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Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) of the Canadian Prairies Ecozone

Citation

Schwarzfeld M (2016). Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) of the Canadian Prairies Ecozone. Version 5.1. Biological Survey of Canada. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.5886/5r772nsm accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-17.

Description

The parasitoid family Ichneumonidae is the largest family in the order Hymenoptera. This chapter provides a checklist of 1,160 ichneumonid species (299 genera) known from the Canadian Prairies Ecozone. The list is primarily drawn from literature records and also includes 35 newly recorded species from the ecozone. The number of species on the list is a vast underestimate of the number of ichneumonid species present, as many genera lack revisions and few biodiversity surveys have been conducted. Most species recorded from this ecozone are only known from the Nearctic region, but are not restricted to the Prairies Ecozone. Little is known about the ecology, habitat requirements, or host associations of most ichneumonid species, with 43% of the species on the checklist lacking any host records. Future research should include revisions of the many genera that have not been studied in the Nearctic region, as well as biodiversity surveys in prairie habitats, rearing of potential host species, and the creation of user-friendly identification resources.

Taxonomic Coverages

  1. Ichneumonidae
    rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Canadian prairie provinces

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Schwarzfeld M. D. 2014. Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) of the Canadian Prairies Ecozone: A Review. In Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands (Volume 4): Biodiversity and Systematics Part 2. Edited by D. J. Giberson and H. A. Cárcamo. Biological Survey of Canada. pp. 317-397. http://dx.doi.org/10.3752/9780968932179.ch9 - doi:/9780968932179.ch9

Contacts

Marla Schwarzfeld
originator
position: Post-Doctoral Fellow
University of Northern British Columbia
3333 University Way
Prince George
V2N 4Z9
British Columbia
CA
email: marla.schwarzfeld@ualberta.ca
Marla Schwarzfeld
metadata author
position: Post-Doctoral Fellow
University of Northern British Columbia
3333 University Way
Prince George
V2N 4Z9
British Columbia
CA
email: marla.schwarzfeld@ualberta.ca
Marla Schwarzfeld
author
position: Post-Doctoral Fellow
University of Northern British Columbia
3333 University Way
Prince George
V2N 4Z9
British Columbia
CA
email: marla.schwarzfeld@ualberta.ca
David Shorthouse
processor
position: Biodiversity Informatics Manager
Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centre / Canadensys
4101 rue Sherbrooke est
Montréal
H1X 2B2
QC
CA
Telephone: 514-343-6111 82354
email: david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca
homepage: http://www.canadensys.net
publisher
Biological Survey of Canada
CA
Marla Schwarzfeld
administrative point of contact
position: Post-Doctoral Fellow
University of Northern British Columbia
3333 University Way
Prince George
V2N 4Z9
British Columbia
CA
email: marla.schwarzfeld@ualberta.ca
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