Ophion arenarius Johansson, 2019
(a hymenopteran)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOphion arenarius (a hymenopteran)
GenusOphion (ophion wasps)
SubfamilyOPHIONINAE (ophionine 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 Ophion arenarius (a hymenopteran) :
1: Ophion arenarius (a hymenopteran) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
14 Jun 2024 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept off Oak
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head, antennae and fore legs - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - ventral view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - coxae and mesosternum - latero-ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and antennal bases - antero-ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and antennal bases - antero-ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head and thorax - postero-ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - mesosternum and posterior coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - petiole and T2 (base) - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - scutellum and propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver background

Ophion arenarius (a hymenopteran) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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