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Spilichneumon occisorius

Spilichneumon occisorius (Fabricius, 1793)

Taxonavigation

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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
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Hymenopterida
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Subordo: Apocrita
Superfamilia: Ichneumonoidea

Familia: Ichneumonidae
Subfamilia: Ichneumoninae
Tribus: Ichneumonini

Species name

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Spilichneumon occisorius (Fabricius, 1793) (Spilichneumon occisor (Fabricius)

Original name

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Ichneumon occisorius Fabricius, 1793

Distribution

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Western Palaearctic: Europe, Middle Asia (Turkmenija), Turkey, Iran.

Image

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Tereshkin, 2011, 2013

Main characters

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Mandibles of femles strong, long and broad, narrowed in middle and broadened at the apical half (spatulate), at apex with flat broad teeth divided by rather narrow impression, lower tooth broader and longer than upper one; clypeus flat, slightly convex at base, sharply impressed relative to middle and lateral fields of face. Head black with reddish frontal orbits. Thorax black with white scutellum and subalarum. Tergites 2-3 red, 2nd with with yellowish base, other tergites black; tergites 4-6 with white stripes at apex, 7th with white spot.

Detailed description

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Tereshkin, 2011

Hosts

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Lepidoptera: Cirrhia togata Esp., Gortyna flavago Den. & Schiff. (Noctuidae).

Biology

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Eggs deposition: larvae. Emerge: pupae.

Hibernation

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Probably females hibernated as adult.

Ecology

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(For Eastern Europe):

Biotopical preference: Alder forests.

Seasonal activity: Females are observed in May. Males are found in August (Tereshkin, 2011, 2014).

Literature

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  • Fabricius, J.C. 1793: Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Tom. II. Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Tom. II.: 1–519.
  • 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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