Perilissus variator (Müller, 1776)
(a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPerilissus variator (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)
GenusPerilissus (a genus of ctenopelmatine ichneumons)
TribePerilissini (a tribe of ctenopalmatine ichneumons)
SubfamilyCTENOPELMATINAE (ctenopelmatine 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 Perilissus variator (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon) :
1: Perilissus variator (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)
21 May 2019 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female, by general sweeping
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 3: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head, thorax and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - propodeum and metasoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Wings - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 18: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Perilissus variator (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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