Rhembobius bifrons (Gmelin, 1790)
(Tongue-less Tongue Ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhembobius bifrons (Tongue-less Tongue Ichneumon)
GenusRhembobius (tongue ichneumons)
TribeAptesini (a tribe of cryptine ichneumons)
SubfamilyCRYPTINAE (cryptine 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 Rhembobius bifrons (Tongue-less Tongue Ichneumon) :
1: Rhembobius bifrons (Tongue-less Tongue Ichneumon)
27 Feb 2023 OSGR: NN79 57° 0’ N, 4° 0’ W Vice County: East Inverness-shire (VC 96) Scotland
Female under thick mat of erect pleurocarpous moss hiding a large stone on the edge of a marsh, with *Myrmica ruginodus*.
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - fore-parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - fore-parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head, mesosoma and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - petiole (dorsal view) and T2 (antero-dorsal view) - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - petiole (postero-dorsal view) and T2 (dorsal view) - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - scutellum and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - mesosternum and coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - metasoma tip and ovipositor sheath - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - petiole (posterior half) and T2 (base) - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - petiole - dorsal view of basal half - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - petiole to T3 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - posterior coxae and trochanters - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 30: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Rhembobius bifrons (Tongue-less Tongue Ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhembobius bifrons (Tongue-less Tongue Ichneumon)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rhembobius bifrons (Tongue-less Tongue Ichneumon)
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