Ctenichneumon funereus (Geoffroy, 1785)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ichneumonoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Hymenopterida
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Subordo: Apocrita
Superfamilia: Ichneumonoidea

Familia: Ichneumonidae
Subfamilia: Ichneumoninae
Tribus: Ichneumonini

Species name

Ctenichneumon funereus (Geoffroy, 1785)

Original name

Ichneumon funereus Geoffroy 1785

Distribution

Palaearctic (Western and Eastern), Oriental Region.

Image

Tereshkin, 2011, 2013

Main characters

Tergites 2-4 separated by sharp constrictions, strongly convex medially; all sternites strongly sclerotized without longitudinal fold, only sternite 2 slightly unsclerotized in front. Body, with exception of white scutellum, black.

Detailed description

Tereshkin, 2011

Hosts

Lepidoptera: Smerinthus ocellatus L. (Sphingidae), Nymphalis vaualbum Den. & Schiff. (Nymphalidae).

Biology

Eggs deposition: larvae. Emerge: pupae.

Hibernation

Females hibernate as adult.

Ecology

(For Eastern Europe):

Biotopical preference: In forests ecosystems by decreasing: spruce, oak, and pine forests. From opened ecosystems it is found on personal plots and meadows.

Seasonal activity: May — June; August — October (Tereshkin, 2011, 2014).

Literature

  • Fourcroy, A.F. 1785: Entomologia Parisiensis, sive catalogus insectorum quae in agro Parisiensi reperiuntur. Paris.: 1–544.
  • Tereshkin, A. 2011: Illustrated key to the genera of the subtribe Amblytelina of Palaearctic (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae, Ichneumonini). Linzer biologische Beitrage, 43(1): 597-711. PDF
  • Tereshkin А.M. 2013: Guide to preparing scientific illustrations in Entomology on an example of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera). Minsk:Pravo i ehkonomika: 1–284. PDF
  • Tereshkin А.M. 2013: Guide to preparing scientific illustrations in Entomology on an example of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera). Linzer biologische Beitrage, 45(2): 1047–1277. PDF
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