Kristotomus pumilio (Holmgren, 1857)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesKristotomus pumilio (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusKristotomus (a genus of ichneumon wasps)
TribeTryphonini (a tribe of tryphonine ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyTRYPHONINAE (tryphonine 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 Kristotomus pumilio (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Kristotomus pumilio (an ichneumon wasp)
17 Sep 2022 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female, swept from Nettles, Water Mint etc.
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 - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - fore-parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - hind femora, petiole, T2 and T3 base - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - anterior coxae and mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - head - antero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - hind tibia tip - disto-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - hind tibia tip - disto-lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - hind tibia tip - inner face - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - hind tibia tip - inner face - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)Image 24: Female - mouthparts - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 30: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 31: Female - subtegular ridge - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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

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