Ichneumon Linnaeus, 1758
(a genus of ichneumon wasps)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Ichneumon affector
an ichneumon wasp
Female (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)
 		Species 106 images
Ichneumon albiger
an ichneumon wasp
Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Species 35 images
Ichneumon albiger/confusor
two Ichneumon wasps with indistinguishable males
Male (Click to open)
 		Species group 47 images
Ichneumon bucculentus
Chubby-cheeked Ichneumon
Female (Click to open) (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)
 		Species 83 images
Ichneumon cessator
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 28 images
Ichneumon confusor
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 51 images
Ichneumon didymus
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 48 images
Ichneumon exilicornis
an ichneumon wasp
Species 1 ident. refs
Ichneumon extensorius
an ichneumon wasp
Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)
 		Species 68 images
Ichneumon formosus
an ichneumon wasp
Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)
 		Species 2 subtaxa 57 images
Ichneumon gracilentus
an ichneumon wasp
Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)
 		Species 66 images
Ichneumon gracilicornis
an ichneumon wasp
Female (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)
 		Species 113 images
Ichneumon insidiosus
an ichneumon wasp
Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Species 47 images 1 ident. refs
Ichneumon ligatorius
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 31 images
Ichneumon lugens
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 26 images
Ichneumon melanotis
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 35 images
Ichneumon memorator
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 26 images
Ichneumon minutorius
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 29 images
Ichneumon molitorius
an ichneumon wasp
Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Species 33 images
Ichneumon mordax
an ichneumon wasp
Male (Click to open)
 		Species 30 images
Ichneumon oblongus
an ichneumon wasp
Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)
 		Species 68 images
Ichneumon sarcitorius
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 43 images
Ichneumon simulans
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 23 images
Ichneumon spurius
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 3 images
Ichneumon stramentarius
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 2 subtaxa 64 images 2 ident. refs
Ichneumon stramentor
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 41 images
Ichneumon suspiciosus
an ichneumon wasp
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 		Species 69 images
Ichneumon xanthorius
Tiger Ichneumon Wasp
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 		Species 17 images 1 ident. refs
Ichneumon (unidentified)
Unidentified Ichneumon Ichneumon Wasps
Male (Click to open)
 		Unidentified 4 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusIchneumon (a genus of ichneumon wasps)
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
Hilpert, H. 1992 Zur Systematik der Gattung Ichneumon LINNAEUS, 1758 in der Westpalaearktis (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae) Entomofauna: zeitschrift für entomologie Supplement 6.
Perkins, J.F., remastered by Storey, M. *** Ichneumon (males) ***(Superseded) https://www.bioimages.org.uk/ichneumon_files.htm
Perkins, J.F., remastered by Storey, M. *** Ichneumon (females) ***(Superseded) https://www.bioimages.org.uk/ichneumon_files.htm

Ichneumon (a genus of ichneumon wasps) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ichneumon (a genus of ichneumon wasps)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ichneumon (a genus of ichneumon wasps)
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