Cryptus viduatorius Fabricius, 1804
(a cryptine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCryptus viduatorius (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 viduatorius (a cryptine ichneumon) :
1: Cryptus viduatorius (a cryptine ichneumon)
13 May 2023 OSGR: SU02 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept off Cow Parsley
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 antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - 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 - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head and antennal anterior - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - petiole - 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 backgroundImage 23: Male - tyloids - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Cryptus viduatorius (a cryptine ichneumon)
4 Aug 2020 OSGR: ST71 50° 50’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, dark form, swept from grass
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background
3: Cryptus viduatorius (a cryptine ichneumon)
7 Aug 2019 OSGR: SU33 51° 10’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Female, dark form, swept off flowering Wild Parsnip
Image 1: Female - dark form - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dark form - hind parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - dark form - hind parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - dark form - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - dark form - metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - dark form - metasoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - fore parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - fore parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - fore parts - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head, thorax and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - dark form - hind parts - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - dark form - metasoma - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - dark form - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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

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