Hepiopelmus variegatorius (Panzer, 1800)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHepiopelmus variegatorius (an ichneumon wasp)
TribeIchneumonini (a tribe of ichneumonine ichneumons)
SubfamilyICHNEUMONINAE (ichneumonine 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 Hepiopelmus variegatorius (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Hepiopelmus variegatorius (an ichneumon wasp)
25 Jul 2023 OSGR: NS18 55° 60’ N, 4° 60’ W Vice County: Argyllshire (VC 98) Scotland
Male, on Sycamore
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - flagellum with tyloids - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and mesosoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - petiole and base of T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - post-petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - post-petiole, T2 and base of T3 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - tyloids - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Perkins, J.F., remastered by Storey, M. Hepiopelmus https://www.bioimages.org.uk/ichneumon_files.htm

Hepiopelmus variegatorius (an ichneumon wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hepiopelmus variegatorius (an ichneumon wasp)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hepiopelmus variegatorius (an ichneumon wasp)
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