Diphyus trifasciatus (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDiphyus trifasciatus (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusDiphyus (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 Diphyus trifasciatus (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Diphyus trifasciatus (an ichneumon wasp)
9 Aug 2022 OSGR: NN70 56° 10’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: West Perthshire (VC 87) Scotland
Male, near house
Image 1: Male - antenna - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - antenna - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - postpetiole and T2-3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - aedeagus - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - genital capsule - opened - ventral view - microscope low magnificationImage 28: Male - paramere and aedeagus valve - inner view - microscope low magnificationImage 29: Male - terminalia - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 30: Male - tip of aedeagus valve - outer view - microscope low magnification
2: Diphyus trifasciatus (an ichneumon wasp)
19 Apr 2021 OSGR: NN70 56° 10’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: West Perthshire (VC 87) Scotland
Female, found in small greenhouse during the day.
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 6: Female - head and prosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - hind coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - mesosternum and posterior coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - thorax and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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

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