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Ctenichneumon melanocastanus
(Gravenhorst, 1820)
Overview
Taxonomy
Description
Biology
A parasitoid.
The recorded hosts are Agrotis segetum, Cerura bifida, Cucullia chamomillae, Drymonia ruficornis, Hadena rivularis, Mamestra brassicae, Notodonta dromedaria, Nymphalis antiopa, Orthosia cruda, Panolis flammea and Zerynthia polyxena.
Distribution
Known from the Palaearctic realm with records from
21 countries and regions
.
Accepted name
Ctenichneumon melanocastanus
(Gravenhorst, 1820)
Original name
Ichneumon melano-castanus
Taxonomic level
species
Combination history
Amblyteles
Ctenichneumon
Ichneumon
Synonyms
Ctenichneumon erythropygus
Ctenichneumon rubroater
Type
Instytut Zoologiczny Uniwersytetu
, Wrocdaw, Poland (male, lectotype)
This text has been automatically generated based on data from Taxapad (Yu et. al, 2016) and may contain errors or incoplete information.
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References
Yu, D.S.K., van Achterberg, C. & Horstmann, K. 2016. Taxapad 2016, Ichneumonoidea 2015 (Biological and taxonomical information), Taxapad Interactive Catalogue Database on flashdrive. Nepean, Ottawa.
