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Ichneumon megapodius
Heinrich, 1951
Overview
Taxonomy
Description
Biology
A parasitoid.
The recorded hosts are Xestia alpicola, Xestia baja, Xestia rhomboidea and Xestia triangulum.
Distribution
Known from the Palaearctic realm with records from Austria, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom.
Accepted name
Ichneumon megapodius
Heinrich, 1951
Original name
Ichneumon megapodius
Taxonomic level
species
Combination history
Ichneumon
Synonyms
Ichneumon alpinus
Ichneumon megapodiops
Ichneumon nigroscutellatus
Type
Zoologisches Staatsammlung (G. Heinrich post WWII collection)
, München, Germany (female, holotype)
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.
