Limerodops elongatus (Brischke, 1865)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLimerodops elongatus (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 Limerodops elongatus (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Limerodops elongatus (an ichneumon wasp)
7 Jun 2022 OSGR: NN70 56° 10’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: West Perthshire (VC 87) Scotland
Male
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and thorax (part) - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head - latero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - mesosoma - lateral 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 - petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - postpetiole and gastrocoeli - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - postpetiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - postpetiole, T2 and T3 (base) - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - propodeum, posterior coxae, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - scutellum and propodeum - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Male - scutellum, propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Male - tyloids - magnified - silver backgroundImage 30: Male - tyloids - magnified - silver background (2)Image 31: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 32: Male - aedeagus - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 33: Male - genital capsule - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 34: Male - hypopygium - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 35: Male - paramere - ventral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 36: Male - penis valves - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 37: Male - terminalia - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Limerodops elongatus (an ichneumon wasp)
15 Aug 2021 OSGR: NN70 56° 10’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: West Perthshire (VC 87) Scotland
Female with white band on antenna
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - metasoma tip - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - metasoma tip - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - metasoma tip - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - metasoma tip - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - metasoma tip - ventral view - magnified - silver background
3: Limerodops elongatus (an ichneumon wasp)
9 Aug 2021 OSGR: NN70 56° 10’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: West Perthshire (VC 87) Scotland
Female
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - hind coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - mid and hind coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - petiole and gastrocoeli - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - postpetiole and gastrocoeli - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - postpetiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - propodeum, hind coxa and femur, petiole, and T2 - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - propodeum, hind coxa, petiole and T2 - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - ovipositor and genital capsule - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Identification Works

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

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

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