Diphyus gradatorius (Thunberg, 1824)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDiphyus gradatorius (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusDiphyus (a genus of ichneumon wasps)
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 Diphyus gradatorius (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Diphyus gradatorius (an ichneumon wasp)
2 Aug 2021 OSGR: NM71 56° 20’ N, 5° 40’ W Vice County: Argyllshire (VC 98) Scotland
Female, Scottish form with red metasoma, visiting large umbel, probably Hogweed or Wild Angelica
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 7: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - metasoma - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - postpetiole and gastrocoeli - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - postpetiole, T2 and T3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - propodeum, hind coxa and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - propodeum, hind coxa, petiole and T2 (part) - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - scutellum and propodeum - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - scutellum, propodeum and postpetiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - scutellum, propodeum and postpetiole - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - hind femur - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Diphyus gradatorius (an ichneumon wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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