Meloboris collector (Thunberg, 1824), (a campoplegine ichneumon)


3 Apr 2023 at OSGR: SU00 in Dorset, England

Record SummaryMale, in garden Malaise Trap
Found asMale imago
Date3 April 2023
Capture methodMalaise Trap
OS grid refOSGR: SU00
Lat/Lon50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland
Voucher3 Apr 2023[C]
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Notes:

Male with very dark hind tibia: the white base is distinct, but the median patch is only evident in lateral view under the microscope, the pattern on the mid tibia is clearer.

Body length 5.4mm; flagellomeres 29+29.

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