Ichneumon is a genus of parasitoid wasps in the family Ichneumonidae.
| Ichneumon | |
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| Ichneumon insidiosus – Male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Subfamily: | Ichneumoninae |
| Genus: | Ichneumon Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Selected species edit
This genus includes about 270 species:
Cultural significance edit
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 -
Ichneumon ultimus female -
Ichneumon mendax female
References edit
- ^ "The British Journal for the History of Science V48:4". Cambridge University Press.
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