Ichneumon affector
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIchneumon affector (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusIchneumon (a genus of 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 Ichneumon affector (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Ichneumon affector (an ichneumon wasp) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
6 Jul 2023 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Male - antenna with tyloids - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - anterior coxae and mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 5: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 7: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - petiole and base of T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - post-petiole and base of T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - post-petiole, T2 and T3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Male - tyloids - magnified - silver backgroundImage 30: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver background
2: Ichneumon affector (an ichneumon wasp)
3 Aug 2021 OSGR: SU01 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, visiting Wild Parsnip
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennnal bases - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennnal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - hind coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - petiole and gastrocoeli - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - petiole, T2 and T3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - propodeum, hind coxa, petiole and gastrocoelus - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - propodeum, hind coxa, petiole and T2 (part) - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - T3-7 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - tail spot - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - antenna extreme tip - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - antenna tip - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - hind femur - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - hind tibia - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - ovipositor and sheaths - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 30: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
3: Ichneumon affector (an ichneumon wasp) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
5 Jul 2020 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, dark form, visiting Wild Parsnip
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - antero-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 - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - postpetiole, T2 and T3 (base) - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - close-up - 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 - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - tyloids - microscope low magnification - silver background
4: Ichneumon affector (an ichneumon wasp)
3 May 2018 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, on isolated flowering plant of Alexanders
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - antennal bases and head - anterior view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - antennal bases and head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - antennal bases and head - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - antennal bases and head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - antennal bases and head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - antennal bases and head - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - antennal bases and head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - antennal bases, head and prothorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - hind coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - hind-parts - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - propodeum, petiole and 1st tergite - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - thorax and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - antenna tip - semi-ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - penultimate flagellomeres - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - penultimate flagellomeres - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - penultimate flagellomeres - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)Image 24: Hind femur - anterior view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 25: Hind femur - anterior view - microscope low magnification - white background (2)

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

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