Amblyteles armatorius (Forster, 1771)
(Toothed Tiger Ichneumon Wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAmblyteles armatorius (Toothed Tiger 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 Amblyteles armatorius (Toothed Tiger Ichneumon Wasp) :
1: Amblyteles armatorius (Toothed Tiger Ichneumon Wasp)
30 Nov 2018 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
female, hibernating among dead leaves
Image 1: Female - disturbed from hibernation
2: Amblyteles armatorius (Toothed Tiger Ichneumon Wasp)
15 Jun 2018 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, at MV trap
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - ventral view - silver background
3: Amblyteles armatorius (Toothed Tiger 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 - fore-parts - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - petiole and tergite 2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - propodeum, petiole and theridia - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Wings - highly enlarged - white background
4: Amblyteles armatorius (Toothed Tiger Ichneumon Wasp)
11 Jun 2016 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - abdomen - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - abdomen tip - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - abdomen tip - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - anterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head, thorax and propodeum - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head, thorax and propodeum - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - propodeum - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - propodeum - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - sternites 1-3 - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - tergites 2 and 3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver background
5: Amblyteles armatorius (Toothed Tiger Ichneumon Wasp)
22 Nov 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, at lighted window at 9:30pm
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - grey backgroundImage 2: Female - ventral view - grey backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - enlargedImage 5: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 6: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 7: Female - petiole - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 8: Wing - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 9: Wing - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 10: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - highly magnified - grey 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

Amblyteles armatorius (Toothed Tiger Ichneumon Wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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