Ichneumon (genus)
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Genus: | Ichneumon Linnaeus, 1758
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Ichneumon is a genus of parasitic wasps in the family Ichneumonidae.
Selected species
This genus include about 270 species:
- Ichneumon eumerus
- 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]
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Ichneumon laetus female
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Ichneumon ultimus female
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Ichneumon mendax female
References
- ^ "The British Journal for the History of Science V48:4". Cambridge University Press.