Banchus volutatorius (Linnaeus, 1758)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBanchus volutatorius (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusBanchus (a genus of hymenopterans)
TribeBanchini (a tribe of banchine ichneumons)
SubfamilyBANCHINAE (banchine 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 Banchus volutatorius (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Banchus volutatorius (an ichneumon wasp)
19 Jul 2016 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Male - abdomen - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver background

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

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