Limerodes arctiventris (Schiødte, 1839)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLimerodes arctiventris (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 Limerodes arctiventris (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Limerodes arctiventris (an ichneumon wasp)
1 Jul 2022 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, by general sweeping, at 1815 in the evening
Image 1: Male - antenna with tyloids - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 4: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 6: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - posterior coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - propodeum, hind coxae and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - propodeum, hind coxae, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - tyloids on flagellomeres 5(R)-15(L) - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Limerodes arctiventris (an ichneumon wasp)
21 Sep 2020 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - wings closed - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - dorso-lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - scutellum and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - clypeus margin - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - postpetiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Perkins, J.F., remastered by Storey, M. Limerodes https://www.bioimages.org.uk/ichneumon_files.htm

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

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