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Tribe Ichneumonini

wasp - male Limonethe maurator (female) - Limonethe maurator - female Trogus pennator - Trogus 23Jun2017.BF.HN.hymen7 - Cratichneumon Ichneumonidae - Melanichneumon Ichneumon wasp - Cratichneumon Ichneumonid Wasp - Eutanyacra melanotarsis Pennsylvania Wasp for ID - Ichneumon ambulatorius - female
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)
Family Ichneumonidae (Ichneumonid Wasps)
Subfamily Ichneumoninae
Tribe Ichneumonini
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Ichneumonini Latreille, 1802
=Heresiarchini Ashmead, 1900(1)
   =Callajoppini Heinrich, 1962
   =Protichneumonini Heinrich, 1934
   =Trogini Förster, 1868
=Ischnojoppini Heinrich, 1938(1)
=Joppocryptini Viereck, 1918(1)
   =Acanthojoppini Heinrich, 1934
=Listrodromini Förster, 1868(1)
Numbers
about 567 spp. in 61 genera north of Mexico; around 286 genera worldwide following Santos et al. (2021).

the Ichneumonini prior to Santos et al. (2021):
~450 spp. (446 listed below) in 42-44 genera north of Mexico (of which 141 are Ichneumon spp.)(2)(3); 192 genera worldwide

1. Anisopygus (2 spp.)
2. Aoplus (16 spp.)
3. Barichneumon (17 spp.)
4. Carinodes (1 sp.)
5. Chasmias (1 sp.)
6. Cratichneumon (77 spp.)
7. Crypteffigies (2 spp.)
8. Eupalamus (2 spp.)
9. Exephanes (3 spp.)
10. Hemihoplis (2 spp.)
11. Homotherus (7 spp.)
12. Hoplismenus (5 spp.)
13. Hybophorellus (3 spp.)
14. Ichneumon (141 spp.)
15. Limonethe (1 sp.)
16. Melanichneumon (18-19 spp.)
17. Menkokia (1 sp.)
18. Neodiphyus (1 sp.)
19. Obtusodonta (4 spp.)
20. Orgichneumon (1 sp.)
21. Paraditremops (1 sp.)
22. Patrocloides (3 spp.)
23. Patroclus (1 sp.)
24. Platylabops (7 spp.)
25. Probolus (2 spp.)
26. Protopelmus (1 sp.)
27. Richtichneumon (2 spp.) — treated under Melanichneumon by Carlson
28. Rubicundiella (6 spp.)
29. Stenichneumon (4 spp.)
30. Stenobarichneumon (7 spp.)
31. Syspasis (1 sp.)
32. Thyrateles (7 spp.) — treated under Ichneumon by Wahl
33. Tricholabus (6 spp.)
34. Virgichneumon (7 spp.)
35. Vulgichneumon 6 spp.

Amblyteles subgroup
89 spp. in 9 genera in our area:
36. Ctenichneumon (14 spp.)
37. Diphyus (27 spp.)
38. Ectopimorpha (10 spp.)
39. Eutanyacra (18 spp.)
40. Limerodops (2 spp.)
41. Neamblyjoppa (1 sp.)
42. Netanyacra (3 spp.)
43. Setanta (2 spp.)
44. Spilichneumon (12 spp.)

from the former Heresiarchini:
90 spp. in 10-11 genera (of which over 50 Coelichneumon spp.) north of Mexico(2)(3); 69 genera worldwide

Callajoppa subgroup
24 spp. in 6 genera in our area:(4)
1. Catadelphops (2 spp.)
2. Catadelphus (4 spp.)
3. Conocalama (12 spp.)
4. Gnamptopelta ( 1 sp.)
5. Saranaca (4 spp.)(5)
6. Tmetogaster ​(1 sp.)
?. Callajoppa (1 sp., most likely misidentified)

Protichneumon subgroup
71 spp. in 3 genera in our area:
1. Amblyjoppa (1 sp.)
2. Coelichneumon (64 spp.)
3. Protichneumon (6 spp.)

Trogus subgroup
2 genera with 7 spp. in our area; 10 genera worldwide(5)
1. Macrojoppa (1 sp.)(3)
2. Trogus (6 spp.)(6)

from the former Ischnojoppini:
2 spp. in 1 genus in our area; 3 genera worldwide(2)
1. Trogomorpha (2 spp.)

from the former Joppocrpytini:
5 spp. in 4 genera north of Mexico(3); 14 genera worldwide
1. Lobaegis (1 sp.)
2. Narthecura (1 sp.)
3. Plagiotrypes (1 sp.)
4. Pseudoplatylabus (2 spp.)

from the former Listrodromini:
10 spp. in 4 genera north of Mexico;(3) 11 genera worldwide(2)

Listrodromus subgroup
1. Anisobas (6 spp.)(4)
2. Diacantharius (1 undescribed species noted by (3))
3. Dilopharius (1 undescribed species noted by (3))
4. Neotypus (1 sp.)
Range
worldwide(2)
Print References
Jeong, J.C., Cha, J.Y., Choi, J.K., & Lee, J.W. (2009). Six species of the tribe Ichneumonini (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) new to Korea. Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity, 25(1): 107-119.

Tereshkin, A.M. (2015). Ichneumon flies of the tribe Joppocryptini of Palaearctic. Description of new genus Londokia nov.gen. and two new species L. kasparyani nov.sp. and L. leleji nov.sp. (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae). Linzer Biologische Beiträge, 47(2): 1865-1884.
Works Cited
1.Phylogenomics of Ichneumoninae reveals pervasive morphological convergence and the shortcomings of previous classifications
Bernardo F. Santos, David B. Wahl, Pascal Rousse, Andrew M. R. Bennett, Robert Kula, & Seán G. Brady. 2021. Systematic Entomology 46(3): 704-724.
2.Classification and Systematics of the Ichneumonidae
3.Carlson R.W. () Ichneumonidae catalog
4.Nomina Insecta Nearctica
Poole, Robert W. Nearctica.com, Inc.
5.The cladistics and biology of the Callajoppa genus-group (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae)
K.R. Sime & D.B. Wahl. 2002. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 134: 1–56.
6.A revision of the genus Trogus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae)
David B Wahl. and Karen R. Sime. 2006. Systematic Entomology 31(4): 584 - 610.