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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPolytribax rufipes (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 rufipes (a cryptine ichneumon) :
1: Polytribax rufipes (a cryptine ichneumon)
1 Jul 2023 OSGR: SY66 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Male - metasoma tip - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background
2: Polytribax rufipes (a cryptine ichneumon)
26 Jun 2022 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal base - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - close-up - 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 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - tyloids - microscope low magnification - silver background
3: Polytribax rufipes (a cryptine ichneumon)
30 Jun 2021 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - metasoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - tail spot - dorsal view - magnified - silver background
4: Polytribax rufipes (a cryptine ichneumon)
11 Sep 2020 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - mesosternum and hind coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - propodeal spiracle and hindwing M+CU - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - propodeum, petiole and hind coxa - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
5: Polytribax rufipes (a cryptine ichneumon)
23 Jul 2019 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, visiting Hogweed at 20:30hrs
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head, thorax and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver background
6: Polytribax rufipes (a cryptine ichneumon)
21 Aug 2016 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - propodeum and base of metasoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - thorax, propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background
7: Polytribax rufipes (a cryptine ichneumon)
19 Jul 2016 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, visiting Wild Carrot (rare form with antennal flagellum mostly orange )
Image 1: Male - abdomen - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - propodeum, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 13: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Wings - enlarged - white background

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

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