Netelia infractor Delrio, 1971
(a nocturnal ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNetelia infractor (a nocturnal ichneumon)
GenusNetelia (a genus of nocturnal tryphonine ichneumons)
TribePhytodietini (a tribe of tryphonine ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyTRYPHONINAE (tryphonine 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 Netelia infractor (a nocturnal ichneumon) :
1: Netelia infractor (a nocturnal ichneumon)
30 Aug 2024 OSGR: SU10 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female, in MV trap 29/30 Aug 24
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - lateral view - close-iup - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - ventral view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and mesosoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head and mesosoma - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head and pronotum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head - latero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - petiole and T2 (base) - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - propodeum - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 (base) - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Netelia infractor (a nocturnal ichneumon)
15 Sep 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, at Actinic light sheet, at night
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - ventral view - clos-eup - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head, thorax and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - paramere - internal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - paramere - internal view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)
3: Netelia infractor (a nocturnal ichneumon)
10 Jul 2017 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, visiting Wild Parsnip
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - pale background
4: Netelia infractor (a nocturnal ichneumon)
13 Sep 2016 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, at Actinic light sheet
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ventral view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - metasomal base - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - scutellum and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Wings - enlarged - white backgroundImage 17: Eggs - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Egg - surface ornamentation - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Ovipositor tip - microscope low magnification - silver background

Netelia infractor (a nocturnal ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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