Biology:Ichneumon (genus)
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Short description: Genus of wasps
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Ichneumon is a genus of parasitoid wasps in the family Ichneumonidae.
Selected species
This genus includes about 270 species:
- Ichneumon eumerus Wesmael, 1857
- Ichneumon extensorius Linnaeus, 1758
- Ichneumon insidiosus Wesmael, 1844
- Ichneumon nyassae Heinrich, 1967
- Ichneumon rubriornatus Cameron, 1904
- Ichneumon sarcitorius Linnaeus, 1758
- Ichneumon tottor Thunberg, 1822
- Ichneumon unicinctus Brullé, 1846
Cultural significance
In the eighteenth century Ichneumon was regarded as an instance of the God-given balance in nature; in the nineteenth the possibility of using it as a form of biocontrol was briefly entertained. It was used as the symbol of the reformed Entomological Society of London in 1833.[1]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q3147670 entry
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