Hadrodactylus nigrifemur Thomson, 1883
(a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHadrodactylus nigrifemur (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)
GenusHadrodactylus (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 Hadrodactylus nigrifemur (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon) :
1: Hadrodactylus nigrifemur (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)
12 Jun 2023 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, by general sweeping
Image 1: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ovipositor - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - petiole and base of T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - petiole and base of T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - T2 and base of T3 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - terminalia - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - head and thorax - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - hind femora and tibiae - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - hind tarsi - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - mesosternum and anterior coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - posterior coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver background

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hadrodactylus nigrifemur (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hadrodactylus nigrifemur (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)
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