Hadrodactylus femoralis (Holmgren, 1857)
(a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHadrodactylus femoralis (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)
GenusHadrodactylus (a genus of ctenopelmatine ichneumons)
TribeEuryproctini (a tribe of ctenopelmatine ichneumons)
SubfamilyCTENOPELMATINAE (ctenopelmatine 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 Hadrodactylus femoralis (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon) :
1: Hadrodactylus femoralis (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)
1 May 2025 OSGR: SZ19 50° 40’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, swept off grassy area at edge of salt marsh
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennae - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - anterior 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 - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and antennal bases - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - mesosoma - latero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver background

Hadrodactylus femoralis (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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