''Limonethe'' is a genus of

ichneumon wasp 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 cur ...

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Ichneumonidae The Ichneumonidae, also known as the ichneumon wasps, Darwin wasps, or ichneumonids, are a family (biology), family of parasitoid wasps of the insect order Hymenoptera. They are one of the most diverse groups within the Hymenoptera with roughly 2 ...

. There are about five described species in ''Limonethe''. They can be distinguished from similar genera based on the nearly square-shaped areolet and the large and dense punctures on the post-petiole. Many also have infuscated wings, a red abdomen, black head and mesosoma with narrow white markings along the inner eye margins. Limonethe occurs in the New World from Canada to Argentina.

Species

These five species belong to the genus ''Limonethe'': * '' Limonethe annulicornis'' (Ashmead, 1895)^c * '' Limonethe beckeri'' (Costa Lima & Guitton, 1961)^{c g} * '' Limonethe maurator'' (Brulle, 1846)^{c g b} * '' Limonethe meridionalis'' (Cresson, 1865)^{c g} * '' Limonethe scutellata'' (Brulle, 1846)^{c g} Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

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