For the phenetic analysis of the subfamily Tryphoninae(Hymenoptera:Ichneumonidae), specimens were collected from March of 1988 to September of 1995 in the southem part of Korean peninsula. Specimens were also obtained from various museums and laborato...
For the phenetic analysis of the subfamily Tryphoninae(Hymenoptera:Ichneumonidae), specimens were collected from March of 1988 to September of 1995 in the southem part of Korean peninsula. Specimens were also obtained from various museums and laboratories both in Korea and other counteries. This research utilized about 1000 domestic specimens and 3010 foregin specimens including 10 specimens from North Korea. Phenetic analysis was performed using these specimens (39 genera 39 species)and the following results were obtained.
In the cluster analysis, the ward method is more effective than the average linkage method (within group and between group), while the use of total characteristics was resulted in more stable grouping than only quantitative or qualitative characteristics.
The cluster and discriminant analyses suggested that the Townes(1969) and Townes et al.(1992)'s system is well fit for the classification of Tryphoninae. For the subfamiliar classification, the analyses of total characteristics by ward method resulted in the most accetable grouping.