Ischnus alternator (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(a cryptine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIschnus alternator (a cryptine ichneumon)
GenusIschnus (a genus of hymenopterans)
TribeCryptini (a tribe of cryptine ichneumons)
SubfamilyCRYPTINAE (cryptine 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 Ischnus alternator (a cryptine ichneumon) :
1: Ischnus alternator (a cryptine ichneumon)
2 Jul 2021 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male (dark form), in Malaise Trap
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - scutellum and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Ischnus alternator (a cryptine ichneumon)
17 Aug 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, in garden Malaise Trap
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head, mesosoma and petiole - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head, mesosoma and petiole - postero-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 - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head and mouthparts - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
3: Ischnus alternator (a cryptine ichneumon)
22 Jul 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in Malaise Trap
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - fore-parts - antero-dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - fore-parts - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - fore-parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - fore-parts - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - mesosternum to petiole - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - scutellum, propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - metasternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - scutellum, propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - T2 and T3 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
4: Ischnus alternator (a cryptine ichneumon)
21 Jul 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in Malaise Trap
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 3: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and thorax - postero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - scutellum, propodeum, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Ischnus alternator (a cryptine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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