Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Photo#867940
Ichneumonid - Cratichneumon paratus - female

Ichneumonid - Cratichneumon paratus - Female
Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, USA
September 9, 2013
Size: 6 mm
Found while leaving hotel in the morning. Possibly still lingering after being attracted to lights.

Images of this individual: tag all
Ichneumonid - Cratichneumon paratus - female Ichneumonid - Cratichneumon paratus - female Ichneumonid - Cratichneumon paratus - female Ichneumonid - Cratichneumon paratus - female

Moved
Moved from Ichneumonini.

Moved
Seems rather small for Ichneumonini, but the shape and coloration indicate that. Perhaps it is a small species of Cratichneumon.

Moved from Braconids and Ichneumons.

 
thanks Bob

 
Ichneumoninae
I ran it through Broad's subfamily key (1), and it is Ichneumoninae. If it is Cratichneumon, it will key out near C. paratus using the key in Heinrich 1960.

 
Key
The key that might help you is Heinrich's key to Ichneumoninae of Florida and Neighboring States.

 
Thanks!
I dislike the page flipping interface they use, would rather just have the pdf. But at least its online. :)

It keys rather straightforwardly to C. paratus pseudovinnulus, though the coloration seems to be on the dark side for that subspecies.

 
Me Neither
I don't like the interface either. I have the hard copy, but the binding is of very poor quality and so the book needs to be handled with care.

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.