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Ichneumon melanosomus
Wesmael, 1855
Overview
Taxonomy
Description
Biology
A parasitoid.
The only recorded host is Argynnis aglaja.
Distribution
Known from the Palaearctic realm with records from Austria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
Accepted name
Ichneumon melanosomus
Wesmael, 1855
Original name
Ichneumon melanosomus
Taxonomic level
species
Combination history
Ichneumon
Synonyms
Ichneumon alboscutellatus
Ichneumon gravipes
Ichneumon paragravipes
Type
Zoologisches Staatsammlung
, München, Germany (male, designation of 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.
