Pseudoamblyteles homocerus (Wesmael, 1854)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPseudoamblyteles homocerus (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusPseudoamblyteles (a hymenopteran)
TribeIchneumonini (a tribe of ichneumonine ichneumons)
SubfamilyICHNEUMONINAE (ichneumonine 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 Pseudoamblyteles homocerus (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Pseudoamblyteles homocerus (an ichneumon wasp)
23 Aug 2021 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, investigating Swiss Chard with noctuid caterpillar infestation.
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - fore coxae, mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - hind coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - mid and hind coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - post-petiole and gastrocoeli - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - propodeum, hind coxae, petiole and T2 - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - propodeum, hind coxae, petiole and T2 - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 27: Female - scutellum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 30: Female - claw - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 31: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Pseudoamblyteles homocerus (an ichneumon wasp)
8 Jul 2021 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 - close-up - silver background (2)Image 3: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - dorsal view - silver background (2)Image 5: Male - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - antenna with tyloids - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and thorax - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 19: Male - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 22: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - tyloids - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - hind claws - outer view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 28: Male - hind outer claw - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 29: Male - tyloids - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver background
3: Pseudoamblyteles homocerus (an ichneumon wasp)
11 Jun 2016 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver background (2)Image 3: Male - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - ventral view - silver background (2)Image 5: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head, thorax and propodeum - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head, thorax and propodeum - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - hind-parts - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver background

Pseudoamblyteles homocerus (an ichneumon wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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