Cratichneumon albifrons (Stephens, 1835)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCratichneumon albifrons (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusCratichneumon (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 Cratichneumon albifrons (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Cratichneumon albifrons (an ichneumon wasp)
25 May 2019 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, in flight
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - antenna showing tyloids - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head, thorax and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - hind parts - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Wings - highly enlarged - white background

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

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