Orthocentrus cf marginatus
(an orthocentrine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOrthocentrus cf marginatus (an orthocentrine ichneumon)
GenusOrthocentrus (a genus of orthocentrine ichneumons)
SubfamilyORTHOCENTRINAE (orthocentrine 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 Orthocentrus cf marginatus (an orthocentrine ichneumon) :
1: Orthocentrus cf marginatus (an orthocentrine ichneumon)
13 Nov 2023 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male swept from NW side of oak
Image 1: Male - head and antennal bases - dorso-anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and mouthparts - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - terminalia - ventral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - terminalia - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Orthocentrus cf marginatus (an orthocentrine ichneumon)
31 Oct 2023 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept from isolated small oak
Image 1: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and antennal bases - ventro-lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and mesosoma - ventro-lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - hind claw - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - mesosternum and posterior coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - petiole and base of T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - posterior coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - T2-3- dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - head and antennae - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - lateral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver background
3: Orthocentrus cf marginatus (an orthocentrine ichneumon)
31 Oct 2023 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, swept from isolated small oak
Image 1: Female - head and antennal bases - antero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and mouthparts - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - T2 and baseo f T3 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - lateral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - wings - magnified - white background
4: Orthocentrus cf marginatus (an orthocentrine ichneumon)
16 May 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in Malaise trap
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 3: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and prothorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Orthocentrus cf marginatus (an orthocentrine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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