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Perkins, J.F., 1960

Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea: Part I, Ichneumonidae, keys to subfamilies and Ichneumoninae-1

First half of Perkin's keys to selected subfamilies of Ichneumonidae, including the key to subfamilies (p3). More than 20 subfamilies are recognised and the key runs to 43 couplets.

The Ichneumoninae section begins with a key to tribes, followed by each tribe with keys to genera and species. The large tribe Ichneumonini is continued in the separately published second part, along with subfamilies Alomyinae, Agriotypinae and Lycorininae. The remaining subfamilies are not covered here.

Publisher The Royal Entomological Society of London (RES)
Volume Vol Vii. Part 2(ai)
Pages 116
Coverage Covers all UK species known at the time, although males of some genera are not keyed.
Illustrations Well illustrated (425 figures) with line drawings of parts and stipple drawings of whole insects, arranged on pages amongst the text.
Identify Under a Stereo Microscope.
Specimen Prep. Pinned and set specimens.
Difficulty Challenging!.

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Taxonomic Scope

ICHNEUMONIDAE (a family of ichneumon wasps) Identification Current

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