Acrodactyla carinator (Aubert, 1965)
(a pimpline ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcrodactyla carinator (a pimpline ichneumon)
GenusAcrodactyla (a genus of pimpline ichneumon wasps)
TribeEphialtini (ephialtine pimpline ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyPIMPLINAE (pimpline 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 Acrodactyla carinator (a pimpline ichneumon) :
1: Acrodactyla carinator (a pimpline ichneumon)
3 Apr 2022 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, reared from larva on immature *Tetragnatha* sp, swept from short vegetation, nettles etc, around rush tussocks
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 6: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Acrodactyla carinator (a pimpline ichneumon)
19 Mar 2021 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
larva on base of opisthosoma of juvenile *Tetragnatha*, swept off reeds
Image 1: Cocoon (1 week old) - highly enlarged - black backgroundImage 2: Cocoon (still being built) - highly enlarged - black backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - fore parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Larva on host opisthosoma - antero-dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - natural backgroundImage 9: Larva on host opisthosoma - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - natural backgroundImage 10: Larva on host opisthosoma - dorsal view - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 11: Larva on host opisthosoma - dorso-lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - natural backgroundImage 12: Larva on host opisthosoma - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - natural backgroundImage 13: Larva on host opisthosoma - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - natural background (2)Image 14: Larva on host opisthosoma - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - natural background (3)Image 15: Larva on host opisthosoma - lateral view - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 16: Larva on host opisthosoma - lateral view - enlarged - natural background (2)Image 17: Larva on host opisthosoma - lateral view - enlarged - natural background (3)Image 18: Larva on host opisthosoma - latero-dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - natural backgroundImage 19: Larva on host opisthosoma - latero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - natural backgroundImage 20: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 30: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 31: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 32: Female - petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 33: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 34: Female - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 35: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 36: Female - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 37: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 38: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Acrodactyla carinator (a pimpline ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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