Exyston sponsorius (Fabricius, 1781)
(a tryphonine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesExyston sponsorius (a tryphonine ichneumon)
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 sponsorius (a tryphonine ichneumon) :
1: Exyston sponsorius (a tryphonine ichneumon)
7 May 2025 OSGR: ST91 50° 60’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, by general sweeping
Image 1: Male - fore coxae, mesosternum and prepectal carina - postero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - ventro-lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - petiole and base of T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - petiole and base of T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - coxae and mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - head and mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - metasoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Male - metasoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 30: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background

Exyston sponsorius (a tryphonine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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