# Epitranus

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***Epitranus*** is a genus of [parasitoid wasps](/source/Parasitoid_wasp) belonging to the family [Chalcididae](/source/Chalcididae).[1] This genus is the sole representative of the subfamily [Epitraninae](/source/Epitraninae). **Epitranus** species are primarily distributed across tropical regions of the [Old World](/source/Old_World), including Africa and Australia. Notably, the genus has also been recorded in the [Nearctic](/source/Nearctic_realm) and [Indomalayan](/source/Indomalayan_realm) region, with *[Epitranus clavatus](/source/Epitranus_clavatus)* introduced there.

The oldest archived documentation of the Epitranus is the [Epitranus clavatus](/source/Epitranus_clavatus) from 1804.[2] A new species of Epitranus has been discovered, the [Epitranus longicaudatus](/source/Epitranus_longicaudatus) was first documented in 2024 and love in the [Indomalayan](/source/Indomalayan_realm) realm.[3]

The biology of ***Epitranus*** is not extensively documented. However, some species are known to target larvae of moths in the families [Crambidae](/source/Crambidae), [Pyralidae](/source/Pyralidae), and [Tineidae](/source/Tineidae). Additionally, certain species have been associated with ant and termite nests, indicating a possible [myrmecophilous](/source/Myrmecophily) or [termitophilous](/source/Termitophile) lifestyle.

Species:[1]

- *[Epitranus albipennis](/source/Epitranus_albipennis)* Walker, 1874
- *[Epitranus aligarhensis](/source/Epitranus_aligarhensis)* (Shafee & Dutt, 1986)
- *[Epitranus anervosus](/source/Epitranus_anervosus)* Steffan, 1957
- [Epitranus clavatus](/source/Epitranus_clavatus) (Fabricius, 1804)
- [Epitranus clypealis](/source/Epitranus_clypealis) Masi, 1943
- Epitranus crassicornis Boucek, 1982
- Epitranus elongatulus (Motschulsky, 1863)
- Epitranus erythrogaster Cameron, 1888
- Epitranus formicarius Walker, 1862
- Epitranus nitens Boucek, 1982
- Epitranus observator Walker, 1862
- Epitranus ramnathi (Mani & Dubey, 1973)
- Epitranus ruptator Walker, 1862
- Epitranus sedlaceki Boucek, 1982
- Epitranus stantoni (Ashmead, 1904)
- Epitranus teleute (Walker, 1838)
- Epitranus umbripennis Boucek, 1982
- Epitranus vicinus Boucek, 1982
- [Epitranus longicaudatus](/source/Epitranus_longicaudatus), 2024

## References

1. ["Epitranus Walker, 1834"](https://www.gbif.org/species/1363306). *gbif.org*. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

1. ["Epitranus - WaspWeb"](https://www.waspweb.org/Chalcidoidea/Chalcididae/Epitraninae/Epitranus/index.htm). *www.waspweb.org*. Retrieved 2026-01-20.

1. Binoy, C.; Santhosh, S.; Nasser, M. (2024-07-21). ["Epitranus longicaudatus: A new species of chalcidid wasps (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae, Epitraninae) from southern India"](https://www.biotaxa.org/jibs/article/view/85674). *Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics*. **10** (4): 737–745. [doi:10.61186/jibs.10.4.737](https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.10.4.737). [ISSN 2423-8112](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/2423-8112)

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