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Cratichneumon
Sign in to saveCratichneumon is a genus of the parasitic wasp that belongs to the family Ichneumonidae. It is native to North America but mostly in the eastern United States and Canada.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 161
- With media
- 118
- Family
- Ichneumonidae
- Collections
- MHNCA, IFIT-CP, UAM, CSU, USNM, NMSU
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Canada
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ichneumonidae
- Image
- Ichneumonidae - Cratichneumon coruscator var. luridus (male).JPG
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Cratichneumon is a genus of the parasitic wasp that belongs to the family Ichneumonidae. It is native to North America but mostly in the eastern United States and Canada.
It is one of the most common and diverse genus of ichneumonine genera in the nearctic realm. They have a considerable range of size to the point where larger species may be confused with Ichneumon and smaller species may be confused with Barichneumon, Melanichneumon, Homotherus, Aoplus, and Crypteffigies.
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