Atractodes arator Haliday, 1839
(a phygadeuontine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAtractodes arator (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)
GenusAtractodes (a genus of phygadeuontine ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyPHYGADEUONTINAE (phygadeuontine 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 Atractodes arator (a phygadeuontine ichneumon) :
1: Atractodes arator (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)
16 May 2025 OSGR: TL97 52° 20’ N, 0° 50’ E Vice County: West Suffolk (VC 26) England
Male, swept from regrowth on mown Common Reed
Image 1: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and antennal bases - ventro-anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - dorso-anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - ventro-anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - hind claw - outer lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - petiole and base of T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - petiole - dorso-lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - tyloids - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - coxae and mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - head and mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 28: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 29: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 30: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 31: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 32: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 33: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background

Atractodes arator (a phygadeuontine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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