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Cidaphus atricillus
Nomenclature
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Family: Ichneumonidae (Ichneumons)
Species:
Cidaphus atricillus
Media
SUMMARY
This is a nocturnal ichneum. Cidaphus is a small genus, with three species in Britain, of the subfamily Mesochorinae. They are specialised hyperparasitoids of other ichneumonids and braconids. This species is the most widespread of the three but seldom common.