Ichneumon ligatorius Thunberg, 1824
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIchneumon ligatorius (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 ligatorius (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Ichneumon ligatorius (an ichneumon wasp)
23 Aug 2023 OSGR: NS18 55° 60’ N, 4° 60’ W Vice County: Argyllshire (VC 98) Scotland
Male, visiting Wild Angelica
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - antenna with tyloids - dorso-lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and fore coxae - 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 thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - hind coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - mesosternum and posterior coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - petiole and T2-T3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - posterior coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - post-petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Male - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 30: Male - T2-T3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 31: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background

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

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