Virgichneumon maculicauda (Perkins, 1953), (an ichneumon wasp)

12 Jul 2020 at OSGR: SU01 in South Wilts, England

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Record Summary	Male, at Wild Parsnip
Found as	Male imago
Date	12 July 2020
Associated organism	Pastinaca sativa
OS grid ref	OSGR: SU01
Lat/Lon	50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W
Vice County	South Wilts, VC no: 8
Country	England

Notes: 12mm. Flagellomeres 41+41, tyloids 7-16.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

Perkins, J.F., 1960. Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea: Ichneumonidae, subfamilies Ichneumoninae II, Alomyinae, Agriotypinae and Lycorininae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol VII. Part 2(aii), 96pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

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Virgichneumon maculicauda (Perkins, 1953), (an ichneumon wasp)

12 Jul 2020 at OSGR: SU01 in South Wilts, England

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