Diphyus palliatorius (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDiphyus palliatorius (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusDiphyus (a genus of ichneumon wasps)
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 Diphyus palliatorius (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Diphyus palliatorius (an ichneumon wasp)
1 Jul 2023 OSGR: SY66 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male. at Wild Carrot
Image 1: Male - aedeagus valve - outer view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver background (2)Image 4: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - dorsal view - silver background (2)Image 6: Male - dorsal view - wings up - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - hypopygium - ventral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 8: Male - paramere - inner view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 9: Male - tip of aedeagus valve - outer view - microscope low magnificationImage 10: Male - antenna with tyloids - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Male - petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Male - post-petiole and base of T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 30: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 31: Male - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 32: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 33: Male - T2-3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 34: Male - tyloids - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 35: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver background
2: Diphyus palliatorius (an ichneumon wasp)
4 Jul 2017 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, dark form, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings open - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings together - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - petiole and tergites 1 & 2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver background
3: Diphyus palliatorius (an ichneumon wasp)
17 Apr 2017 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, dark form, visiting Alexanders
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings open - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head - antero-lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - hind-parts - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - metasoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - scutellum, propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - tergite ornamentation - dorsal view - magnified - silver background
4: Diphyus palliatorius (an ichneumon wasp)
29 Aug 2015 OSGR: SE86 54° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: South-east Yorks (VC 61) England
Female, banded form, visiting Wild Angelica
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - petiole - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - propodeum and petiole - dorso-lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - propodeum and petiole - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - propodeum - posterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - terminalia - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Wings - highly enlarged - white background

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

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