Megastylus flavopictus (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(an orthocentrine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMegastylus flavopictus (an orthocentrine ichneumon)
GenusMegastylus (a genus of orthocentrine ichneumons)
SubfamilyORTHOCENTRINAE (orthocentrine 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 Megastylus flavopictus (an orthocentrine ichneumon) :
1: Megastylus flavopictus (an orthocentrine ichneumon)
30 Aug 2024 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept off oak foliage on sunny side of tree at 6pm
Image 1: Male - head and antennae - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and mesosoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and mesosoma - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - mesosternum and anterior coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - mesosternum and coxae - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - petiole and T2 (base) - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - propodeum, petiole and T2 (base) - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - propodeum, petiole and T2 (base0 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - T2 and T3 (base) - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - fore-parts - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - fore-parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - head and antennae - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Male - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 29: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 30: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 31: Male - metasoma base - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 32: Male - metasoma base - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 33: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 34: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Megastylus flavopictus (an orthocentrine ichneumon)
29 Oct 2023 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept from 4m high Hazel coppice stool
Image 1: Male - head and antennae - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background

Megastylus flavopictus (an orthocentrine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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