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Superfamily Ichneumonoidea - Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon ("Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps)

Superfamily Ichneumonoidea (Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps)

Numbers

>42,000 described spp. in ~2,600 genera worldwide(1)

Identification

Pronotum more or less triangular in profile, extending to tegula or nearly so. Antennae threadlike, usually at least 16-segmented. Hind trochanters 2-segmented. Ovipositor rises in front of apex of abdomen, non-retractable, often as long or longer than body. FW without a costal cell.

recurrent vein(s) in Braconid and Ichneumonid wings

Remarks

Many are biocontrol agents used in agriculture/forestry

Works Cited

1.	Catalogue of Life

Contributed by Richard Leung on 15 April, 2005 - 9:55pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, josephfortier, Beatriz Moisset, Hartmut Wisch, v belov, KenW, PaleoJon
Last updated 20 April, 2024 - 12:37pm

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