Ichneumon melanotis Holmgren, 1864, (an ichneumon wasp)


3 Nov 2022 at OSGR: ST91 in Dorset, England

Record SummaryMelanic female, in Tufted Hairgrass tussock at edge of scrub
Found asFemale imago
Date3 November 2022
Capture methodtussocking
Associated organismDeschampsia cespitosa
OS grid refOSGR: ST91
Lat/Lon50° 60’ N, 2° 0’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland
Voucher3 Nov 2022[B]
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Notes:

Body length: 11.1mm, fore wing length: 8mm; flagellomeres 36+36.

Flagellomere 32 L/B: 0.73. Hind coxa with a few larger punctae scattered among the finer dots.

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