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Odontocolon
Sign in to saveOdontocolon is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are at least 40 described species in Odontocolon.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 138
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Ichneumonidae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS
- Recorded in
- Canada
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ichneumonidae
- Image
- Odontocolon.dentipes.-.lindsey.jpg
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- Odontocolon
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- Category:Odontocolon
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Encyclopedic overview
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Odontocolon is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are at least 40 described species in Odontocolon.
== Description == Female wasps of the Odontocolon genus lay their eggs onto the skin of larvae that live in the inner bark of trees. Each species of Odontocolon has its own host preference, such as beetles or sawflies.
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