Exyston subnitidus (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(a tryphonine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesExyston subnitidus (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 subnitidus (a tryphonine ichneumon) :
1: Exyston subnitidus (a tryphonine ichneumon)
25 May 2024 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept off Privet
Image 1: Male - clypeal area - posterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - antero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - petiole and T2 (base) - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)Image 9: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - T2-4 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - fore-parts - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - head and mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Male - mesosternum and coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 30: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 31: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background

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

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