Theroscopus rufulus (Gmelin, 1790)
(a phygadeuontine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTheroscopus rufulus (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)
GenusTheroscopus (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 Theroscopus rufulus (a phygadeuontine ichneumon) :
1: Theroscopus rufulus (a phygadeuontine ichneumon)
21 Sep 2024 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, swept from shady side of small oak
Image 1: Female - antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennal bases - ventro-anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - ventro-anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - mesopleuron - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - metasoma apex - postero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - petiole and T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Female - scutellum and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Female - fore-parts - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Female - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Female - fore-parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 20: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Female - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Female - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Female - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Female - head and mesosoma - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Female - hind leg bases and petiole - T4 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 27: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 28: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 29: Female - mesosoma and petiole - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 30: Female - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 31: Female - mesosternum and posterior coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 32: Female - propodeum (antero-dorsal view), petiole and T2 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 33: Female - propodeum, petiole and T2 - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 34: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 35: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background

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

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