Plectocryptus effeminatus (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(a cryptine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlectocryptus effeminatus (a cryptine ichneumon)
GenusPlectocryptus (a genus of cryptine ichneumons)
TribeAptesini (a tribe of cryptine ichneumons)
SubfamilyCRYPTINAE (cryptine 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 Plectocryptus effeminatus (a cryptine ichneumon) :
1: Plectocryptus effeminatus (a cryptine ichneumon)
28 Sep 2024 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, swept from sunny side of oak
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 - mesopleuron and propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - post-petiole, T2-T3 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - T3-T7 showing tailspot - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 10: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background (2)Image 12: Female - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - head, antennae and fore-legs - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - metasoma base - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - propodeum and metasoma base - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - propodeum and petiole base - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 30: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 31: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 32: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Plectocryptus effeminatus (a cryptine ichneumon)
11 Sep 2024 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept off sunny and windy side of oak on windy day
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver background
3: Plectocryptus effeminatus (a cryptine ichneumon)
6 Oct 2021 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, white hind tarsi, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background
4: Plectocryptus effeminatus (a cryptine ichneumon)
3 Oct 2021 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, white hind tarsi, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - propodeum, hind coxa and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - tyloids - posterior (outer) view - microscope low magnification - silver background
5: Plectocryptus effeminatus (a cryptine ichneumon)
2 Oct 2019 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - antenna - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - anterior view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - tyloids - microscope low magnification - silver background
6: Plectocryptus effeminatus (a cryptine ichneumon)
2 Oct 2019 OSGR: SU02 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, by general sweeping
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - scutellum, suscutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver background

Plectocryptus effeminatus (a cryptine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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