Polytribax arrogans (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(a cryptine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPolytribax arrogans (a cryptine ichneumon)
GenusPolytribax (a genus of cryptine ichneumons)
TribeCryptini (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 Polytribax arrogans (a cryptine ichneumon) :
1: Polytribax arrogans (a cryptine ichneumon)
21 Jul 2022 OSGR: SY59 50° 50’ N, 2° 40’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, by general sweeping
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - posterior coxae, propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - scutellum and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - tyloids - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Polytribax arrogans (a cryptine ichneumon)
7 Jul 2019 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
White-footed male, by sweeping deep in the long rank vegetation
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings spread - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - mesothorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - thorax and propodeum - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - thorax and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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

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