Ischnus inquisitorius

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Ischnus inquisitorius (Müller, 1776)

Description

Biology

A solitary koinobiont ectoparasitoid. Known to oviposit on host pupa. Known to emerge from host larva/nymph.

There are 13 recorded hosts.

Biology compiled from Taxapad^[1].

Distribution

Known from the Palaearctic and Nearctic regions, with records from 35 countries and regions. Records from GBIF and the Bugweb collection are shown on the map.

Country records from Taxapad^[1], Dyntaxa^[2], FinBIF^[3] and Artsnavnebasen^[4].

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GBIF records Bugweb specimensGBIF ↗GBIF occurrence records are shown as reported and may include misidentifications.

Accepted name

Ischnus inquisitorius (Müller, 1776)

Original name

Ichneumon inquisitorius^[5]

Taxonomic level

species

Combination history

Ischnus

Synonyms

Ischnus assertorius^[6]
Ischnus flavopictus^[7]
Ischnus geminus^[8]
Ischnus leucostictos^[9]
Ischnus obscuratus^[10]
Ischnus porrectorius^[11]
Ischnus sanguinolentus^[9]
Ischnus sannio^[12]
Ischnus sedulus^[12]
Ischnus triplicatorius^[13]
Ischnus zonator^[6]

Type

lost

Sources (13)

[1]Yu, D.S.K., van Achterberg, C. & Horstmann, K. (2016). Taxapad 2016, Ichneumonoidea 2015. Database on flash-drive. Nepean, Ontario, Canada. ↑ a b c
[2]SLU Artdatabanken (2026). Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas. Darwin Core Archive, downloaded 5 October 2026. Uppsala, Sweden. https://artfakta.se ↑
[3]Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility (2026). The FinBIF checklist of Finnish species, version 1.36. Darwin Core Archive, downloaded 5 October 2026. Helsinki, Finland. https://laji.fi ↑
[4]Artsdatabanken (2026). Nortaxa (Artsnavnebasen), version 1.292. Darwin Core Archive, downloaded 5 October 2026. Trondheim, Norway. https://artsdatabanken.no ↑
[5]Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum characteres, nomina et synomyma imprimis popularium. Hafniae 282 pp. (Ichneumon on pp. 151–160). cited from Taxapad ↑
[6]Fabricius, J.C. (1793). Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Tom. II. Hafniae 519 pp. cited from Taxapad ↑ a b
[7]Rudow, F. (1883). Neue Ichneumoniden. Entomologische Nachrichten 9(19/20): 232–247. cited from Taxapad ↑
[8]Gravenhorst, J.L.C. (1829). Ichneumonologia Europaea. Pars II. Vratislaviae 989 pp. cited from Taxapad ↑
[9]Gmelin, J.F. (1790). Caroli a Linne Systema Naturae (Ed. XIII). Tom I. G.E. Beer. Lipsiae 2225–3020. (Ichneumon: 2674–2722). cited from Taxapad ↑ a b
[10]Kiss, von Zilah A. (1924). Beitrag zur Kenntnis der ungarischen und siebenbürgischen Ichneumoniden-(Schlupfwespen-) Fauna. Verhandlungen und Mitteilungen des Siebenburgischen Vereins für Naturwissenschaften in Hermannstadt 72/74: 32–146. cited from Taxapad ↑
[11]Fabricius, J.C. (1787). Mantissa insectorum Tom. 1. Hafniae 348 pp. (Ichneumonidae on pp. 259–271). cited from Taxapad ↑
[12]Gravenhorst, J.L.C. (1829). Ichneumonologia Europaea. Pars I. Vratislaviae 827 pp. cited from Taxapad ↑ a b
[13]Thunberg, C.P. (1822). Ichneumonidea, Insecta Hymenoptera illustrata. Mémoires de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de Saint Petersbourg 8: 249–281. cited from Taxapad ↑

Host and distribution record sources (137)

Links:GBIFoccurrences Catalogue of Lifeaccepted name BOLDbarcodes ArtfaktaSweden Laji.fiFinland ArtsdatabankenNorway BHLliterature

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