Euryproctus geniculosus (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEuryproctus geniculosus (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)
GenusEuryproctus (a genus of ctenopelmatine ichneumons)
TribeEuryproctini (a tribe of ctenopelmatine ichneumons)
SubfamilyCTENOPELMATINAE (ctenopelmatine 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 Euryproctus geniculosus (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon) :
1: Euryproctus geniculosus (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)
9 Sep 2023 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, by general sweeping
Image 1: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and antennal bases - ventro-anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - ventro-anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - petiole and base of T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - postpetiole, T2 and T3 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - antenna - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - anterior coxae and mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 16: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 28: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 30: Male - metasoma - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 31: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 32: Male - petiole, T2 and T3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 33: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 34: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Euryproctus geniculosus (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)
18 Sep 2021 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, swept from streamside vegetation at 6pm BST.
Image 1: Female - anterior coxae and mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - propodeum - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - propodeum, hind coxae, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - ovipositor and sheath - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - petiole - lateral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Euryproctus geniculosus (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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