Mesochorus giberius (Thunberg, 1824)
(a mesochorine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMesochorus giberius (a mesochorine ichneumon)
GenusMesochorus (a genus of mesochorine ichneumons)
SubfamilyMESOCHORINAE (mesochorine 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 Mesochorus giberius (a mesochorine ichneumon) :
1: Mesochorus giberius (a mesochorine ichneumon)
17 Sep 2022 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female, swept from patch of full-grown sedge
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennal bases - latero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - head and mouthparts - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver background
2: Mesochorus giberius (a mesochorine ichneumon)
10 Sep 2022 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female, swept from medium height sedge patch
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - fore-parts - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver background
3: Mesochorus giberius (a mesochorine ichneumon)
13 Apr 2022 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in garden Malaise Trap
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Mesochorus giberius (a mesochorine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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