Sussaba cognata (Holmgren, 1858)
(a diplazontine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSussaba cognata (a diplazontine ichneumon)
GenusSussaba (a genus of diplazontine ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyDIPLAZONTINAE (diplazontine 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 Sussaba cognata (a diplazontine ichneumon) :
1: Sussaba cognata (a diplazontine ichneumon)
5 Apr 2022 OSGR: SU02 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept off Dogs Mercury on woodland floor, on a breezy day.
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and antennal bases, and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 8: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and mesosoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head, antennal bases and foreleg bases - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - mesosoma - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - S2 - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - S2 - ventral view - spiracles indicated - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 28: Male - T2 and base of T3 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Sussaba cognata (a diplazontine ichneumon)
27 Apr 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in Malaise trap
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver background (2)Image 3: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 5: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background (3)Image 6: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - metasomal segment 1 and 2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - T1 and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Sussaba cognata (a diplazontine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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