Agrypon gracilipes (Curtis, 1839)
(an anomalonine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAgrypon gracilipes (an anomalonine ichneumon)
GenusAgrypon (a genus of anomalonine ichneumon wasps)
TribeGravenhorstiini (a tribe of anomalonine ichneumons)
SubfamilyANOMALONINAE (anomalonine 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 Agrypon gracilipes (an anomalonine ichneumon) :
1: Agrypon gracilipes (an anomalonine ichneumon)
2 Aug 2022 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, top swept from nettles
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 3: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 5: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - mesosternum and anterior coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - posterior coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Agrypon gracilipes (an anomalonine ichneumon)
18 Sep 2021 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, swept from streamside vegetation
Image 1: Female - wings apart - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - wings apart - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - ovipositor and sheath - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
3: Agrypon gracilipes (an anomalonine ichneumon)
17 Aug 2021 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, swept
Image 1: Male - antennal bases, head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - mesosernum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - propodeum, hind coxa and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - propodeum, hind coxa, petiole and T2 (part) - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - scutellum and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - mesosernum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
4: Agrypon gracilipes (an anomalonine ichneumon)
30 Jun 2021 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female, flying around umbels of Hemlock Water-dropwort (*Oenanthe crocata*), presumably seeking *Depressaria* caterpillars
Image 1: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and fore coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - propdeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - wings ajar - postero-dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - wings apart - postero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - wings apart - postero-dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - fore coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - terminalia and ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Agrypon gracilipes (an anomalonine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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