Hoplismenus bidentatus (Gmelin, 1790)
(an ichneumonine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHoplismenus bidentatus (an ichneumonine ichneumon)
GenusHoplismenus (a genus of ichneumonine ichneumon wasps)
TribeIchneumonini (a tribe of ichneumonine 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 Hoplismenus bidentatus (an ichneumonine ichneumon) :
1: Hoplismenus bidentatus (an ichneumonine ichneumon)
15 Sep 2021 OSGR: SU21 50° 60’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, black form, swept off cultivated honeysuckle
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background
2: Hoplismenus bidentatus (an ichneumonine ichneumon)
6 Aug 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, black form, in Malaise Trap
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head, mesosoma and petiole - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
3: Hoplismenus bidentatus (an ichneumonine ichneumon)
30 Jun 2019 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, black form, swept off Nettle
Image 1: Male - antenna - outer lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 4: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - antero-ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - hind parts - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - petiole and metasoma base - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - thorax and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - thorax and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - thorax, propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - tyloids on antenna - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 24: Wings - highly enlarged - white background

Hoplismenus bidentatus (an ichneumonine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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