Alexeter segmentarius (Fabricius, 1787)
(a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAlexeter segmentarius (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)
GenusAlexeter (a genus of ctenopelmatine ichneumons)
TribeMesoleiini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyCTENOPELMATINAE (ctenopelmatine 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 Alexeter segmentarius (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon) :
1: Alexeter segmentarius (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)
9 Jun 2018 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, at MV light
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - metasoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - petiole and first two tergites - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - scutellum, propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head and antennal bases - front-three-quarter view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - propodeum and petiole bases - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Alexeter segmentarius (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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