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Ichneumonidae

Ichneumonidae

A very large family of parasitoid Hymenoptera that attack members of the Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera and Coleoptera. Many adults have a long ovipositor and feed on flowers.

Reference

Aubert, F.T., Halperin, J. and Gerling, D. 1984. Les Ichneumonides d’Israel. Entomophaga 29: 211-235.

Gadallah,N.S., Ahmed, R.S., El-Heneidy, A.H. and Mhahmoud,S.M. 2010. Ichneumonidae from the Suez Canal region Egypt (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonoidea). Linzer biologische Beiträge 42: 1293-1310.

Ghahari, H. 2005. Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) as biological control agents of pests. At: http://www.Zin.ru/labs/insects/hymenopt/personalia/ghahari/index.html.

Kolarov J. 1995: A catalogue of the Turkish Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera). Entomofauna 16: 137-188.

Shaumar N. 1966. Les Ichneumonides d’Egypte. Entomophaga 2: 441-469.

Yu, D.S., Achterberg, K.Van and Horstmann, K. 2005. World Ichneumonidae 2004. Taxonomy, Biology, Morphology and Distribution. DVD/CD. Taxapad. Vancouver,Canada, http://www.taxapad.com.

Website

http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/ichneumon_wasps