Ichneumon (genus)
Ichneumon is a genus of parasitoid wasps in the family Ichneumonidae.
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Genus: | Ichneumon |
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Selected species
This genus includes about 270 species:
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]
- Ichneumon laetus female
- Ichneumon ultimus female
- Ichneumon mendax female
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