Enicospilus repentinus (Holmgren, 1860)
(a nocturnal ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEnicospilus repentinus (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 repentinus (a nocturnal ichneumon wasp) :
1: Enicospilus repentinus (a nocturnal ichneumon wasp)
21 Jul 2024 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept off oak
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver background (2)Image 3: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - dorsal view - silver background (2)Image 5: Male - head and antennae - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and antennae - dorsal view - silver background (2)Image 7: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - petiole and T2 (base) - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver background

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

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