Spilichneumon ammonius (Gravenhorst, 1820), (an ichneumon wasp)


2 Aug 2021 at OSGR: NN24 in Argyllshire, Scotland

Record SummaryMale, caught in flight, in wetland
Found asMale imago
Date2 August 2021
Capture methodnetted
OS grid refOSGR: NN24
Lat/Lon56° 30’ N, 4° 50’ W
Vice CountyArgyllshire, VC no: 98
CountryScotland
Voucher2 Aug 2021[F]
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Notes:

Body length: 15mm, flagellomeres 39+39, tyloids on (2, vestige)3-16(17, vestige); face yelllow, hind femur black, hind tibia yellow-(25) black, hind tarsus yellow, slightly darkened distally, tarsomere 5 almost black; sternite 2-3 with fold, 4 with a weakly melanised band near middle.

Sternite 8 with central, apical projection acute, longer than wide. penis valves

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