Ichneumon insidiosus

Ichneumon insidiosus is a species belonging to the family Ichneumonidae subfamily Ichneumoninae. It was first described by Constantin Wesmael in 1844.[1][2]

Ichneumon insidiosus
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Ichneumonidae
Genus:
Ichneumon
Species:
I. insidiosus
Binomial name
Ichneumon insidiosus
Wesmael, 1844
Synonyms
  • Ichneumon gansuanus Kokujev, 1904
  • Ichneumon corfitzi Thomson, 1890
  • Ichneumon jesperi Thomson, 189

Subspecies

Subspecies include:[3]

  • Ichneumon insidiosus insidiosus Wesmael, 1844
  • Ichneumon insidiosus malaisei Roman, 1927

Description
Ichneumon insidiosus feeding on Laserpitium latifolium

Ichneumon insidiosus can reach a length of about 10 millimetres (0.39 in). This parasitic wasp has a black head and thorax, most of the legs are yellowish, while the abdomen is reddish with a black tip.

Distribution

This species is present in most of Europe (Andorra; Austria; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Belgium; Bulgaria; China; Croatia;Czech Republic; Slovakia; Finland; France; Germany; Hungary; Iran; Ireland; Italy; Liechtenstein; Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom; former Yugoslavia).[4][5]

References
  1. Wesmael, C. (1845) Tentamen dispositionis methodicae. Ichneumonum Belgii., Nouveaux Memoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et Beaux-Arts de Belgique. 18(1944):1-239.
  2. BioLib.cz
  3. Catalogue of Life
  4. Fauna Europaea
  5. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "unknown". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Cite uses generic title (help)
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