Alomya semiflava Stephens, 1835
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAlomya semiflava (an ichneumon wasp)
TribeAlomyini (alomyine ichneumon wasps)
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 Alomya semiflava (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Alomya semiflava (an ichneumon wasp)
3 Jul 2023 OSGR: NN43 56° 30’ N, 4° 30’ W Vice County: Mid Perth (VC 88) Scotland
Female with atypical pale flagellum base, visiting sparse small plants of Yellow Saxifrage in fork of path
Image 1: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennae - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver background
2: Alomya semiflava (an ichneumon wasp)
8 Sep 2019 OSGR: SU02 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver background (2)Image 3: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - dorsal view - wings closed - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and pronotum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 8: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 14: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver background (3)Image 15: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - propodeum, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - thorax and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - thorax - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - genital capsule - opened - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 28: Male - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Alomya semiflava (an ichneumon wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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