Achaius oratorius (Fabricius, 1793)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAchaius oratorius (an ichneumon wasp)
TribeIchneumonini (a tribe of ichneumonine ichneumons)
SubfamilyICHNEUMONINAE (ichneumonine ichneumon wasps)
FamilyICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps)
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Achaius oratorius (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Achaius oratorius (an ichneumon wasp)
3 Nov 2022 OSGR: ST91 50° 60’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in Tufted Hairgrass tussock at edge of scrub
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - wings together - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - dorsal view - wings together - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - hind coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - mesosternum and posterior coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 26: Female - petiole, T2 and T3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 29: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 30: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 31: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 32: Female - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 33: Female - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 34: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 35: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 36: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)Image 37: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 38: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Achaius oratorius (an ichneumon wasp)
10 Sep 2022 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, by general sweeping
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - silver background (2)Image 4: Male - antenna with tyloids - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - mesosternum and mid tibiae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - metasoma - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - petiole and T2 (base) - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - postpetiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - postpetiole, T2 and T3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Male - T3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
3: Achaius oratorius (an ichneumon wasp)
14 Jul 2016 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, visiting Wild Parsnip
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - abdomen - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - abdomen tip - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - petiole and base of metasoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - petiole and base of metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Wings - highly enlarged - white background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Perkins, J.F., remastered by Storey, M. Amblyteles (males) https://www.bioimages.org.uk/ichneumon_files.htm
Perkins, J.F., remastered by Storey, M. Amblyteles (females) https://www.bioimages.org.uk/ichneumon_files.htm

Achaius oratorius (an ichneumon wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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