Limerodops elongatus

Limerodops elongatus (Brischke, 1865)

==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

Limerodops elongatus (Brischke, 1865)

Original name

Eurylabus elongatus Brischke, 1865

Distribution

Palaearctic (Western and Eastern).

Image

Tereshkin, 2011, 2013

Main characters

Only second tergite of female’s abdomen with fold (males — 2-3), all tergites elongated. Abdomen entirely black.

Detailed description

Tereshkin, 2011

Hosts

Lepidoptera: Euthrix potatoria L. (Lasiocampidae), Leucoma salicis L., Lymantria dispar (Lymantriidae), Gortyna flavagoa Den. & Schiff., Apamea crenata Hufn., A. remissa Hubn., Apamea unanimis Hubn. (Noctuidae).

Biology

Eggs deposition: larvae. Emerge: pupae.

Hibernation

Females hibernate as adult.

Ecology

(For Eastern Europe):

Biotopical preference: Prefer forests ecosystems by decreasing: Pine, spruce and oak forests.

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

Literature

• Brischke, C.G.A. 1865: Die Hymenopteren der Provinz Preussen. Schriften der Physikalisch-Ökonomischen Gesellschaft zu Königsberg. 5(1864): 177–212.

• 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. 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/