Metopius dentatus (Fabricius, 1779)
(a metopiine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMetopius dentatus (a metopiine ichneumon)
GenusMetopius (a genus of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyMETOPIINAE (metopiine 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 Metopius dentatus (a metopiine ichneumon) :
1: Metopius dentatus (a metopiine ichneumon)
16 May 2024 OSGR: NG98 57° 50’ N, 5° 30’ W Vice County: West Ross (VC 105) Scotland
Male, on Bog Myrtle
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and antennae - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - metasoma - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - ventral view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - wings closed - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - wings closed - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head - rear three-quarter view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - mesosternum and anterior coxae - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - petiole and T2 (base) - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Male - scutellum, propodeum and postpetiole - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 29: Male - T3 and T4 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 30: Male - terminalia - ventral view - magnified - silver background

Metopius dentatus (a metopiine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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