Spilothyrateles punctus (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSpilothyrateles punctus (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusSpilothyrateles (a genus of ichneumons)
TribeIchneumonini (a tribe of ichneumonine ichneumons)
SubfamilyICHNEUMONINAE (ichneumonine 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 Spilothyrateles punctus (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Spilothyrateles punctus (an ichneumon wasp)
18 Jul 2024 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in attended Malaise Trap
Image 1: Female - anterior coxae and mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 9: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - petiole and T2 (base) - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - petiole, T2 and T3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - post-petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 (base) - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - tail spot - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - terminalia - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver background
2: Spilothyrateles punctus (an ichneumon wasp)
5 Jul 2021 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, red form, in Malaise Trap
Image 1: Male - red form - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - red form - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background
3: Spilothyrateles punctus (an ichneumon wasp)
26 Jun 2021 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, red form, in Malaise Trap
Image 1: Male - red form - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - red form - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - red form - head and atennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - red form - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - red form - postpetiole and T2-3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - red form - postpetiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - red form - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background
4: Spilothyrateles punctus (an ichneumon wasp)
12 Jul 2020 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, dark form, at Wild Parsnip
Image 1: Male - dark form - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dark form - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dark form - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - dark form - petiole and T2 - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - dark form - petiole, T2 and T3 (base) - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - dark form - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and thorax - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - tyloids - microscope low magnification - silver background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Perkins, J.F., remastered by Storey, M. Amblyteles (males) https://www.bioimages.org.uk/ichneumon_files.htm
Perkins, J.F., remastered by Storey, M. Amblyteles (females) https://www.bioimages.org.uk/ichneumon_files.htm

Spilothyrateles punctus (an ichneumon wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Spilothyrateles punctus (an ichneumon wasp)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Spilothyrateles punctus (an ichneumon wasp)
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