| Lemophagus pulcher | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Genus: | Lemophagus |
| Species: | L. pulcher |
| Binomial name | |
| Lemophagus pulcher (Szepligeti, 1916) | |
Lemophagus pulcher is a species of insect in the family Ichneumonidae. [1] [2]
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