Dirophanes mysticus (Wesmael, 1855)
(a phaeogenine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDirophanes mysticus (a phaeogenine ichneumon)
GenusDirophanes (a genus of phaeogenine ichneumon wasps)
TribePhaeogenini (phaeogenine 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 Dirophanes mysticus (a phaeogenine ichneumon) :
1: Dirophanes mysticus (a phaeogenine ichneumon)
28 Jul 2019 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, by general sweeping
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - fore-parts - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - hind-parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - metasoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - propodeum, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - scutellum, propodeum, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head, thorax, propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - propodeum, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Dirophanes mysticus (a phaeogenine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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