Hoplismenus bispinatorius (Thunberg, 1824)
(an ichneumonine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHoplismenus bispinatorius (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 bispinatorius (an ichneumonine ichneumon) :
1: Hoplismenus bispinatorius (an ichneumonine ichneumon)
5 Oct 2023 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, form with black legs, swept from leeward side of oak above head height
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 - metasoma tip - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ovipositor tip - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 13: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - head, antennal bases and fore coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - mesosternum and anterior coae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - metasoma base - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 30: Female - posterior coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 31: Female - postpetiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 32: Female - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 33: Female - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 34: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 35: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 36: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 37: Female - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver background

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

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