An Essay on the Classification of the Parasitic Hymenoptera of Britain Which Correspond with the Ichneumones Minuti of Linnaeus is a Victorian monograph of entomology published in the Entomological Magazine between 1833 and 1838, by the Irish entomologist Alexander Henry Haliday.
The Ichneumones minuti of Linnaeus broadly correspond to the Braconidae and (superfamily Chalcidoidea). Haliday establishes higher level taxa (families) and describes new genera and species. The synoptic tables and descriptions are in Latin. Characters used are (mainly) morphology of the abdomen and thorax, wing venation, number of antennal segments and number of maxillary palpi segments.
The essay begins with I Tabula synoptica generum et subgenerum ichneumonum adscitorum Britanniae Synoptic Table of Genera and Subgenera of Ichneumons Found in Britain (Braconidae). This functions as a dichotomous key.
Part II is Excerptae Quedam e Methodo Chalidum Parts of a method and groups of chalcids I Pteromali II Spalangiae The collections (other than his own) consulted were those of John Curtis and Mus. Soc. Ent. (Museum of the Entomological Society)
Works consulted (Auctores laudati) were Nees (BM) Gesellschaft Naturforsch:freunde zu Berlin Magazin v d 1811-1816(Ichneumones adsciti a Nees von Essenbeck) (sic). This series (1811, 1812,1814, 1816) was the first attempt to establish a hierarchy of classification for the Adsciti or Braconidae. Nees worked in close association with Johann Ludwig Christian Gravenhorst, who had in 1807 published a monograph on the Ichneumonidae). Nees uses word familia to signify groups of species within a genus as well as groups of genera. He gave collective names to these groups (Cheloni, Sigalphi, Microgasteres, Agathides, Bracones, and Bassi). Nees (AA) Acta Nova Physs-med:Academiae Caesar:Leopold Naturae Curiosorum( Conspectus Ichneumonum:linea2 ab eodem)-Laudatum in Ichneumonal Europ. Nees Hymenopterorum Ichneumonibus affinium monographiae (1834, 2 vols.) Parts of the Essay after 1834 Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger, 1807. Fauna Etrusca. Sistens Insecta quae in provinciis Florentina et Pisana praesertim collegit Petrus Rossius in regio Pisano athenaeo publ.prof. et soc. Ital. Vol. 2. Iterum edita et annotatis perpetuis aucta a D. Carolo Illiger. Helmstadii, Litteris C. G. Fleckeisen. Carl Fredrik Fallén, 1813. Specimen Novam Hymenoptera Disponendi Methodum Exhibens. Dissertation. Berling, Lund. pp. 1–41. 1 pl. Dalman, 1820, Försök till Uppställning af Insect-familjen Pteromalini, i synnerhet med afseen de på de i Sverige funne Arter. (Fortsättning) Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 41(2):340-385 and 1823, Analeceta Entomologica :viii+108pp, 4 pls Stockholm John Curtis various dated folios British Entomology John Curtis 1829 A guide to the arrangement of British insects
List of Braconidae described
A abdita Haliday, 1838 abjectum (Haliday, 1833, Aphidius) accinctus (Haliday, 1835, Leiophron) aceris (Haliday, 1833, Aphidius) adducta (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) aemula (Haliday, 1836, Opius) aethiops (Haliday, 1837, Opius) albipennis (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) albipes (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) alexis Haliday, 1834. ambiguus (Haliday, 1834, Aphidius) ambulans Haliday, 1835 ampliator (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) ancilla (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) angelicae (Haliday, 1833, Aphidius) angustula (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) annularis (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) apicalis Haliday, 1833 arenarius (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) arundinis Haliday, 1834 asteris Haliday, 1834 auctus (Haliday, 1833, Aphidius) aurora (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) avenae Haliday, 1834
B bajulus (Haliday, 1837, Opius) biglumis (Haliday, 1836, Rogas) braconius Haliday, 1833 brevicollis Haliday, 1835 brevicornis (Haliday, 1833, Aphidius)
C caelatus (Haliday, 1837, Opius) caesa (Haliday, 1837, Opius) calceata (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) caligatus (Haliday, 1835, Meteorus) callidus (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) candidata (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) catenator (Haliday, 1836, Rogas) caricis (Haliday, 1833, Aphidius) celsus Haliday, 1837 centaureae (Haliday, 1833, Aphidius) cerealium Haliday, 1835 cinctus (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) cirsii Haliday, 1834 clandestina (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) clarus Haliday, 1836 clavator Haliday, 1833 colon (Haliday, 1835, Perilitus) compressa (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) concinnum (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) conspurcator (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) consularis (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) contaminatus (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) contracta Haliday, 1833 Alysia GENOTYPE of ALLOEA crepidis (Haliday, 1834, Aphidius) cruentatus Haliday, 1833 cunctator (Haliday, 1836, Rogas) cuspidatus (Haliday, 1833, Ancylus)
D decora (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) decorator (Haliday, 1836, Rogas) dilecta (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) diremptus (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) dispar (Haliday, 1833, Rogas) docilis (Haliday, 1837, Opius) dorsale (Haliday, 1833, Aphidius)
E edentatus (Haliday, 1835, Leiophron) eglanteriae Haliday, 1834 elaphus Haliday, 1833 ephippium (Haliday, 1834, Aphidius) equestris (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) ervi Haliday, 1834 eugenia (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) eunice (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) excrucians (Haliday, 1835, Leiophron) excubitor (Haliday, 1836, Rogas) exiguus (Haliday, 1834, Aphidius) exiguus (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) exilis (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) exilis Haliday, 1837
