Rhyssella approximator Fabricius, 1793
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhyssella approximator (an ichneumon wasp)
SubfamilyRHYSSINAE (rhyssine 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 Rhyssella approximator (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Rhyssella approximator (an ichneumon wasp)
19 Apr 2025 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, swept off flowering Wood Spurge
Image 1: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - terminalia - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - anterior coxae and mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and antennal bases - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head and mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - mesoscutum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - postero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - postero-dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver background
2: Rhyssella approximator (an ichneumon wasp)
6 Aug 2016 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
female, investigating fallen Rusty Willow trunk
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - silver background (2)Image 4: Female - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - lateral view - silver background (2)Image 6: Female - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and thorax - lateral 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 - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head, thorax and scutellum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 17: Wings - highly enlarged - white background

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

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