Ichneumonini Latreille, 1802
(a tribe of ichneumonine ichneumons)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Achaius margineguttatus
an ichneumon wasp
Species 2 ident. refs
Achaius oratorius
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 80 images 2 ident. refs
Acolobus albimanus
an ichneumon wasp
Species 1 ident. refs
Acolobus sericeus
an ichneumon wasp
Species 1 ident. refs
Amblyjoppa fuscipennis
Small Elephant-botherer Ichneumon Wasp
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 		Species 60 images 1 ident. refs
Amblyjoppa proteus
Elephant-botherer Ichneumon Wasp
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 		Species 24 images 1 ident. refs
Amblyteles armatorius
Toothed Tiger Ichneumon Wasp
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 		Species 39 images 2 ident. refs
Anisobas cingulatellus
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 26 images 3 ident. refs
Anisobas platystylus
an ichneumon wasp
Species 3 ident. refs
Aoplus
a genus of ichneumon wasps
Female (Click to open)
 		Genus 2 subtaxa 77 images 2 ident. refs
Baranisobas ridibundus
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 43 images 2 ident. refs
Barichneumon
a genus of ichneumon wasps
Female (Click to open)
 		Genus 6 subtaxa 195 images 6 ident. refs
Callajoppa cirrogaster
Hawkmoth-botherer Ichneumon Wasp
Species 1 ident. refs
Callajoppa exaltatoria
Dark-tailed Hawkmoth-botherer Ichneumon Wasp
Species 1 ident. refs
Chasmias
a genus of ichneumon wasps
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 67 images 1 ident. refs
Coelichneumon
a genus of ichneumon wasps
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 		Genus 6 subtaxa 108 images 6 ident. refs
Cratichneumon
a genus of ichneumon wasps
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 		Genus 4 subtaxa 191 images 3 ident. refs
Crypteffigies
a genus of ichneumon wasps
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 28 images 2 ident. refs
Crytea sanguinator
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 62 images 2 ident. refs
Ctenichneumon
a genus of ichneumon wasps
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 		Genus 3 subtaxa 117 images 2 ident. refs
Deuterolabops eupitheciae
an ichneumon wasp
Species 1 ident. refs
Diphyus
a genus of ichneumon wasps
Female (Click to open)
 		Genus 9 subtaxa 377 images 6 ident. refs
Eristicus clarigator
an ichneumon wasp
Species 1 ident. refs
Eristicus clericus
an ichneumon wasp
Species 1 ident. refs
Eutanyacra
a genus of ichneumon wasps
Male (Click to open)
 		Genus 2 subtaxa 67 images 3 ident. refs
Exephanes
a genus of ichneumon wasps
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 116 images 3 ident. refs
Gareila tenebrosa
a hymenopteran
Species 1 ident. refs
Goedartia alboguttata
an ichneumon wasp
Species 1 ident. refs
Hepiopelmus melanogaster
an ichneumon wasp
Species 1 ident. refs
Hepiopelmus variegatorius
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 26 images 1 ident. refs
Heresiarches eudoxius
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 19 images 1 ident. refs
Homotherus
a genus of ichneumon wasps
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 83 images 4 ident. refs
Hoplismenus
a genus of ichneumonine ichneumon wasps
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 81 images 2 ident. refs
Ichneumon
a genus of ichneumon wasps
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 		Genus 31 subtaxa 1,291 images 8 ident. refs
Limerodes arctiventris
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 48 images 1 ident. refs
Limerodops elongatus
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 71 images 2 ident. refs
Limerodops subsericans
an ichneumon wasp
Species 2 ident. refs
Listrodromus nycthemerus
an ichneumon wasp
Species 2 ident. refs
Lymantrichneumon disparis
an ichneumon wasp
Species 1 ident. refs
Melanichneumon leucocheilus
an ichneumon wasp
Species 1 ident. refs
Neotypus nobilitator
an ichneumon wasp
Species 3 ident. refs
Obtusodonta equitatoria
an ichneumon wasp
Species 2 ident. refs
Platylabops
a genus of ichneumon wasps
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
Protichneumon pisorius
an ichneumon wasp
Species 1 ident. refs
Protichneumon similatorius
an ichneumon wasp
Species 1 ident. refs
Pseudoamblyteles
a hymenopteran
Male (Click to open)
 		Genus 1 subtaxa 75 images
Psilomastax pyramidalis
Purple-emperor-botherer Ichneumon Wasp
Species 1 ident. refs
Spilichneumon
a genus of ichneumon wasps
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 		Genus 3 subtaxa 114 images 3 ident. refs
Spilothyrateles
a genus of ichneumons
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 		Genus 3 subtaxa 94 images 4 ident. refs
Stenaoplus pictus
an ichneumon wasp
Species 1 ident. refs
Stenichneumon culpator
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 61 images 1 ident. refs
Stenichneumon militarius
an ichneumon wasp
Species 1 ident. refs
Stenobarichneumon
a genus of ichneumon wasps
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 21 images 3 ident. refs
Sycaonia foersteri
an ichneumon wasp
Species 1 ident. refs
Syspasis
a genus of ichneumon wasps
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 43 images 2 ident. refs
Thyrateles camelinus
an ichneumon wasp
Species 2 ident. refs
Thyrateles haereticus
an ichneumon wasp
Species 2 ident. refs
Tricholabus strigatorius
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 8 images 1 ident. refs
Triptognathus
a genus of ichneumon wasps
Genus 1 subtaxa 3 ident. refs
Trogus lapidator
Swallowtail-botherer Ichneumon Wasp
Species 2 ident. refs
Virgichneumon
a genus of ichneumon wasps
Female (Click to open)
 		Genus 4 subtaxa 95 images 4 ident. refs
Vulgichneumon
a genus of ichneumon wasps
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 		Genus 3 subtaxa 134 images 2 ident. refs
Ichneumonini (unidentified)
Unidentified A Tribe Of Ichneumonine Ichneumons
Female (Click to open)
 		Unidentified 3 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
TribeIchneumonini (a tribe of ichneumonine ichneumons)
SubfamilyICHNEUMONINAE (ichneumonine ichneumon wasps)
FamilyICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps)
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
Perkins, J.F., remastered by Storey, M. Listrodromini of Great Britain and Ireland https://www.bioimages.org.uk/ichneumon_files.htm
Perkins, J.F., remastered by Storey, M. Goedartiini https://www.bioimages.org.uk/ichneumon_files.htm
Perkins, J.F., remastered by Storey, M. Key to genera: males https://www.bioimages.org.uk/ichneumon_files.htm
Perkins, J.F., remastered by Storey, M. Key to genera: females https://www.bioimages.org.uk/ichneumon_files.htm
Perkins, J.F. 1960 Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea: Ichneumonidae, subfamilies Ichneumoninae II, Alomyinae, Agriotypinae and Lycorininae Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol VII. Part 2(aii), 96pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Tereshkin, A.M. 2011 Illustrated key to the genera of the subtribe Amblytelina of Palaearctic (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae, Ichneumonini) Linzer biol. Beitr. Vol 43 (1): 597-711.
Tereshkin, A.M. 2004 Illustrated key to the Western Palearctic genera of the subtribe Cratichneumonina (sensu Heinrich) and taxonomic notes on European species of Rugosculpta Heinrich, 1967 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Ichneumoninae: Ichneumonini) Russian Entomol. J. Vol 13 (4): 277-293.

Ichneumonini (a tribe of ichneumonine ichneumons) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ichneumonini (a tribe of ichneumonine ichneumons)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ichneumonini (a tribe of ichneumonine ichneumons)
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