Xorides filiformis (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(a xoridine ichneumon wasp)

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Xorides filiformis var habermehli
a xoridine ichneumon wasp
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesXorides filiformis (a xoridine ichneumon wasp)
GenusXorides (a genus of xoridine ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyXORIDINAE (xoridine 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 Xorides filiformis (a xoridine ichneumon wasp) :
1: Xorides filiformis (a xoridine ichneumon wasp)
2 Jun 2024 OSGR: TQ12 50° 60’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Several males of red-bodied form, flying around big fallen Oak
Image 1: Male (red form) - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Male (red form) - dorsal view - close-up - silver background (2)Image 3: Male (red form) - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 4: Male (red form) - dorsal view - silver background (2)Image 5: Male (red form) - lateral view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 6: Male (red form) - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 7: Male (red form) - petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male (red form) - petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male (red form) - propodeum and petiole - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male (red form) - T2, T3 and T4 (base) - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - head and mouthparts - antero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head - antero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - propodeum - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - propodeum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Male (red form) - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Male (red form) - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Male (red form) - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Male - head and antennae - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 21: Male - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 22: Male - head and antennal bases - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 23: Male - head and antennal bases - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 24: Male - head and antennal bases - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 25: Male - head and mesosoma - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 26: Male - head and mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 27: Male - head and mesosoma - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 28: Male - head and mesosoma - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 29: Male - mesosoma - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 30: Male - mesosoma - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 31: Male - mesosternum and coxae - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 32: Male - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Jones, N.P., Burnham, J.P., Massie, M., Boparai, J. & Broad, G.R. 2018 Xorides filiformis (Gravenhorst) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) new to Britain Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 31: 239-245.

Xorides filiformis (a xoridine ichneumon wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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