Polysphincta tuberosa Gravenhorst, 1829
(a pimpline ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPolysphincta tuberosa (a pimpline ichneumon)
GenusPolysphincta (a genus of pimpline ichneumons)
TribeEphialtini (ephialtine pimpline ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyPIMPLINAE (pimpline 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 Polysphincta tuberosa (a pimpline ichneumon) :
1: Polysphincta tuberosa (a pimpline ichneumon)
27 Aug 2024 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, swept off oak
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - fore-parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - mesosoma and petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - petiole, T2 and T3 base - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver background
2: Polysphincta tuberosa (a pimpline ichneumon)
27 Aug 2024 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept off oak
Image 1: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - petiole and T2 (base) - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - T2 and T3 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and antennae - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head and mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - mesosternum and coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background
3: Polysphincta tuberosa (a pimpline ichneumon)
12 Aug 2024 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female (red form), swept from Oak foliage
Image 1: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - mesosternum and mid coxae bases - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - fore-parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - metasoma and hind legs - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - scutellum, propodeum and metasoma base - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background
4: Polysphincta tuberosa (a pimpline ichneumon)
5 Oct 2023 OSGR: ST90 50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female (red form), swept from leeward side of oak
Image 1: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - mesosternum and anterior coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - ovipositor tip - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - thorax and anterior coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - fore-parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - mesosoma, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - scutellum and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver background
5: Polysphincta tuberosa (a pimpline ichneumon)
5 Oct 2023 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female (dark form), swept from leeward side of oak above head height
Image 1: Female - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 7: Female - fore-parts - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - fore-parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and antennal bases - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head and atennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head and mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - mesosoma and T1-2 - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Verheyde, F., Hoekstra, P., Libert, P.-N., Meijer, H., de Ketelaere, A., Vandaudenard, T., Dick Belgers, D. & Brosens, E. 2021 Two hundred and five ichneumonid wasps reported for the first time in Belgium and the Netherlands (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Belgian Journal of Entomology Vol 122: 1-142.

Polysphincta tuberosa (a pimpline ichneumon) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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