Bathythrix argentata (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(a phygadeuontine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBathythrix argentata (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)
GenusBathythrix (a genus of phygadeuontine ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyPHYGADEUONTINAE (phygadeuontine 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 Bathythrix argentata (a phygadeuontine ichneumon) :
1: Bathythrix argentata (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)
29 Jul 2023 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, swept from lodged reeds on path edge through reedbed
Image 1: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and mesosoma - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - ovipositor tip - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - T2-3 and T4 (part) - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - thorax and coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - fore-parts - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - fore-parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - petiole and base of T2- dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - petiole and base of T2 - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - scutellum and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 30: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background

Bathythrix argentata (a phygadeuontine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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