Ischnus inquisitorius (Müller, 1776)
(a cryptine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIschnus inquisitorius (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 inquisitorius (a cryptine ichneumon) :
1: Ischnus inquisitorius (a cryptine ichneumon)
9 Aug 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, in 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 - antero-dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head, mesosoma and petiole - antero-dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head, mesosoma and postpetiole - postero-dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - ventro-lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - metasoma - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - head, antennal bases and thorax (part) - postero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Ischnus inquisitorius (a cryptine ichneumon)
7 Feb 2020 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in Purple Moor-grass tussock, under oak
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background
3: Ischnus inquisitorius (a cryptine ichneumon)
26 Dec 2019 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in Purple Moor-grass tussock
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 3: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - metasoma and hind leg - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - mesosternum and mid and hind coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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

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