Tycherus stipator (Wesmael, 1855)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTycherus stipator (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusTycherus (a genus of phaeogene ichneumon wasps)
TribePhaeogenini (phaeogenine ichneumons)
SubfamilyICHNEUMONINAE (ichneumonine 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 Tycherus stipator (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Tycherus stipator (an ichneumon wasp)
29 Jul 2023 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
2 males, by general sweeping on path edge through reedbed
Image 1: Male - flagellum showing tyloids - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - petiole and base of T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - post-petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - anterior coxae and mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background

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

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