Vulgichneumon saturatorius
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| Vulgichneumon saturatorius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Genus: | Vulgichneumon |
| Species: | V. saturatorius |
| Binomial name | |
| Vulgichneumon saturatorius | |
Vulgichneumon saturatorius is a species of parasitoid wasp in the ichneumonid family.[1]
This is one of many quite similar species. The adult is mainly black, with reddish-brown legs, a white spot on top of the thorax between the wing bases, and a white tip to the abdomen. The antennae are long and dark with a white middle section.[2] V. bimaculatus is similar but with black legs. Some species of Ichneumon and Virgichneumon have similar general appearance.[3]
Distribution
The species is recorded widely across Europe from Ireland,[4] England and Spain in the west, Norway, Sweden and Finland in the north, as far south as Sicily and Sardinia, and east into Romania, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia, and into Asia with records from Kazakhstan and Pakistan.[1][5] It may be poorly recorded with a wider distribution.[2]