Megastylus flavopictus (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(an orthocentrine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMegastylus flavopictus (an orthocentrine ichneumon)
GenusMegastylus (a genus of orthocentrine ichneumons)
SubfamilyORTHOCENTRINAE (orthocentrine 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 Megastylus flavopictus (an orthocentrine ichneumon) :
1: Megastylus flavopictus (an orthocentrine ichneumon)
29 Oct 2023 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept from 4m high Hazel coppice stool
Image 1: Male - head and antennae - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background

Megastylus flavopictus (an orthocentrine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Megastylus flavopictus (an orthocentrine ichneumon)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Megastylus flavopictus (an orthocentrine ichneumon)
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