Tryphon atriceps Stephens, 1835
(a tryphonine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTryphon atriceps (a tryphonine ichneumon)
GenusTryphon (a genus of tryphonine ichneumons)
TribeTryphonini (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 Tryphon atriceps (a tryphonine ichneumon) :
1: Tryphon atriceps (a tryphonine ichneumon)
25 May 2024 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept off Hogweed
Image 1: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and antennal bases - antero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - petiole and T2 (base) - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - petiole and T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - scutellum and propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - mesosternum and mid coxae - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Tryphon atriceps (a tryphonine ichneumon)
11 Jul 2022 OSGR: SU33 51° 10’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Female, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Female - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Tryphon atriceps (a tryphonine ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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