Exyston pratorum (Woldstedt, 1874)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesExyston pratorum (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusExyston (a genus of tryphonine ichneumons)
TribeTryphonini (a tribe of tryphonine ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyTRYPHONINAE (tryphonine 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 Exyston pratorum (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Exyston pratorum (an ichneumon wasp)
17 Sep 2024 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female, swept off Lime foliage
Image 1: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head - posterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - postero-lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - mesopleuron - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - mesospleuron and propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - metasoma tip - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - scutellum and propodeum (upper part) - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - T2-4 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - T2 and T3 (base) - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - fore-parts - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - fore-parts - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - head, antennae and fore-legs - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - mesosoma and anterior coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - mesosoma and petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 30: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 31: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 32: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 33: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background

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

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