Ichneumon (genus)

This genus includes about 270 species: • Ichneumon annulatorius Fabricius, 1775 • Ichneumon eumerus Wesmael, 1857 • Ichneumon extensorius Linnaeus, 1758 • Ichneumon insidiosus Wesmael, 1844 • Ichneumon nyassae Heinrich, 1967 • Ichneumon rubriornatus Cameron, 1904 • Ichneumon sarcitorius Linnaeus, 1758 • Ichneumon tottor Thunberg, 1822 • Ichneumon unicinctus Brullé, 1846 • Ichneumon centrator Say, 1825 == Cultural significance ==

In the eighteenth century Ichneumon was regarded as an instance of the God-given balance in nature; in the nineteenth the possibility of using it as a form of biocontrol was briefly entertained. It was used as the symbol of the reformed Entomological Society of London in 1833. Ichneumon laetus female.jpg|Ichneumon laetus female Ichneumon ultimus female.jpg|Ichneumon ultimus female Ichneumon mendax female.jpg|Ichneumon mendax female == References==