| Polycyrtus | |
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| Polycyrtus neglectus, male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Subtribe: | Mesostenina |
| Genus: | Polycyrtus Spinola, 1840 [1] |
| Diversity | |
| at least 160 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Polycyrtus is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the subfamily Cryptinae. There are more than 160 species of Polycyrtus, found in the Americas. [3] [4] [5] [6]
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A mongoose is a small terrestrial carnivorous mammal belonging to the family Herpestidae. This family is currently split into two subfamilies, the Herpestinae and the Mungotinae. The Herpestinae comprises 23 living species that are native to southern Europe, Africa and Asia, whereas the Mungotinae comprises 11 species native to Africa. The Herpestidae originated about 21.8 ± 3.6 million years ago in the Early Miocene and genetically diverged into two main genetic lineages between 19.1 and 18.5 ± 3.5 million years ago.
The Ichneumonidae, also known as the ichneumon wasps, Darwin wasps, or ichneumonids, are a family of parasitoid wasps of the insect order Hymenoptera. They are one of the most diverse groups within the Hymenoptera with roughly 25,000 species currently described. However, this likely represents less than a quarter of their true richness as reliable estimates are lacking, along with much of the most basic knowledge about their ecology, distribution, and evolution. Ichneumonid wasps, with very few exceptions, attack the immature stages of holometabolous insects and spiders, eventually killing their hosts. They thus fulfill an important role as regulators of insect populations, both in natural and semi-natural systems, making them promising agents for biological control.
The Egyptian mongoose, also known as ichneumon, is a mongoose species native to the Iberian Peninsula, coastal regions along the Mediterranean Sea between North Africa and Turkey, tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands in Africa. Because of its widespread occurrence, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
The Indian grey mongoose is a mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and West Asia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The grey mongoose inhabits open forests, scrublands and cultivated fields, often close to human habitation. It lives in burrows, hedgerows and thickets, among groves of trees, and takes shelter under rocks or bushes and even in drains. It is very bold and inquisitive but wary, seldom venturing far from cover. It climbs very well. Usually found singly or in pairs. It preys on rodents, snakes, birds’ eggs and hatchlings, lizards, and a variety of invertebrates. Along the Chambal River it occasionally feeds on gharial eggs. It breeds throughout the year.
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Diadegma insulare is a wasp first described by Ezra Townsend Cresson in 1865. No subspecies are listed. It is a parasitoid of the diamondback moth, which is a pest of cruciferous crops.
Diadegma chrysostictos is a wasp first described by J.F. Gmelin in 1790. No subspecies are listed.
Polycyrtus vierecki is a species of wasp in the subfamily Cryptinae. It is found in Peru.
Exochus is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are at least 270 described species in Exochus.
Gelis is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are at least 270 described species in Gelis.
Lissonota is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are at least 390 described species in Lissonota.
Mesochorus is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are at least 690 described species in Mesochorus.
Mesoleius is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are at least 160 described species in Mesoleius.
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Clistopyga is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are at least 30 described species in Clistopyga.
Exeristes is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are about nine described species in Exeristes.
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