Species Details
Exetastes fornicator niger
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SeasonalitySpecimens have been collected from late June to mid-September (Townes & Townes 1978).
IdentificationBody and antennae entirely black. Legs reddish with coxae and trochanters black. Tibia and first tarsal segment of hind legs mostly dark brown.
Exestastes fornicator consists of a chain of subspecies extending across North America, with many intermediate specimens between recognizable subspecies (Townes & Townes 1978). This subspecies can be distinguished from E. f. exploratus by the darker coloured hind tibia (approximately half brownish in E. f. exploratus compared to mostly dark brown in E. f. niger).
Scientific Name
Exetastes fornicator niger
Habitat
No habitat associations other than general habitat of genus (see Exetastes genus page).
Seasonality
Specimens have been collected from late June to mid-September (Townes & Townes 1978).
Identification
Body and antennae entirely black. Legs reddish with coxae and trochanters black. Tibia and first tarsal segment of hind legs mostly dark brown.
Exestastes fornicator consists of a chain of subspecies extending across…
Body and antennae entirely black. Legs reddish with coxae and trochanters black. Tibia and first tarsal segment of hind legs mostly dark brown.
Exestastes fornicator consists of a chain of subspecies extending across North America, with many intermediate specimens between recognizable subspecies (Townes & Townes 1978). This subspecies can be distinguished from E. f. exploratus by the darker coloured hind tibia (approximately half brownish in E. f. exploratus compared to mostly dark brown in E. f. niger).
Life History
One adult specimen recorded from the goldenrod flowers (Solidago sparsiflora) (Townes & Townes 1978). Otherwise, information for this subspecies is not known. See Exetastes genus page for general life history.
Conservation
No information available.
Diet Info
No host records. Host is probably Lepidoptera: Noctuidae.
Range
This subspecies has been collected from southern BC east to Minnesota and south to New Mexico (Townes & Townes 1978).
Citation
Page Citation for Exetastes fornicator niger
Page Citation
"Species Details - Exetastes fornicator niger, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5962. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
References
Author
Townes, H. and M. Townes
Title
Ichneumon-flies of America north of Mexico: 7. subfamily Banchinae, tribes Lissonotini and Banchini.
Publication Date
1978
Series Title
Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, No. 26
Pages
614 pp.
Specimen Information
There are 2 specimens of this Species.
UASM93175 - Exetastes fornicator niger
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Unity
Collected ByFinkhorn, E.
Date Collected1925-08
UASM93176 - Exetastes fornicator niger
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, St. Albert
Collected ByStrickland, E. H.
Date Collected1943-08-05