Acrodactyla quadrisculpta (Gravenhorst, 1820)
(a pimpline ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcrodactyla quadrisculpta (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
GenusAcrodactyla (a genus of pimpline ichneumon wasps)
TribeEphialtini (ephialtine pimpline ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyPIMPLINAE (pimpline 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 Acrodactyla quadrisculpta (a pimpline ichneumon wasp) :
1: Acrodactyla quadrisculpta (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
4 Apr 2021 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
well-grown larva on opisthosoma of juvenile *Tetragnatha*, swept off grassy path
Image 1: Larva on host - dorsal view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Larva on host - dorsal view - enlarged - white background (2)Image 3: Larva on host - dorso-lateral view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Larva on host - dorso-lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 5: Female - ovipositor and sheath - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Acrodactyla quadrisculpta (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
3 Apr 2021 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
larva on base of opisthosoma of juvenile *Tetragnatha*, swept off grassy path
Image 1: Larva on host - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Larva on host - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 3: Larva on host - lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Larva on host - lateral view - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 5: Larva on host - ventro-lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 6: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
3: Acrodactyla quadrisculpta (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
13 Sep 2019 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, swept off rushes
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - fore parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - hind parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - mid femora - posterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head - lateral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - metasoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - terminalia and ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Acrodactyla quadrisculpta (a pimpline ichneumon wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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