Gregopimpla inquisitor (Scopoli, 1763)
(a pimpline ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGregopimpla inquisitor (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
TribeEphialtini (ephialtine pimpline ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyPIMPLINAE (pimpline 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 Gregopimpla inquisitor (a pimpline ichneumon wasp) :
1: Gregopimpla inquisitor (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
27 May 2022 OSGR: SU22 51° 0’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, by general sweeping at side of path
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background
2: Gregopimpla inquisitor (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
28 Sep 2015 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female, general sweeping
Image 1: Female - abdomen - lateral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - abdomen - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - dorso-lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head, thorax and abdomen -dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - propodeum, petiole and base of metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 10: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 11: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Wings - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 13: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Broad, G. 2015 Key to British Scambus species and males of similar genera Dec 2015

Gregopimpla inquisitor (a pimpline ichneumon wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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