Syrphoctonus tarsatorius (Panzer, 1809)
(a diplazontine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSyrphoctonus tarsatorius (a diplazontine ichneumon)
GenusSyrphoctonus (a genus of diplazontine ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyDIPLAZONTINAE (diplazontine 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 Syrphoctonus tarsatorius (a diplazontine ichneumon) :
1: Syrphoctonus tarsatorius (a diplazontine ichneumon)
22 Jul 2021 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female in Malaise Trap
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 3: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - terminalia and ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Syrphoctonus tarsatorius (a diplazontine ichneumon)
3 Aug 2019 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, investigating Purple Loosestrife, by garden pond
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background
3: Syrphoctonus tarsatorius (a diplazontine ichneumon)
22 Apr 2019 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, visiting Alexanders
Image 1: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - lateral view - wings up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - metasoma tip and ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
4: Syrphoctonus tarsatorius (a diplazontine ichneumon)
23 Sep 2018 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, swept off Nettle
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings open - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings together - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 6: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - petiole, T2 and T3 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
5: Syrphoctonus tarsatorius (a diplazontine ichneumon)
10 Aug 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, emerged from Syrphini tear-drop puparium, under ceramic ornament on top of garden wall
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - fore-parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - propodeum, petiole, tergite 2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Syrphini host puparium after emergence - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 9: Syrphini host puparium - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 10: Syrphini host puparium - lateral view - highly enlarged
6: Syrphoctonus tarsatorius (a diplazontine ichneumon)
28 Apr 2016 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - one wing open - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Wings - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 6: Male - antennal segments showing tyloids - outside lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - metasoma - basal segments - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - petiole - antero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - propodeum - postero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - scutellum and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
7: Syrphoctonus tarsatorius (a diplazontine ichneumon)
29 Aug 2015 OSGR: SE86 54° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: South-east Yorks (VC 61) England
Male, visiting Wild Angelica
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Wings - magnified - white backgroundImage 8: Male - head and antennae - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 10: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head - ventral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 13: Male - mandibles - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver background
8: Syrphoctonus tarsatorius (a diplazontine ichneumon)
29 Aug 2015 OSGR: SE86 54° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: South-east Yorks (VC 61) England
Male, visiting Wild Angelica
Image 1: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background

Syrphoctonus tarsatorius (a diplazontine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Syrphoctonus tarsatorius (a diplazontine ichneumon)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Syrphoctonus tarsatorius (a diplazontine ichneumon)
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