Crytea sanguinator (Rossi, 1794)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCrytea sanguinator (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 Crytea sanguinator (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Crytea sanguinator (an ichneumon wasp)
22 Oct 2023 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, swept from low branch on E side isolated oak
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 - metasoma tip - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ovipositor tip - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - post-petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - post-petiole, T2 and T3 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - anterior coxae and mesosternum - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head and fore coxae - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 30: Female - scutellum, propodeum, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 31: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Crytea sanguinator (an ichneumon wasp)
22 Oct 2023 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female with tiny yellow tip to scutellum, swept from SW side of isolated oak
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 - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - postpetiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - postpetiole, T2 and T3 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and antennal bases lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head and mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head, antennae and fore legs - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head, mesosoma and petiole - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head, mesosoma, coxae and petiole base lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - mesosoma, coxae and petiole base lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - metasoma tip - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - posterior coxae and mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 30: Female - thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 31: Female - ventral view - magnified - silver background

Identification Works

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

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

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