Orthocentrus spurius Gravenhorst, 1829
(an orthocentrine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOrthocentrus spurius (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 spurius (an orthocentrine ichneumon) :
1: Orthocentrus spurius (an orthocentrine ichneumon)
11 Nov 2023 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept from NE quadrant of small isolated oak
Image 1: Male - head and antennal bases - antro-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and mouthparts - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 8: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and antennae - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Orthocentrus spurius (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 - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and antennal bases - ventro-anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - ventro-anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - metasoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - petiole and base of T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - propodeum, hind coxae and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - terminalia - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background
3: Orthocentrus spurius (an orthocentrine ichneumon)
22 Oct 2023 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
2 females, swept from N side of isolated oak
Image 1: Female - head and antennae - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennal bases - lower front three-quarter view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head, antennae and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - hind coxae, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - hind coxae, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - mesosoma and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - mesosoma - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - posterior coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - fore-parts - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - fore-parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - petiole and T2-3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - petiole and T2- dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 30: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background

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

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