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Checklist of the Ichneumonidae of Germany (Insecta, Hymenoptera)
Matthias Riedel1, Andrei E Humala2, Martin Schwarz3
1c/o SNSB-Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Bad Fallingbostel, Germany c/o SNSB-Zoologische Staatssammlung München Bad Fallingbostel Germany.
Background:
A revised checklist of the Ichneumonidae of Germany is provided. The list represents an updated version of an earlier checklist published in 2001. The present list includes several records of species that are new for the German fauna and species that were discovered since the last checklist was published. The present checklist was compiled as part of the DNA barcoding projects at the Zoologische Staatssammlung München.
New Information:
The checklist includes 3,644 species of Ichneumonidae from Germany, with 48 species recorded for the first time. Compared to the checklist published 20 years ago, the number of ichneumonid species recorded from Germany has increased by 312 species.
