Mesoleptus vigilatorius (Förster, 1876)
(a phygadeuontine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMesoleptus vigilatorius (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)
GenusMesoleptus (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 Mesoleptus vigilatorius (a phygadeuontine ichneumon) :
1: Mesoleptus vigilatorius (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)
17 May 2025 OSGR: TM47 52° 20’ N, 1° 40’ E Vice County: West Suffolk (VC 26) England
Male, swept from Common Reed beside boardwalk
Image 1: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and antennal bases - dorso-anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)Image 7: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - tyloids - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - coxae and mesososternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - head and mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - head, mesosoma and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 30: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background

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

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