Xorides praecatorius (Fabricius, 1793)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesXorides praecatorius (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusXorides (a genus of ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyXORIDINAE (xoridine 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 Xorides praecatorius (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Xorides praecatorius (an ichneumon wasp)
3 Aug 2021 OSGR: SO77 52° 20’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Worcs (VC 37) England
4 females
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - metasoma and hind legs - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - metasoma and ovipositor - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - propodeum, mid and hind coxae, and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - propodeum, mid and hind coxae, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - antenna tip - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - ovipositor and sheaths - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - ovipositor tip - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - propodeum, mid and hind coxae, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 30: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)

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

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