ICHNEUMONIDAE Latreille, 1802
(ichneumon wasps)

Interactions where ICHNEUMONIDAE is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
cocoon is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Perilampus tristis a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Perilampidae Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea: Section (a), Ferrière, C. & Kerrich, G.J., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Perilampidae/Perilampus tristis/Perilampus tristisa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Ichneumonidaeichneumon waspscocoon larva is endoparasitoid of cocoon

ICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

ICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Ferrière, C. & Kerrich, G.J., 1958Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea: Section (a)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol VIII, Part 2 (a), 40pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
ACAENITINAE
acaenitine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 3 subtaxa 7 references
ADELOGNATHINAE
adelognathine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 1 subtaxa 4 references
AGRIOTYPINAE
agrioptyne ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 1 subtaxa 4 trophisms 4 references
ALOMYINAE
alomyine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 1 references
ANOMALONINAE
anomalonine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 3 subtaxa 8 references
Gravenhorstiini
a tribe of Anomalonine ichenumons
Tribe 3 subtaxa 3 references
ATELEUTINAE
ateleutine ichneumons
Subfamily 1 references
BANCHINAE
banchine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 3 subtaxa 4 trophisms 4 references
CAMPOPLEGINAE
campoplegine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 11 subtaxa 6 trophisms 16 references
COLLYRIINAE
collyriine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 1 references
CREMASTINAE
cremastine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms 1 references
CRYPTINAE
cryptine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 22 subtaxa 11 trophisms 30 references
CTENOPELMATINAE
ctenopelmatine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 12 subtaxa 1 trophisms 15 references
CYLLOCERIINAE
cylloceriine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 2 subtaxa 3 references
DIACRITINAE
diacritine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 1 references
DIPLAZONTINAE
diplazontine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 15 subtaxa 37 trophisms 6 references
EUCEROTINAE
eucerotine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 2 subtaxa 2 references
Euceros
a genus of ichneumon wasps
Genus 2 subtaxa 2 references
ICHNEUMONINAE
ichneumonine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 11 subtaxa 7 trophisms 20 references
LYCORININAE
lycorinine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 1 subtaxa 3 references
MESOCHORINAE
mesochorine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 2 subtaxa 1 trophisms 6 references
METOPIINAE
metopiine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 4 subtaxa 6 references
MICROLEPTINAE
microleptine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 1 subtaxa 2 references
OPHIONINAE
ophionine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 3 subtaxa 2 trophisms 9 references
ORTHOCENTRINAE
orthocentrine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 13 subtaxa 20 references
ORTHOPELMATINAE
orthopelmatine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 1 subtaxa 3 references
OXYTORINAE
oxytorine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 2 subtaxa 6 references
PHYGADEUONTINAE
Phygadeuontine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 29 subtaxa 10 trophisms 42 references
PIMPLINAE
pimpline ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 19 subtaxa 9 trophisms 28 references
POEMENIINAE
poemeniinine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 3 references
RHYSSINAE
rhyssine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 1 references
TERSILOCHINAE
tersilochine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 8 subtaxa 13 references
TRYPHONINAE
tryphonine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 8 subtaxa 1 trophisms 16 references
XORIDINAE
xoridine ichneumon wasps
Subfamily 2 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps)
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)
InfraorderParasitica (parasitoid 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Broad, G., Shaw, M.R. & Fitton, M.G. 2018 Ichneumonid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): their classification and biology Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 7, Part 12, 415pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Broad, G. 2006 Key to the identification of British Subfamilies of Ichneumonidae
Broad, G. 2015 Key to the identification of British Subfamilies of Ichneumonidae
Morley, C. 1912 A revision of the Ichneumonidae based on the collection in the British Museum (Natural History) 4 volumes, 88+140+148+167pp, British Museum (Natural History)
Morley, C. 1903 Ichneumonologia Britannica: the Ichneumons of Great Britain 312+340+324+341+400pp, James H. Keys
Oersnes, G. Subfamily Ichneumoninae www.flickr.com/photos/53050057@N05/collections/72157631193826086/
Prehn, N. & Raper, C. 2017 Beginner’s guide to identifying British ichneumonids
Prehn, N. & Raper, C. 2016 Beginner’s guide to identifying British ichneumonids
Wahl, D.B. 1993 Family Ichneumonidae Wahl, D.B., 1993. Family Ichneumonidae, Hymenoptera of the world: an identification guide to families

  • Nocturnal Species

    • Broad, G.R. 2012 Keys for the identification of British and Irish nocturnal Ichneumonidae

  • Photo Collections

    • Anon. BioLib: Ichneumonidae www.biolib.cz/en/gallery/dir2083/
    Anon Členovci - arthropoda arthropoda.pavouci-cz.eu/
    Knutsens, K. Karin Knutsens Fotogallery: Ichneumonidae www.knutsen.dk/main.php?g2_itemId=34081

  • Subfamily Key

    • Perkins, J.F. 1959 Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea: Part I, Ichneumonidae, keys to subfamilies and Ichneumoninae-1 Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol VII. Part 2(ai), 116pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

    ICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

    General Literature

    Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to ICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps):

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