Barichneumon heracliana (Bridgman, 1884)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBarichneumon heracliana (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 heracliana (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Barichneumon heracliana (an ichneumon wasp)
6 Aug 2022 OSGR: NT39 56° 10’ N, 3° 10’ W Vice County: Fifeshire (VC 85) Scotland
Female, emerged from Parsnip Moth pupa in Hogweed stem
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - anterior coxae and mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - postpetiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Barichneumon heracliana (an ichneumon wasp)
24 Aug 2021 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, visiting Fennel
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 mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head, mesosoma and petiole - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - hind coxae, postpetiole and gastrocoeli - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - mesososternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - mid and hind coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - petiole and gastrocoeli - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - propodeum, hind coxae and petiole - postero-lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - propodeum, hind coxae, petiole, T2 and T3 - postero-lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - scutellum, propodeum and hind coxae - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - scutellum - propodeum, hind coxae, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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

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