Ichneumon gracilentus Wesmael, 1845, (an ichneumon wasp)


31 Jan 2021 at OSGR: NN50 in West Perthshire, Scotland

Record SummaryUnusual colour form of female, under decaying bark of mature fallen broadleaf tree
Found asFemale imago
Date31 January 2021
Capture methodbark lifting
Associated organismMagnoliopsida
OS grid refOSGR: NN50
Lat/Lon56° 10’ N, 4° 20’ W
Vice CountyWest Perthshire, VC no: 87
CountryScotland
Voucher31 Jan 2021[B]
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Notes: Length: 9.4mm, 29+29 flagellomeres; subapical flagellomeres transverse; inner orbit almost black; no scopa; hind tarsus red, tip blackish; scutellum yellow; minutely striate between gastrocoeli.

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