Netelia cristata (Thomson, 1888)
(a nocturnal ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNetelia cristata (a nocturnal ichneumon)
GenusNetelia (a genus of nocturnal tryphonine ichneumons)
TribePhytodietini (a tribe of tryphonine ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyTRYPHONINAE (tryphonine ichneumon wasps)
FamilyICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps)
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Netelia cristata (a nocturnal ichneumon) :
1: Netelia cristata (a nocturnal ichneumon)
2 Aug 2018 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, at MV light sheet
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - latero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - hind tibia - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - metasomal tergites 1 and 2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - metasoma tip and hind tibia - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - metasoma tip and parameres - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - thorax, scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Wings - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 18: Male - parameres - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - parameres - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)
2: Netelia cristata (a nocturnal ichneumon)
18 May 2018 OSGR: SU21 50° 60’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, in flight
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - silver background (2)Image 4: Male - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - scutellum, propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Wings - with areolet - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 15: Wings - without areolet - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 16: Male - parameres - dorsal view - opened out - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - parameres - dorsal view - opened out - microscope low magnification - white background

Netelia cristata (a nocturnal ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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