Phygadeuon punctiventris Thomson, 1884, (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)


28 Apr 2024 at OSGR: SU02 in South Wilts, England

Record SummaryFemale, swept from Dog’s Mercury
Found asFemale imago
Date28 April 2024
Capture methodswept
OS grid refOSGR: SU02
Lat/Lon50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W
Vice CountySouth Wilts, VC no: 8
CountryEngland
Voucher28 Apr 2024[F]
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Notes:

Body length: 4.3mm; flagellomeres: 17+17, F2 L/B=2.3.

Occipital carina joining oral carina well back from base of mandible.

Martin Schwarz said "it agrees well with my specimens of Phygadeuon punctiventris. So I am pretty sure it is this species, but … Phygadeuon is a large genus where most species have not (been) revised and there is usually a little uncertainty regarding the identifications."

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