Syrphophilus bizonarius (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(a diplazontine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSyrphophilus bizonarius (a diplazontine ichneumon)
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 Syrphophilus bizonarius (a diplazontine ichneumon) :
1: Syrphophilus bizonarius (a diplazontine ichneumon)
11 Aug 2023 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept off flowering Wild Parsnip
Image 1: Male - anterior coxae and mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - mesopleuron with sternaulus - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - T2 and T3 - 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 - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 13: Male - fore parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - hind parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - lateral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - mesomoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - metasoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - scutellum, propodeum, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - ventral view - closer-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver background
2: Syrphophilus bizonarius (a diplazontine ichneumon)
24 Apr 2021 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female, by general sweeping
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head, mesosoma and petiole - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - petiole and T2 - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver background
3: Syrphophilus bizonarius (a diplazontine ichneumon)
16 Jun 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 - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - propodeum and metasoma base - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - T2 and T3 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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

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