Exephanes ischioxanthus (Gravenhorst, 1829), (an ichneumon wasp)


1 Jul 2022 at OSGR: SU01 in South Wilts, England

Record SummaryMale, by general sweeping, at 1815 in the evening
Found asMale imago
Date1 July 2022
Capture methodswept
OS grid refOSGR: SU01
Lat/Lon50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W
Vice CountySouth Wilts, VC no: 8
CountryEngland
Voucher1 Jul 2022[B]
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Notes:

Body length 11mm, flagellomeres 40+40, dark brown broadly ellptical tyloids on 6-16 (16 v. small)

Face completely and frontal orbits yellow, with short thin dark lines separating completely yellow clypeus, flagellum completely black.

Anterior coxae and trochanters anteriorly yellow (narrow on mid legs).

Postscutellum black.

T1 black, T2-3 and sides and base corners of 4 orange, T2 with a large central dark triangle at tip, T3 narrowly centrally dark subterminally.

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