ICHNEUMONIDAE GENERA AND SPECIES IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
COLLECTION
by John Luhman
Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture
The University of Minnesota Insect Collection, St. Paul, is estimated to be the
8th largest in the U.S. for the number of identified ichneumonids. It has over 1,200 species, and 40,000
specimens are determined to at least genus. Those needing specimens for revision will find most Nearctic,
and some Neotropical material for most taxa. Recently much Neotropical material from Costa Rica has
been added. I have identified all of the undetermine dichneumons in the following subfamilies, with
diversity shown by numbers (by tribe) genus, and species (Genus/species). Those wishing loans should
write to the curator, Dr. Phil Clausen, Dept. of Entomology, Hodson Hall, Univ. of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
55108, USA.
[Careful and comparative readers will note that in the following list, Luhman's use of the Townesian
nomenclature in the original hardcopy version of Vol. 14 of Ichnews has been modified to ICZN nomenclature by D.B. Wahl.
- Campopleginae: 4 Tribes/30 Genera/31 spp.
- Ctenopelmatinae: 5 Tribes/45 Genera/61 spp. (includes 9 spp. of Perilissus.
- Cylloceriinae: 1/3.
- Diplazontinae: 9/41.
- Ichneumoninae (still working, with 85% identified): Phaeogenini - 5/5, and about 600 undet. to genus;
Ichneumonini - 31/1137; Protichneumonini - 3/24; Listrodromini - 2/2; Platylabini - 4/13; Trogini 6/9 + 9
undet. tropical species; Joppocryptini - 3/1, + 4 undet. tropical species. Sum = 7 Tribes/54 genera/191
spp., + 13 undet. tropical species.
- Labeninae: 2/2, + 4 undet. tropical Labena.
- Pimplinae: Ephialtini - 14/48; Polysphinctini - 9/22; Delomeristini - 3/7; Diacritini - 1/1; Pimplini - 7/33;
Theroniini - 2/4; Poemeniini - 3/6; Rhyssini - 4/12; Sum = 8 Tribes/43 Genera/133 spp., + several undet.
tropical species.
- Xoridinae: 3/21.
All other subfamilies are also represented except Agriotypinae and Phrudinae.
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