Barichneumon chionomus (Wesmael, 1845)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBarichneumon chionomus (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusBarichneumon (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 Barichneumon chionomus (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Barichneumon chionomus (an ichneumon wasp)
27 Aug 2022 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, in garden Malaise Trap
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and mesososma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - mesososma - dorsal view - magnified - silver background
2: Barichneumon chionomus (an ichneumon wasp)
29 Aug 2021 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, in garden Malaise Trap
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - aedeagus (dorsal view) and parameres (ventral view) - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 4: Male - aedeagus - latero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 5: Male - terminalia - ventral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - terminalia - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
3: Barichneumon chionomus (an ichneumon wasp)
12 Aug 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, in garden Malaise Trap
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background
4: Barichneumon chionomus (an ichneumon wasp)
10 Jul 2020 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, at Wild Parsnip
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - hind leg and metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - hind leg - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - hind coxa and trochanter - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - hind coxae and trochanters, and sternite 1 - posterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - scutellum, propodeum, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - tyloids - microscope low magnification - silver background
5: Barichneumon chionomus (an ichneumon wasp)
25 Jan 2020 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in Tor Grass tussock, beside path by recently mown area
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background
6: Barichneumon chionomus (an ichneumon wasp)
6 Dec 2019 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in Tufted Hair-grass tussock
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - fore parts - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - hind legs and metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - hind parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - propodeum and metasoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
7: Barichneumon chionomus (an ichneumon wasp)
6 Dec 2019 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in Wavy Hair-grass tussock
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - wings down - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - wings down - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background

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

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