Diphyus salicatorius (Gravenhorst, 1820)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDiphyus salicatorius (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 salicatorius (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Diphyus salicatorius (an ichneumon wasp)
24 Jun 2023 OSGR: NN50 56° 10’ N, 4° 20’ W Vice County: West Perthshire (VC 87) Scotland
Male flying in and around brambles by a forest track in mature woodland
Image 1: Male - aedeagus - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - hypopygium - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - parameres, opened out - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - parameres, opened out - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)Image 5: Male - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - antenna showing tyloids - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - anterior coxae and mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and antennal bases - front three-quarter view showing malar space - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - metasoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - metasoma - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - petiole and base of T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - petiole and base of T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 25: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - post-petiole and base of T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 29: Male - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 30: Male - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 31: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 32: Male - T3-4 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 33: Male - thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 34: Male - tyloids - magnified - silver background
2: Diphyus salicatorius (an ichneumon wasp)
5 Nov 2021 OSGR: NN70 56° 10’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: West Perthshire (VC 87) Scotland
Female, in a mossy stump in woodland
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 base - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head and thorax - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - mesosternum and anterior coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - metasoma apex - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - metasoma apex - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - petiole and gastrocoeli - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - posterior coxae - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - posterior coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 30: Female - T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 31: Female - tail spot - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 32: Female - thorax - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 33: Female - ventral view - enlarged - silver background

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

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