Gambrus bipunctatus (Tschek, 1872)
(a cryptine ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGambrus bipunctatus (a cryptine ichneumon wasp)
GenusGambrus (a genus of hymenopterans)
TribeCryptini (a tribe of cryptine ichneumons)
SubfamilyCRYPTINAE (cryptine 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 Gambrus bipunctatus (a cryptine ichneumon wasp) :
1: Gambrus bipunctatus (a cryptine ichneumon wasp)
5 Jul 2022 OSGR: SE01 53° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63) England
Male, emerged from Drinker cocoon
Image 1: Male - antenna with tyloids - outer view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - metasoma and hind legs - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - postpetiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - tyloids - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Gambrus bipunctatus (a cryptine ichneumon wasp)
5 Jul 2022 OSGR: SE01 53° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63) England
Female, emerged from Drinker cocoon
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background
3: Gambrus bipunctatus (a cryptine ichneumon wasp)
1 Jul 2021 OSGR: NN70 56° 10’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: West Perthshire (VC 87) Scotland
Female, in greenhouse
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 3: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 5: Female - head and antennal bases - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and mouthparts - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - lesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - metasoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Gambrus bipunctatus (a cryptine ichneumon wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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