HYMENOPTERA > APOCRITA | Parasitica > Ichneumonidae > Banchinae > Glyptini

The photos of this tiny female ichneumon wasp with her long ovipositor were looked at by an expert who confirmed that it was a member of the Banchinae subfamily, almost certainly Glypta sp.

The updated classification of Ichneumonid Wasps confirms that Banchinae is currently represented in Britain by 138 species in 64 genera separated into three tribes, of which over 30 species are in this genus.