Plectocryptus effeminatus (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(a cryptine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlectocryptus effeminatus (a cryptine ichneumon)
GenusPlectocryptus (a genus of cryptine ichneumons)
TribeAptesini (a tribe of cryptine ichneumons)
SubfamilyCRYPTINAE (cryptine 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 Plectocryptus effeminatus (a cryptine ichneumon) :
1: Plectocryptus effeminatus (a cryptine ichneumon)
6 Oct 2021 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, white hind tarsi, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Plectocryptus effeminatus (a cryptine ichneumon)
3 Oct 2021 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, white hind tarsi, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - propodeum, hind coxa and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - tyloids - posterior (outer) view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Plectocryptus effeminatus (a cryptine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Plectocryptus effeminatus (a cryptine ichneumon)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Plectocryptus effeminatus (a cryptine ichneumon)
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