Mesochorus semirufus Holmgren, 1860
(a mesochorine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMesochorus semirufus (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 semirufus (a mesochorine ichneumon) :
1: Mesochorus semirufus (a mesochorine ichneumon)
1 Jul 2022 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, by general sweeping, at 1900 in the evening
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 mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - propodeum, posterior coxae and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head and mesosoma - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - mesosternum and anterior coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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

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