Limerodops elongatus (Brischke, 1865)

==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

Limerodops elongatus (Brischke, 1865)

Original name

Eurylabus elongatus Brischke, 1865

Distribution

Palaearctic (Western and Eastern).

Image

Tereshkin, 2011, 2013

Main characters

Only second tergite of female’s abdomen with fold (males — 2-3), all tergites elongated. Abdomen entirely black.

Detailed description

Tereshkin, 2011

Hosts

Lepidoptera: Euthrix potatoria L. (Lasiocampidae), Leucoma salicis L., Lymantria dispar (Lymantriidae), Gortyna flavagoa Den. & Schiff., Apamea crenata Hufn., A. remissa Hubn., Apamea unanimis Hubn. (Noctuidae).

Biology

Eggs deposition: larvae. Emerge: pupae.

Hibernation

Females hibernate as adult.

Ecology

(For Eastern Europe):

Biotopical preference: Prefer forests ecosystems by decreasing: Pine, spruce and oak forests.

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

Literature

  • Brischke, C.G.A. 1865: Die Hymenopteren der Provinz Preussen. Schriften der Physikalisch-Ökonomischen Gesellschaft zu Königsberg. 5(1864): 177–212.
  • 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
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