Baranisobas ridibundus (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBaranisobas ridibundus (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 Baranisobas ridibundus (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Baranisobas ridibundus (an ichneumon wasp)
26 Jul 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, visiting sugared leaves
Image 1: Male - anterior coxae and mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - tyloids - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Baranisobas ridibundus (an ichneumon wasp)
17 Jan 2020 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female, inside Purple Moorgrass tussock, under Beech, oak
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
3: Baranisobas ridibundus (an ichneumon wasp)
6 Sep 2015 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, visiting Wild Angelica
Image 1: Female - abdomen - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - anterior view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennae - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head, thorax and abdomen - lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 10: Female - head, thorax and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 12: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Wings - magnified - silver background

Identification Works

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

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Baranisobas ridibundus (an ichneumon wasp)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Baranisobas ridibundus (an ichneumon wasp)
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