Perilissus variator (Müller, 1776)
(a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPerilissus variator (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)
GenusPerilissus (a genus of ctenopelmatine ichneumons)
TribePerilissini (a tribe of ctenopalmatine ichneumons)
SubfamilyCTENOPELMATINAE (ctenopelmatine 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 Perilissus variator (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon) :
1: Perilissus variator (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)
11 Jun 2024 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, by general sweeping
Image 1: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal 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 - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male -T2 - antero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - terminalia - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - mesosternum and anterior coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Perilissus variator (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon)
21 May 2019 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female, by general sweeping
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 3: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head, thorax and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - propodeum and metasoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Wings - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 18: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Perilissus variator (a ctenopelmatine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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