| Virgichneumon maculicauda | |
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| Virgichneumon maculicauda - Male | |
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| Species: | V. maculicauda |
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| Virgichneumon maculicauda (Perkins, 1953) | |
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Virgichneumon maculicauda is a species belonging to the family Ichneumonidae subfamily Ichneumoninae.[1][2]
Distribution
This species is mainly found in Belgium, British Isles, Germany, Poland, France, Italy, Russia and Spain.[3]
Description
Virgichneumon maculicauda has a black body and yellow-orange legs. On the tip of the abdomen, tergite 5 is stained with white spots (hence the species name maculicauda, meaning with spots on the tail).[4]
Bibliography
- Wesmael, C. (1845) Tentamen dispositionis methodicae. Ichneumonum Belgii., Nouveaux Memoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et Beaux-Arts de Belgique. 18(1944):1-239.
- Perkins, J.F. (1953) Notes on British Ichneumonidae with descriptions of new species (Hym., Ichneumonidae)., Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology series. 3:103-176.
References
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