Ctenichneumon funereus
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Taxonavigation
editTaxonavigation: Ichneumonoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Ichneumonidae
Subfamilia: Ichneumoninae
Tribus: Ichneumonini
Species name
editCtenichneumon funereus (Geoffroy, 1785)
Original name
editIchneumon funereus Geoffroy 1785
Distribution
editPalaearctic (Western and Eastern), Oriental Region.
Image
editTereshkin, 2011, 2013
Main characters
editTergites 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
editTereshkin, 2011
Hosts
editLepidoptera: Smerinthus ocellatus L. (Sphingidae), Nymphalis vaualbum Den. & Schiff. (Nymphalidae).
Biology
editEggs deposition: larvae. Emerge: pupae.
Hibernation
editFemales hibernate as adult.
Ecology
edit(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
edit- 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
- Tereshkin А.M. 2014. Data on fauna of subtribe Amblytelina (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae, Ichneumonini): 1–24. http://tereshkin-ichn.narod.ru; http://tereshkin.info/. DOC
- Yu D.S., van Achterberg K. & K. Horstmann. 2012. World Ichneumonoidea. Taxonomy, Biology, Morphology and Distribution: URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20160404092612/http://www.taxapad.com/