Ophion crassicornis Brock, 1982
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOphion crassicornis (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusOphion (ophion wasps)
SubfamilyOPHIONINAE (ophionine 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 Ophion crassicornis (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Ophion crassicornis (an ichneumon wasp)
9 Jun 2018 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
12 males, at MV light
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - antennal bases and head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - antennal bases and head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - antennal bases and head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 6: Male - antennal bases and head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - body - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and thorax - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - thorax and metasoma - posterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - thorax - posterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Wings - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Ophion crassicornis (an ichneumon wasp)
9 Jun 2018 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
6 females, at MV light
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ventral view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - thorax and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - thorax, propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver background
3: Ophion crassicornis (an ichneumon wasp)
9 Jun 2018 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, at MV light
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - ventral view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Broad, G.R., Schnee, H. & Shaw, M.R. 2015 The hosts of Ophion luteus (Linnaeus) (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ophioninae) in Europe Journal of Hymenoptera Research Vol 46: 115-125.

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

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