Acrotomus succinctus (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcrotomus succinctus (an ichneumon wasp)
TribeTryphonini (a tribe of tryphonine ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyTRYPHONINAE (tryphonine 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 Acrotomus succinctus (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Acrotomus succinctus (an ichneumon wasp)
23 Aug 2024 OSGR: SZ19 50° 40’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female, swept off Osier
Image 1: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - fore-parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - petiole and T2 - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Gupta, V. 1991 A Review of the Exenterine Genus Acrotomus Holmgren, 1855 (Hymenoptera, lchneumonidae) Entomofauna: zeitschrift für entomologie Vol 12 (3): 33-48.

Acrotomus succinctus (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 Acrotomus succinctus (an ichneumon wasp)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Acrotomus succinctus (an ichneumon wasp)
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