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Cratichneumon

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Cratichneumon
Cratichneumon coruscator
Cratichneumon subfilatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Tribe: Ichneumonini
Genus: Cratichneumon
Thomson, 1893

Cratichneumon is a genus of the parasitic wasp that belongs to the family Ichneumonidae.[1] It is native to North America but mostly in the eastern United States and Canada.[2]

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.[2]

Species

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This genus is diverse including more than 100 species and may be paraphyletic . However there are likely many undescribed species as seen with Claridge et al. (2024) which describes 11 new species within this genus.[3][2]

Species within this genus include:[4]

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References

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  1. Biolib
  2. 1 2 3 "Guide to the Ichneumonid Genus Cratichneumon in North America | Ichsofna.org". ichsofna.org. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  3. Claridge, Brandon & Helcoski, Ryan & Wahl, David & Pitts, James. (2024). Review of the Parasitoid Wasp Genus Cratichneumon Thomson (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Arizona's Sky Islands, with Descriptions of Eleven New Species. Western North American Naturalist. 84. 269-319. 10.3398/064.084.0301.
  4. Catalogue of life