Colpognathus celerator (Gravenhorst, 1807)
(a phaeogenine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesColpognathus celerator (a phaeogenine ichneumon)
GenusColpognathus (a genus of phaeogenine ichneumon wasps)
TribePhaeogenini (phaeogenine 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 Colpognathus celerator (a phaeogenine ichneumon) :
1: Colpognathus celerator (a phaeogenine ichneumon)
21 Jul 2023 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept from Wild Parsnip flowers
Image 1: Male - head and mesosoma - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and mesosoma - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)Image 3: Male - petiole and base of T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - post-petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 13: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - mesosternum and anterior coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - scutellum and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 28: Male - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver background
2: Colpognathus celerator (a phaeogenine ichneumon)
21 Jul 2022 OSGR: SY59 50° 50’ N, 2° 40’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, by general sweeping
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head, antennal bases aqnd fore coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - petiole and base of T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
3: Colpognathus celerator (a phaeogenine ichneumon)
23 Mar 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, from Compact Rush tussock
Image 1: Female with reduced antennal saddle - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
4: Colpognathus celerator (a phaeogenine ichneumon)
19 Jan 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, inside rush tussock
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral 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 and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - lateral view - wings up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - mandible - latero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Colpognathus celerator (a phaeogenine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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