Rhinotorus similis (Brischke, 1892)
(a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhinotorus similis (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)
GenusRhinotorus (a genus of ctenopelmatine ichneumons)
TribeMesoleiini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyCTENOPELMATINAE (ctenopelmatine 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 Rhinotorus similis (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon) :
1: Rhinotorus similis (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)
7 Aug 2019 OSGR: SU33 51° 10’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Male, swept off flowering Wild Marjoram in lee of scrub, after shower.
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - fore parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head, mesosoma and petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head, thorax and metasoma - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - hind parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - propodeum and metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - propodeum, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head and antennal bases - antero-lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head - antero-lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - head - dorso-lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - propodeum, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Rhinotorus similis (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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