Lagarotis semicaligata (Gravenhorst, 1820)
(a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLagarotis semicaligata (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)
GenusLagarotis (a genus of ctenopelmatine ichneumons)
TribeMesoleiini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyCTENOPELMATINAE (ctenopelmatine 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 Lagarotis semicaligata (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon) :
1: Lagarotis semicaligata (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)
10 Oct 2022 OSGR: SU02 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept off sheltered, sunny, coarse grass at side of woodland path
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Lagarotis semicaligata (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)
3 Oct 2021 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, visiting Wild Parsnip
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and anternnal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - petiole, T2 and T3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - propodeum, hind coxae, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - scutellum and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - T2 and T3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - propodeum, hind coxa and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
3: Lagarotis semicaligata (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)
22 Oct 2017 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - anterior view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 9: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head, thorax and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - hind quarters - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - petiole and basal tergites - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Wings - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 20: Female - tip of fore tibia - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - tip of fore tibia - posterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Lagarotis semicaligata (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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