Ichneumon oblongus Schrank, 1802
(an ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIchneumon oblongus (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 oblongus (an ichneumon wasp) :
1: Ichneumon oblongus (an ichneumon wasp)
10 Jul 2020 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, at Wild Parsnip
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head, metasoma and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - scutellum and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - tyloids - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Ichneumon oblongus (an ichneumon wasp)
23 Mar 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, from Tufted hairgrass tussock
Image 1: Female - macropterous form - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - macropterous form - dorsal view - wings down - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - macropterous form - lateral view - wings down - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - macropterous form - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
3: Ichneumon oblongus (an ichneumon wasp)
26 Nov 2019 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Macropterous female, in Tufted Hair-grass tussock
Image 1: Female - darker form - hind parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - darker form - propodeum, hind legs and metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - macropterous form - wings spread - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background
4: Ichneumon oblongus (an ichneumon wasp)
19 Nov 2019 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
2 brachypterous females, in Tufted Hair-grass tussock
Image 1: Female - brachypterous form - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - brachypterous form - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 3: Female - brachypterous form - dorsal view - wings down - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - brachypterous form - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - brachypterous form - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - brachypterous form - wings - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and thorax - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - metasoma and hind leg - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - propodeum and post-petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background
5: Ichneumon oblongus (an ichneumon wasp)
19 Nov 2019 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, macropterous form, in Tufted Hair-grass tussock
Image 1: Female - fore parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - macropterous form - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - macropterous form - wings down - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - macropterous form - wings down - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - macropterous form - wings spread - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background
6: Ichneumon oblongus (an ichneumon wasp)
29 Aug 2015 OSGR: SE86 54° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: South-east Yorks (VC 61) England
Female, macropterous form, visiting Wild Angelica
Image 1: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head, thorax, propodeum - postero-dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - macropterous form - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - macropterous form - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - macropterous form - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - metasoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - genal carina - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and thorax - postero-lateral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - anterior view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head - postero-lateral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver background

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

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