''Owenus'' is a genus of
ichneumonid
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 ...
wasp,
named for
Denis Owen
Denis Frank Owen (4 April 1931 – 3 October 1996) was a British ecologist, naturalist, author, broadcaster and teacher.
Education
Denis Owen was born in London. He was a student at Roan Grammar School in Greenwich, which he left when he was 1 ...
.
Species
The genus has four species:
* ''
Owenus cingulatus''
(Kriechbaumer, 1894)
* ''
Owenus crocator''
(Tosquinet, 1896)
* ''
Owenus minor''
Townes, 1970
* ''
Owenus variegatus''
(Morley, 1916)
References
Cryptinae
Ichneumonidae genera
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