THERE appears to be no published record of oviposition by an insect in the body of another of its own species. This interesting phenomenon, however, occurs in Nemeritis canescens (Grav ...

Parasitoid wasps (or rather, one group of them called the Ichneumonidae) are the subject of one of Charles Darwin’s most famous quotations: “I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and ...

Toby Driver is best known for his work as the frontman and showrunner for the avant-metal shapeshifters Kayo Dot, but he makes use of his diverse talents in many other capacities -- as the bassist ...

B road GR, S ääksjärvi IE, V eijalainen A, N otton DG (2011) Three new genera of Banchinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Central and South America. Journal of Natural History 45, 1311 - 1329. doi: ...

Charles Darwin was so troubled by the perceived cruelty of the Ichneumonidae that it led him to doubt the nature and existence of a creator. Penning his thoughts on May 22, 1860, in a letter to ...

The Florida Entomologist Vol. 82, No. 2, Jun., 1999 Description of the Final Instar Larva of Perithous scurra with Comments on Its Morphological Characters (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae, ...

(Beyond Pesticides, December 1, 2017) Ichneumonid wasps (family Ichneumonidae), are a widely distributed parasitoid wasp family within the order Hymenoptera. The name “ichneumonid” comes from Greek ...

The family Ichneumonidae comprises 42 subfamilies, with Microleptinae being one of the smallest. It contains a single genus, Microleptes, with 14 previously known species worldwide.