Polysphincta tuberosa Gravenhorst, 1829
(a pimpline ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPolysphincta tuberosa (a pimpline ichneumon)
GenusPolysphincta (a genus of pimpline ichneumons)
TribeEphialtini (ephialtine pimpline ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyPIMPLINAE (pimpline 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 Polysphincta tuberosa (a pimpline ichneumon) :
1: Polysphincta tuberosa (a pimpline ichneumon)
5 Oct 2023 OSGR: ST90 50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, swept from leeward side of oak
Image 1: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal 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 - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - mesosternum and anterior coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - ovipositor tip - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - thorax and anterior coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - fore-parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - mesosoma, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - scutellum and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver background
2: Polysphincta tuberosa (a pimpline ichneumon)
5 Oct 2023 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, swept from leeward side of oak above head height
Image 1: Female - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 7: Female - fore-parts - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - fore-parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and antennal bases - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head and atennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head and mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - mesosoma and T1-2 - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Verheyde, F., Hoekstra, P., Libert, P.-N., Meijer, H., de Ketelaere, A., Vandaudenard, T., Dick Belgers, D. & Brosens, E. 2021 Two hundred and five ichneumonid wasps reported for the first time in Belgium and the Netherlands (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Belgian Journal of Entomology Vol 122: 1-142.

Polysphincta tuberosa (a pimpline ichneumon) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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