Ichneumon wasps

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:entomologist
Parasitoid wasp
gptkbp:adultDiet Nectar
gptkbp:antennaType Long, threadlike
gptkbp:class gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:color Varied, often black, brown, yellow, or orange
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Ichneumon_wasps
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkbp:describedYear 1758
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature Horsehead-shaped cell in forewing
gptkbp:distribution Worldwide
gptkbp:ecologicalRole Parasitoid of other insects
gptkbp:fossil gptkb:Jurassic_period
gptkbp:hostedBy Coleoptera larvae
Lepidoptera larvae
Other insect larvae
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ichneumon wasps
gptkbp:importantFor Control pest populations
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalHabitat Inside host insects
gptkbp:larvalStage Feeds on host
Pupates outside or inside host
gptkbp:lifeCycle Complete metamorphosis
gptkbp:lifeStage Free-living
gptkbp:notableGenus gptkb:Amblyteles
gptkb:Ichneumon
gptkb:Netelia
gptkb:Ophion
gptkb:Pimpla
Campoplex
gptkbp:notableSpecies Amblyteles armatorius
Ichneumon eumerus
Netelia testacea
Ophion luteus
Pimpla rufipes
gptkbp:numberOfAxles Two pairs of membranous wings
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 24,000 described
gptkbp:order gptkb:Lepidoptera
gptkbp:ovipositor Often long and slender
gptkbp:parasitismType Endoparasitoid
Ectoparasitoid
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:range 3 to 40 mm
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Braconid_wasps
gptkbp:reproduction Lays eggs in or on host
gptkbp:role Biological control agent
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Ichneumonidae
gptkbp:SIM Some mimic stinging wasps
gptkbp:sting Do not sting humans
gptkbp:subfamilyCount Over 40 subfamilies
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:family
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:chalcid_wasps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6