Woldstedtius biguttatus (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(a diplazontine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesWoldstedtius biguttatus (a diplazontine ichneumon)
GenusWoldstedtius (a genus of diplazontine ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyDIPLAZONTINAE (diplazontine 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 Woldstedtius biguttatus (a diplazontine ichneumon) :
1: Woldstedtius biguttatus (a diplazontine ichneumon)
9 Oct 2017 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, swept off Creeping Thistle
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 - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 5: Female - fore-parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - hind femur and tibia - posterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - hind-parts and hind tibia - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - mesosoma and base of metasoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - scutellum, propodeum and metasoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 13: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Wings - magnified - white backgroundImage 15: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - metasoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - propodeum and metasoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Woldstedtius biguttatus (a diplazontine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Woldstedtius biguttatus (a diplazontine ichneumon)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Woldstedtius biguttatus (a diplazontine ichneumon)
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