Acrolyta rufocincta (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(a phygadeuontine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcrolyta rufocincta (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)
GenusAcrolyta (a genus of phygadeuontine ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyPHYGADEUONTINAE (phygadeuontine 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 Acrolyta rufocincta (a phygadeuontine ichneumon) :
1: Acrolyta rufocincta (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)
29 Aug 2022 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in garden Malaise trap
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - fore-parts - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - fore-parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - fore-parts - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - mesosternum and anterior coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - petiole and metasoma base - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - petiole and metasoma base - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head and antennal base - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - head, antennal bases and pronotum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - head, mesosoma and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - ovipositor and sheaths - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 30: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 31: Female - T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Acrolyta rufocincta (a phygadeuontine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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