Ichneumon sarcitorius Linnaeus, 1758
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIchneumon sarcitorius (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 sarcitorius (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Ichneumon sarcitorius (an ichneumon wasp)
25 Jan 2020 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in Tor Grass tussock, beside path by recently mown area
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and prothorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - hind coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver background
2: Ichneumon sarcitorius (an ichneumon wasp)
8 Jul 2019 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background
3: Ichneumon sarcitorius (an ichneumon wasp)
8 Jul 2019 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings open - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - wings together - enlarged - silver background
4: Ichneumon sarcitorius (an ichneumon wasp)
14 Aug 2016 OSGR: ST92 50° 60’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, whitish form, visiting Wild Parsnip
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - metasoma - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background
5: Ichneumon sarcitorius (an ichneumon wasp)
3 Aug 2016 OSGR: ST92 50° 60’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings spread - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings together - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - propodeum, pedicel, T1 and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Wings - highly enlarged - white background
6: Ichneumon sarcitorius (an ichneumon wasp)
19 Jul 2016 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - ventral view - silver background
7: Ichneumon sarcitorius (an ichneumon wasp)
14 Jul 2016 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male (yellow form), visiting umbel
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - fore-parts - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - hind-parts - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 8: Male - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background (3)Image 9: Male - petiole, thyridia and gastrocoels - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - propodeum, petiole, thyridium and gastrocoel - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - scutellum, propodeum, petiole and thyridia - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Wings - highly enlarged - white background

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

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