Schenkia graminicola (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(a cryptine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSchenkia graminicola (a cryptine ichneumon)
GenusSchenkia (a genus of cryptine ichneumons)
TribeAptesini (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 Schenkia graminicola (a cryptine ichneumon) :
1: Schenkia graminicola (a cryptine ichneumon)
18 Sep 2021 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, swept from sedges
Image 1: Male - antennae - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 4: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 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 and mouthparts - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - antenna with tyloids - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - head and palps - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - propodeum, hind coxa, petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - tyloids - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Schenkia graminicola (a cryptine ichneumon)
11 Aug 2021 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in garden Malaise Trap
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - antenna - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - mesothorax and metathorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - ovipositor and sheaths (part) - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - propodeum, hind coxa, petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - tail spot - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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

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