Medophron recurvus (Thomson, 1884)
(a phygadeuontine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMedophron recurvus (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 recurvus (a phygadeuontine ichneumon) :
1: Medophron recurvus (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)
7 May 2024 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in attended Malaise Trap
Image 1: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - post-petiole, T2 and T3 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - propodeum - posterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - tail stripes - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - fore-parts - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - fore-parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - scutellum, propodeum and postpetiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 30: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background

Medophron recurvus (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 recurvus (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)
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