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Therion

Description

Therion, Greek for "wild animal" or "beast" (θηρίον), may refer to:


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)1294253https://www.gbif.org/species/1294253
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)257295https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=257295
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Ichneumonidae : Therion
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
-Pancrustacea
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
-CercofilataKukalová-Peck 1987
classInsectaLinnaeus 1758
-Dicondylia
-ParanotaliaSroka et al. 2014
subclassPterygotaBrauer 1885
-NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
-Holometabola
orderHymenopteraLinnaeus 1758
-UnicalcaridaSchulmeister et al. 2002
suborderVespina
suborderApocritaGerstaecker 1867
superfamilyIchneumonoideaLatreille 1802
familyIchneumonidaeLatreille 1802
-OphioniformesGauld 1985
subfamilyAnomaloninaeViereck 1918
tribeGravenhorstiiniEnderlein 1912
genusTherionCurtis 1829
Scientific NameTherion Curtis, 1829
Name Published InGuide Brit. Ins., (4
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Theriongenusbelongs to Ichneumonidaestated with evidenceZhang et al., 1994
Theriongenusbelongs to Gravenhorstiinistated with evidenceWahl, 2014
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (33%)
First Recorded Appearance37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. Zhang, B. Sun, and X. Zhang. 1994. Miocene insects and spiders from Shanwang, Shandong
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therion

External Images

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Exochilum inusitatum
species
listed (PBDB)137.2 Ma
Eocene
37.2 Ma
Eocene
Therion brachypodicum
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
120.4 Ma
Miocene
20.4 Ma
Miocene
Therion brevicorne
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Therion californicum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Therion circumflexum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Therion ericae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Therion fuscipenne
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Therion giganteum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Therion inusitatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Therion magnum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Therion minutum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Therion morio
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Therion mussouriense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Therion nigripes
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Therion nigrovarium
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Therion ranti
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Therion rufomaculatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Therion sassacus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Therion tarsatum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Therion tenuipes
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Therion unguiculum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Therion wileyi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Theridium Ashmead, 1900GBIFgenusAnimalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Ichneumonidae : Theridium
Therium Agassiz, 1846GBIFgenusAnimalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Ichneumonidae : Therium

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1829Therion Curtis
1849Exochilum Wesmael
1910Exochilum Brues
1994Therion Zhang et al. p. 158
2014Therion Wahl

References

Zhang J., Sun B., et al (1994) , Miocene insects and spiders from Shanwang, Shandong, 1-298
Brues C. T. (1910) The parasitic Hymenoptera of the Tertiary of Florissant, Colorado, Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College 44 1, 3-125
Wahl D. (2014) , Genera Ichneumonorum Nearcticae. 2014 (and updates). Version: 2014.09.16
Forshage (2009) Ichneumonidae - Utdrag ur egen Hymenoptera-lista (excel-fil 2009-08-09) - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Guide Brit. Ins., (4 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/Wahl, 1999 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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