Ophion parvulus s.s. Kriechbaumer, 1879
(an unresolved species complex of ichneumons)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOphion parvulus s.s. (an unresolved species complex of ichneumons)
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 parvulus s.s. (an unresolved species complex of ichneumons) :
1: Ophion parvulus s.s. (an unresolved species complex of ichneumons)
15 Jun 2018 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female, at MV trap
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - silver background
2: Ophion parvulus s.s. (an unresolved species complex of ichneumons)
24 Sep 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, at Actinic light sheet, at night
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - silver background (2)Image 3: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and mouthparts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - latero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - thorax, scutellum and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver background
3: Ophion parvulus s.s. (an unresolved species complex of ichneumons)
7 Sep 2017 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, at Actinic light
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head - latero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - petiole and hind trochantellus - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver background
4: Ophion parvulus s.s. (an unresolved species complex of ichneumons)
6 Aug 2016 OSGR: SU22 51° 0’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, at night, at light
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - antero-ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - antero-ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - petiole, T1 and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - propodeum, petiole and T1-T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Wings - highly enlarged - white background

Ophion parvulus s.s. (an unresolved species complex of ichneumons) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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