Ichneumon insidiosus Wesmael, 1845
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIchneumon insidiosus (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusIchneumon (a genus of ichneumon wasps)
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 Ichneumon insidiosus (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Ichneumon insidiosus (an ichneumon wasp)
22 Jul 2021 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, form with yellow postpetiole, in Malaise Trap
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and mouthparts - antero-ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and mouthparts - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - antero-ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - petiole and gastrocoeli - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - propodeum, petiole and gastrocoeli - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - T2-4 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - antenna - outer dorso-lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - tyloids - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Ichneumon insidiosus (an ichneumon wasp)
6 Dec 2019 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in Wavy Hair-grass tussock
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - hind coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - metasoma and hind leg - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - metasoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - antennal tip - ventral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - antennal tip - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - antennal tip - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)Image 22: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - propodeum, petiole and base of T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - T1, T2 and T3 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Horstmann, K. 2003 Revisionen von Schlupfwespen-Arten VII (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Mitt. Munch. Em. Ges. Vol 93: 25-37.

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

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