ICHNEUMONOIDEA Latreille, 1802
(braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
BRACONIDAE
death wasps
Female (Click to open)
 		Family 98 subtaxa 609 images 145 ident. refs
ICHNEUMONIDAE
ichneumon wasps
Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open) (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Family 797 subtaxa 16,339 images 1,014 ident. refs
[Nocturnal ichneumonoids]
testaceous ichneumons and braconids that are attracted to light
Male (Click to open)
 		Informal 79 subtaxa 1,239 images 105 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ashmead, W.H. 1900 Classification of the Ichneumon Flies, or the superfamily Ichneumonoidea Proceedings of the United States National Museum Vol 23: 1-220.

ICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 213 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for ICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)
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