F filator (Haliday, 1835, Perilitus) flavifrons Haliday, 1840 flavinode (Haliday, 1833, Aphidius) flavipes (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) flavipes (Haliday, 1835, Helcon) flaviventris (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) florimela (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) foveolus (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) fragilis (Haliday, 1836, Rogas) fucicola (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) fulgidum (Haliday, 1837, Opius) fuliginosa (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) fulvicornis (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) fulvipes (Haliday, 1835, Helcon) fulvipes (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) fumatus Haliday, 1834 funestus (Haliday, 1836, Rogas) fuscula (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) fuscicornis (Haliday, 1838, Alysia)
G galatea (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) germanus (Haliday, 1834, Acaelius) gilvipes (Haliday, 1839, Alysia)
H haemorrhoeus (Haliday, 1837, Opius) hariolator (Haliday, 1836, Rogas) hastatus Haliday, 1835 heraclei (Haliday, 1833, Aphidius) hilaris (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster)
I idalius (Haliday, 1833, Perilitus) immunis (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) imperator (Haliday, 1836, Rogas) indagator (Haliday, 1836, Rogas) infulata (Haliday, 1834, Aphidius) infumata (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) ingratus (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) infima (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) intacta (Haliday, 1835, Leiophron) intricata (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) isabella (Haliday, 1838, Alysia)
J jaculans (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) jaculator (Haliday, 1835, Perilitus)
L lacertosus (Haliday, 1833, Aphidius) lancifer (Haliday, 1836, Dyscolus) laricis (Haliday, 1834, Aphidius) lateralis (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) lateralis (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) lepidus (Haliday, 1835, Helcon) leptogaster (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) letifer (Haliday, 1833, Aphidius) leucopterus (Haliday, 1834, Aphidius) lituratus (Haliday, 1835, Leiophron) livida (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) lucia Haliday, 1838 Alysia lucicola Haliday, 1838 Alysia luctuosa Haliday, 1834 lugens (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) lugens Haliday, 1837 lustrator (Haliday, 1836, Rogas) lutescens Haliday, 1834 lymphata (Haliday, 1839, Alysia)
M macrospila (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) marginalis (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) maria (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) maritima (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) matricariae Haliday, 1834 mediator (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) meditator (Haliday, 1836, Rogas) meridiana Haliday, 1834 messoria Haliday, 1834 micropterus (Haliday, 1835, Perilitus) minutus (Haliday, 1833, Aphidius) mitis (Haliday, 1833, Leiophron) muricatus (Haliday, 1833, Ancylus)
N naiadum (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) nephele (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) nereidum (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) nervosus (Haliday, 1833, Aphidius) nina (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) nobilis (Haliday, 1834, Rogas)
O oleraceus Haliday, 1833
P pacta (Haliday, 1837, Opius) paganus Haliday, 1835 [pallidinotus Haliday, 1834 nom. nud.] pallidus (Haliday, 1833, Aphidius) pallipes Haliday, 1835 pendulus Haliday, 1837 phoenicura (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) picinervis (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) picipes (Haliday, 1835, Leiophron) picipes (Haliday, 1835, Helcon) picta (Haliday, 1834, Aphidius) pini (Haliday, 1834, Aphidius) placida (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) placidus (Haliday, 1837, Opius) podagrica (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) popularis (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) posticus (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) praepotens (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) praetextata (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) procera (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) profligator (Haliday, 1835, Perilitus) puber (Haliday, 1835, Helcon) pullata (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) pulverosus (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) punctigera (Haliday, 1838, Alysia)
R ribis Haliday, 1834 rosae Haliday, 1833 rubripes (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) ruficrus (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) rufilabris Haliday, 1833 rufinotata (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) russata (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) rusticus (Haliday, 1837, Opius)
S saeva (Haliday, 1837, Opius) salicis Haliday, 1834 secalis Haliday, 1833 semirugosa (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) semistriatus (Haliday, 1835, Helcon) sodalis (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) spartii Haliday, 1835 spectabilis (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) speculator (Haliday, 1835, Helcon) speculum (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) spinolae Haliday, 1834 spretus Haliday, 1836 stramineipes (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) striatula (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) sylvaticus (Haliday, 1837, Opius) sylvia (Haliday, 1839, Alysia)
T tabidus (Haliday, 1836, Rogas) tacita (Haliday, 1837, Opius) talaris (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) temporale (Fischer, 1958, Opius) temula (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) tibialis (Haliday, 1835, Helcon) tripudians Haliday, 1835 trivialis Haliday, 1835
U uliginosus (Haliday, 1839, Alysia) umbellatarum (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) umbratilis Haliday, 1833 urticae Haliday, 1834
V validus (Haliday, 1833, Aphidius) venustum (Haliday, 1838, Alysia) vestalis (Haliday, 1834, Microgaster) vestigator (Haliday, 1836, Rogas) vexator (Haliday, 1835, Perilitus) victus (Haliday, 1837, Opius) vindex Haliday, 1837 [viminalis Haliday, 1834 nom. nud.] volucre (Haliday, 1833, Aphidius)
W wesmaelii (Haliday, 1837, Opius)
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