Schizopyga circulator (Panzer, 1800)
(a pimpline ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSchizopyga circulator (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
GenusSchizopyga (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 Schizopyga circulator (a pimpline ichneumon wasp) :
1: Schizopyga circulator (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
1 Sep 2023 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Strongly red male, swept off Common Reed at 8pm BST.
Image 1: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - petiole and base of T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - T2 and base of T3 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - T3 and base of T4 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - fore-parts - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - fore-parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head and antennae - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - petiole, T2 and T3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Schizopyga circulator (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
17 Aug 2021 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, swept off sedge
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background
3: Schizopyga circulator (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
18 Oct 2020 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female, in Soft Rush tussock
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and pronotum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - hind foot - outer (anterior) lateral 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 - metasoma base - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - mid foot - rear three-quarter view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - ovipositor and sheaths - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - T1 and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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

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