Tryphon atriceps Stephens, 1835
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTryphon atriceps (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusTryphon (a genus of tryphonine ichneumons)
TribeTryphonini (a tribe of tryphonine ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyTRYPHONINAE (tryphonine 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 Tryphon atriceps (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Tryphon atriceps (an ichneumon wasp)
11 Jul 2022 OSGR: SU33 51° 10’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Female, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Female - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Tryphon atriceps (an ichneumon wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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