Scambus elegans (Woldstedt, 1877)
(a pimpline ichneumon wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesScambus elegans (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
GenusScambus (a genus of pimpline ichneumon wasps)
TribeEphialtini (ephialtine pimpline ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyPIMPLINAE (pimpline 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 Scambus elegans (a pimpline ichneumon wasp) :
1: Scambus elegans (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
1 Jun 2024 OSGR: TQ12 50° 60’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Female, swept from east 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 - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - mesosternum and anterior tibiae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - scutellum, propodeum and petiole - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background

Scambus elegans (a pimpline ichneumon wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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