Tymmophorus obscuripes (Holmgren, 1858)
(a diplazontine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTymmophorus obscuripes (a diplazontine ichneumon)
GenusTymmophorus (a genus of hymenopterans)
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 Tymmophorus obscuripes (a diplazontine ichneumon) :
1: Tymmophorus obscuripes (a diplazontine ichneumon)
22 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 - ventral view - close-up - magnified - 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 anterior half of thorax - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and anterior half of thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head, antennal bases and prothorax - ventral 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 - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - propodeum and basal tergites - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - scutellum, and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - tergites I-III - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - tergites I-III - lateral view with spiracles marked - microscope low magnification - silver background

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

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