Cubocephalus sperator (Müller, 1776)
(a cryptine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCubocephalus sperator (a cryptine ichneumon)
GenusCubocephalus (a genus of cryptine ichneumons)
TribeAptesini (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 Cubocephalus sperator (a cryptine ichneumon) :
1: Cubocephalus sperator (a cryptine ichneumon)
29 Jul 2023 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, by general sweeping on path edge through reedbed
Image 1: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ovipositor tip - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - T2-T5 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - tail spot - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 16: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head and fore coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background

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

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