Aoplus ochropis (Gmelin, 1790)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAoplus ochropis (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusAoplus (a genus of ichneumon wasps)
TribeIchneumonini (a tribe of ichneumonine ichneumons)
SubfamilyICHNEUMONINAE (ichneumonine 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 Aoplus ochropis (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Aoplus ochropis (an ichneumon wasp)
12 May 2021 OSGR: SU22 51° 0’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept off flowering Wood Spurge
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - fore-parts - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - fore-parts - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head, mesosoma and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - scutellum and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - wings together - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - wings together - front three-quarter view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 20: Male - antennal base with tyloids - postero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - post-petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - tyloids - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Aoplus ochropis (an ichneumon wasp)
30 Jul 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in garden Malaise Trap
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 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 - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - metasoma tip - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - petiole, T2 and T3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - hind coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Aoplus ochropis (an ichneumon wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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