Medophron crassicornis (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(a phygadeuontine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMedophron crassicornis (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)
GenusMedophron (a genus of phygadeuontine ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyPHYGADEUONTINAE (phygadeuontine 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 Medophron crassicornis (a phygadeuontine ichneumon) :
1: Medophron crassicornis (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)
23 Feb 2021 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in rush russock
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and mouthparts - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and pronotal collar - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - mesosternum - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - ovipositor and sheaths - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - ovipositor tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Medophron crassicornis (a phygadeuontine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Medophron crassicornis (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Medophron crassicornis (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)
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