Heterischnus truncator (Fabricius, 1798)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHeterischnus truncator (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusHeterischnus (a genus of ichneumon wasps)
TribePhaeogenini (phaeogenine ichneumons)
SubfamilyICHNEUMONINAE (ichneumonine 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 Heterischnus truncator (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Heterischnus truncator (an ichneumon wasp)
26 Sep 2023 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, swept off leeward side of Oak at head height
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Heterischnus truncator (an ichneumon wasp)
12 Jul 2023 OSGR: SU01 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, by general sweeping
Image 1: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - postpetiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - anterior coxae and mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral 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, antennal bases and fore coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - thorax - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver background
3: Heterischnus truncator (an ichneumon wasp)
17 Oct 2022 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Tattered female, in garden Malaise Trap
Image 1: Female (tattered) - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female (tattered) - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female (tattered) - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 4: Female - fore-parts - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - fore-parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head and mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - mesosternum and coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - petiole and hind leg bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - petiole and T2 (base) - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - head and mouthparts - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)Image 27: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 30: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 31: Female - T2 and T3 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Heterischnus truncator (an ichneumon wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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