Zaglyptus varipes (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(a pimpline ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesZaglyptus varipes (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
TribeEphialtini (ephialtine pimpline ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyPIMPLINAE (pimpline 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 Zaglyptus varipes (a pimpline ichneumon wasp) :
1: Zaglyptus varipes (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
1 Oct 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, swept off rough vegetation
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 thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head, thorax and scutellum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - ovipositor tip - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Zaglyptus varipes (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
4 Sep 2018 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, swept off Nettles
Image 1: Male - antennae and head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - antennae, head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - hind parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - mid and hind legs and metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Wings - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Wings - magnified - white backgroundImage 10: Male - antennal flagellomeres 5-9 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - scutellum, propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Korenko, S. & di Giovanni, F. 2019 Spider Parasitoids of the Tribe Ephialtini (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) in Italy and their Host Association Acta zool. bulg. Vol 71 (4): 473-486.

Zaglyptus varipes (a pimpline ichneumon wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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