tribe of cryptine ichneumons)
Subfamily	CRYPTINAE (cryptine ichneumon wasps)
Family	ICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps)
Superfamily	ICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)
Suborder	APOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
Order	HYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division	Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
Infraclass	Neoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
Subclass	PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
Class	INSECTA (true insects)
Subphylum	HEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Aptesini is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Anon		Aptesini - Nøkkel til slekter genera key

Aptesini (a tribe of cryptine ichneumons) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

CRYPTINAE
(cryptine ichneumon wasps)

ICHNEUMONIDAE
(ichneumon wasps)

ICHNEUMONOIDEA
(braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)

APOCRITA
(bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)

HYMENOPTERA
(ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aptesini (a tribe of cryptine ichneumons)

BioInfo

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Aptesini (a tribe of cryptine ichneumons)

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