Tryphon relator (Thunberg, 1824)
(a tryphonine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTryphon relator (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 relator (a tryphonine ichneumon) :
1: Tryphon relator (a tryphonine ichneumon)
18 Jul 2024 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, in attended Malaise Trap
Image 1: Male - epicnemial carina - postero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - antero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - petiole and base of T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - propodeum, petiole and base of T2 - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - anterior coxae and mesosternum - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - 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 - head, antennae and fore legs - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - mesosoma - lateral 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: Tryphon relator (a tryphonine ichneumon)
14 Jun 2017 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male (usual black-faced form), swept off Wild Mignonette
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head, thorax and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - postero-dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - latero-anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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

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