Aconias tarsatus (Bridgman, 1881), (a cryptine ichneumon)


23 Aug 2023 at OSGR: NS08 in Argyllshire, Scotland

Record SummaryFemale, visiting Wild Angelica
Found asFemale imago
Date23 August 2023
Capture methodnetted
Associated organismAngelica sylvestris
OS grid refOSGR: NS08
Lat/Lon56° 0’ N, 5° 10’ W
Vice CountyArgyllshire, VC no: 98
CountryScotland
Voucher23 Aug 2023[E]
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Notes:

Body all black except white band on flagellum and brown tibiae.

Head buccate, teeth with massive lower tooth, much wider and longer than upper. 25FF. Occipital carina joining oral carina above base of mandible.

Areolet large, sides almost parallel, slightly narrower to front.

Propodeum transversely wrinkled to anterior transverse carina which is strong and raised into dentiparal pyramids.

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