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Synopsis of Nearctic Ichneumoninae Stenopneusticae with Particular Reference to the Northeastern Region (Hymenoptera). Part I...
By Heinrich G
Canad. Ent. Suppl., 15:1-87. (Accompanied Vol. 92.), 1960
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Full title is "Synopsis of Nearctic Ichneumoninae Stenopneusticae with Particular Reference to the Northeastern Region (Hymenoptera). Part I Introduction, Key to Nearctic Genera of Ichneumoninae Stenopneusticae, and Synopsis of the Protichneumonini North of Mexico."

Synopsis of Nearctic Ichneumoninae Stenopneusticae with Particular Reference to the Northeastern Region (Hymenoptera) Part IV...
By Heinrich G
The Canadian Entomologist. Supplement 23: 369-505, 1961
full title is Synopsis of Nearctic Ichneumoninae Stenopneusticae with Particular Reference to the Northeastern Region (Hymenoptera). Part IV Synopsis of the Ichneumonini: Genera Chasmias, Neambfymorpha, Anisopygus, Limerodops, Eupalamus, Tricholabus, Pseudamblyteles, Eutanyacra, Ctenichneumon, Exephanes, Ectopimorpha, Pseudoambfyteles.

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Ichneumoninae of Florida and Neighboring States (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, subfamily Ichneumoninae)
By Heinrich, G.H.
Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas, Volume 9, 1977
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Illustrated key to the tribes of subfamilia Ichneumoninae and genera of the tribe Platylabini of world fauna (Hymenoptera, Ichne
By Tereshkin, A.M.
Linzer biologische Beltrage 41(2): 1317-1608, 2009
Wonderful diagrams of morphological parts and areas of Ichneumoninae as a whole. There could be more diagrams tailored to parts of the key in which distinctions are made using variations in the shape, etc. of a given character. The translation to English is a bit difficult in places. I found that I needed to double-check names of tribes in the key with Dicky Sick Ki Yu's names index in order to avoid using junior synonyms. Nonetheless, I found this key useful for IDing tribes of Ichneumoninae.

Hybrid capture data unravel a rapid radiation of pimpliform parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimpliformes)
By Seraina Klopfstein, Barbara Langille, Tamara Spasojevic, Gavin R. Broad, Steven J. B. Cooper, Andrew D. Austin, & Oliver Niehuis
Systematic Entomology, 44(2): 361-383, 2018

The pronunciation and derivation of the names of the genera and subgenera of the family Ichneumonidae found in North America…
By H. Pearson Hopper
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 61(4): 155-171, 1959
Full title: The pronunciation and derivation of the names of the genera and subgenera of the family Ichneumonidae found in North America north of Mexico.

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Replacement names in the family Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera)
By Ahmet Ömer Koçak & Muhabbet Kemal
Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara miscellaneous papers, 147-148: 3-4, 2009

The North American Ichneumon-flies of the Tribes Labenini, Rhyssini, Xoridini, Odontomerini, and Phytodietini
By S.A. Rohwer
Proceedings of the United States National Museum 57: 405-474, 1920