Asthenolabus vitratorius (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAsthenolabus vitratorius (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusAsthenolabus (a genus of ichneumonine ichneumon wasps)
TribePlatylabini (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 Asthenolabus vitratorius (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Asthenolabus vitratorius (an ichneumon wasp)
17 Sep 2022 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female, swept from patch of regrowing grazed Reed Sweet-grass
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - postpetiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - propodeum, hind coxae and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - tail stripes - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - head and antennal bases - antero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - head - antero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - petiole and base of T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - scutellum and propodeum- dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Asthenolabus vitratorius (an ichneumon wasp)
5 Jun 2019 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, general sweeping
Image 1: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - claw - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - tarsal segments and claw - microscope low magnification - silver background
3: Asthenolabus vitratorius (an ichneumon wasp)
7 Sep 2018 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, swept from grass
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head, thorax and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - metasoma tip - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Wings - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 15: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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

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