Polyblastus varitarsus (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(a tryphonine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPolyblastus varitarsus (a tryphonine ichneumon)
GenusPolyblastus (a genus of tryphonine ichneumons)
TribeTryphonini (a tribe of tryphonine ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyTRYPHONINAE (tryphonine 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 Polyblastus varitarsus (a tryphonine ichneumon) :
1: Polyblastus varitarsus (a tryphonine ichneumon)
17 Aug 2021 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, swept from sedge swamp
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 3: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 5: Female - eggs - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - mesosternum and mid coxae, trochanters and trochantellae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - metasoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - ovipositor and ovipositor sheath - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - propodeum, hind coxa and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - propodeum, hind coxae, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - propodeum, hind coxa, petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Polyblastus varitarsus (a tryphonine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Polyblastus varitarsus (a tryphonine ichneumon)
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