Ctenichneumon funereus

Ctenichneumon funereus (Geoffroy, 1785)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ichneumonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Ichneumonoidea

Familia: Ichneumonidae
Subfamilia: Ichneumoninae
Tribus: Ichneumonini

Species name

Ctenichneumon funereus (Geoffroy, 1785)

Original name

Ichneumon funereus Geoffroy 1785

Distribution

Palaearctic (Western and Eastern), Oriental Region.

Image

Tereshkin, 2011, 2013

Main characters

Tergites 2-4 separated by sharp constrictions, strongly convex medially; all sternites strongly sclerotized without longitudinal fold, only sternite 2 slightly unsclerotized in front. Body, with exception of white scutellum, black.

Detailed description

Tereshkin, 2011

Hosts

Lepidoptera: Smerinthus ocellatus L. (Sphingidae), Nymphalis vaualbum Den. & Schiff. (Nymphalidae).

Biology

Eggs deposition: larvae. Emerge: pupae.

Hibernation

Females hibernate as adult.

Ecology

(For Eastern Europe):

Biotopical preference: In forests ecosystems by decreasing: spruce, oak, and pine forests. From opened ecosystems it is found on personal plots and meadows.

Seasonal activity: May — June; August — October (Tereshkin, 2011, 2014).

Literature

• Fourcroy, A.F. 1785: Entomologia Parisiensis, sive catalogus insectorum quae in agro Parisiensi reperiuntur. Paris.: 1–544.

• Tereshkin, A. 2011: Illustrated key to the genera of the subtribe Amblytelina of Palaearctic (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae, Ichneumonini). Linzer biologische Beitrage, 43(1): 597-711. PDF

• Tereshkin А.M. 2013: Guide to preparing scientific illustrations in Entomology on an example of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera). Minsk:Pravo i ehkonomika: 1–284. PDF

• Tereshkin А.M. 2013: Guide to preparing scientific illustrations in Entomology on an example of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera). Linzer biologische Beitrage, 45(2): 1047–1277. PDF

• Tereshkin А.M. 2014. Data on fauna of subtribe Amblytelina (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae, Ichneumonini): 1–24. http://tereshkin-ichn.narod.ru; http://tereshkin.info/. DOC

• Yu D.S., van Achterberg K. & K. Horstmann. 2012. World Ichneumonoidea. Taxonomy, Biology, Morphology and Distribution: URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20160404092612/http://www.taxapad.com/