Dichrogaster aestivalis (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(a phygadeuontine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDichrogaster aestivalis (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)
GenusDichrogaster (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 Dichrogaster aestivalis (a phygadeuontine ichneumon) :
1: Dichrogaster aestivalis (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)
5 Oct 2024 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, swept from oak at 5pm
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Dichrogaster aestivalis (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)
14 Jun 2024 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, swept off Oak
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background
3: Dichrogaster aestivalis (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)
26 May 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in Malaise Trap
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 4: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - mesosoma and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - metosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
4: Dichrogaster aestivalis (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)
15 May 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, in Malaise trap
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 4: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - antero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - thorax - antero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
5: Dichrogaster aestivalis (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)
14 May 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, in Malaise trap
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head, mesosoma and petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - scutellum, propodeum, petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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

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