Enicospilus ramidulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a nocturnal ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEnicospilus ramidulus (a nocturnal ichneumon wasp)
GenusEnicospilus (a genus of nocturnal ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyOPHIONINAE (ophionine 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 Enicospilus ramidulus (a nocturnal ichneumon wasp) :
1: Enicospilus ramidulus (a nocturnal ichneumon wasp)
9 Sep 2023 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female, by general sweeping at side of river
Image 1: Female - antennae - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - lateral view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - ovipositor tip - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - fore coxae and mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and antennal bases - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - head and mouthparts - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 19: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - petiole and base of T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - propodeum, petiole and hind leg base - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver background
2: Enicospilus ramidulus (a nocturnal ichneumon wasp)
2 Aug 2018 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, at MV light sheet
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - silver background
3: Enicospilus ramidulus (a nocturnal ichneumon wasp)
9 Oct 2017 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, in flight, among Creeping Thistles and Nettles
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - fore-parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and palps - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head, thorax and propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - metasoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Wings

Enicospilus ramidulus (a nocturnal ichneumon wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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