Virgichneumon maculicauda

Virgichneumon maculicauda is a species belonging to the family Ichneumonidae subfamily Ichneumoninae.[1][2]

Virgichneumon maculicauda
Virgichneumon maculicauda - Male
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V. maculicauda
Binomial name
Virgichneumon maculicauda
(Perkins, 1953)
Synonyms
  • Barichneumon maculicauda Perkins, 1953

Distribution

This species is mainly found in Belgium, British Isles, Germany, Poland, France, Italy, Russia and Spain.[3]

Description

Virgichneumon maculicauda has a black body and yellow-orange legs. On the tip of the abdomen, tergite 5 is stained with white spots (hence the species name maculicauda, meaning with spots on the tail).[4]

Bibliography

  • 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.
  • Perkins, J.F. (1953) Notes on British Ichneumonidae with descriptions of new species (Hym., Ichneumonidae)., Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology series. 3:103-176.

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