Scambus nigricans (Thomson, 1877)
(a pimpline ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesScambus nigricans (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
GenusScambus (a genus of pimpline ichneumon wasps)
TribeEphialtini (ephialtine pimpline ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyPIMPLINAE (pimpline 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 Scambus nigricans (a pimpline ichneumon wasp) :
1: Scambus nigricans (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
10 Sep 2022 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, swept from riverside vegetation
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - fore-parts - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - fore-parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - propodeum, posterior coxae and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - fore femur and tibia - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - fore femur and tibia - antero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - fore leg - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - fore leg - antero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - petiole and T2 (base) - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Scambus nigricans (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
8 Sep 2019 OSGR: SU02 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, by general sweeping
Image 1: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background
3: Scambus nigricans (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
25 Aug 2018 OSGR: ST90 50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, swept off Mugwort
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - thorax and propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - thorax, propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: WIngs - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 14: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - head and antennal bases - antero-ventro-lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head - antero-ventro-lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - malar space and mandible base - magnified - silver background

Scambus nigricans (a pimpline ichneumon wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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