Cryptus titubator (Thunberg, 1824)
(a cryptine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCryptus titubator (a cryptine ichneumon)
GenusCryptus (a genus of cryptine ichneumons)
TribeCryptini (a tribe of cryptine ichneumons)
SubfamilyCRYPTINAE (cryptine 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 Cryptus titubator (a cryptine ichneumon) :
1: Cryptus titubator (a cryptine ichneumon)
14 Jun 2021 OSGR: SU22 51° 0’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, swept from tor grass (*Brachypodium*)
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 4: Female - fore-parts - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - fore-parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and mouthparts - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - postpetiole and T2 - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - scutellum and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Cryptus titubator (a cryptine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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