Dolichomitus mesocentrus (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(a pimpline ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDolichomitus mesocentrus (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
GenusDolichomitus (a genus of pimpline ichneumon wasps)
TribeEphialtini (ephialtine pimpline ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyPIMPLINAE (pimpline 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 Dolichomitus mesocentrus (a pimpline ichneumon wasp) :
1: Dolichomitus mesocentrus (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
17 Sep 2024 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female, flying around cut wood in wood yard
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - grey backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - close-up - grey background (2)Image 3: Female - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - dorsal view - close-up - white backgroundImage 5: Female - dorsal view - close-up - white background (2)Image 6: Female - dorsal view - grey backgroundImage 7: Female - dorsal view - grey background (2)Image 8: Female - dorsal view - white backgroundImage 9: Female - dorsal view - white background (2)Image 10: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - white backgroundImage 11: Female - head, antennae and fore-legs - dorsal view - grey backgroundImage 12: Female - head, antennae and fore-legs - dorsal view - grey background (2)Image 13: Female - head, antennae and fore-legs - dorsal view - white backgroundImage 14: Female - lateral view - close-up - white backgroundImage 15: Female - lateral view - close-up - white background (2)Image 16: Female - lateral view - close-up - white background (3)Image 17: Female - lateral view - white backgroundImage 18: Female - metasoma - lateral view - white backgroundImage 19: Female - ovipositor tip - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - ovipositor tip - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - ventral view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - head and mesosoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 30: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 31: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 32: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 33: Female - mesosternum and anterior coxae - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 34: Female - petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 35: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 36: Female - T2 and T3 - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 37: Female - T2 - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 38: Female - T3 - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 39: Female - wings - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background
2: Dolichomitus mesocentrus (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
23 Sep 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female
Image 1: Female - lateral viewImage 2: Female - lateral view - close-upImage 3: Female - lateral view - close-up (2)Image 4: Female - lateral view - close-up (3)Image 5: Female - latero-dorsal view - enlarged
3: Dolichomitus mesocentrus (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
20 May 1998 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female
Image 1: Female - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - dorsal view - close-upImage 3: Female - latero-ventral viewImage 4: Female - latero-ventral view - close-upImage 5: Female - ventral viewImage 6: Female - ventral view - close-up

Dolichomitus mesocentrus (a pimpline ichneumon wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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Uncommon, widely distributed in the sourthern half of Britain. Flight period v-ix. It appears to be associated principally with beetle hosts in dead Quercus and Fagus.

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