Aconias tarsatus (Bridgman, 1881)
(a cryptine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAconias tarsatus (a cryptine ichneumon)
TribeAptesini (a tribe of cryptine ichneumons)
SubfamilyCRYPTINAE (cryptine 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 Aconias tarsatus (a cryptine ichneumon) :
1: Aconias tarsatus (a cryptine ichneumon)
23 Aug 2023 OSGR: NS08 56° 0’ N, 5° 10’ W Vice County: Argyllshire (VC 98) Scotland
Female, visiting Wild Angelica
Image 1: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver background

Aconias tarsatus (a cryptine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aconias tarsatus (a cryptine ichneumon)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Aconias tarsatus (a cryptine ichneumon)
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