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Ichneumonid wasp

Gelis areator

Classification

Class
Insecta

The Ichneumonidae, also known as ichneumon wasps, ichneumonid wasps, ichneumonids, or Darwin wasps, are a family of parasitoid wasps of the insect order Hymenoptera. They are one of the most diverse groups within the Hymenoptera with roughly 25,000 species described as of 2016. However, this likely represents less than a quarter of their true richness as reliable estimates are lacking, along with much of the most basic knowledge about their ecology, distribution, and evolution.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 317United Kingdom · 44Germany · 19