Psilomastax pyramidalis Tischbein, 1868
(Purple-emperor-botherer Ichneumon Wasp)

Psilomastax pyramidalis (Purple-emperor-botherer Ichneumon Wasp) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

ICHNEUMONOIDEA
(braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)

HYMENOPTERA
(ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)

INSECTA
(true insects)

Psilomastax pyramidalis (Purple-emperor-botherer Ichneumon Wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

ICHNEUMONIDAE
(ichneumon wasps)

APOCRITA
(bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)

HYMENOPTERA
(ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Psilomastax pyramidalis (Purple-emperor-botherer Ichneumon Wasp)
Tribe	Ichneumonini (a tribe of ichneumonine ichneumons)
Subfamily	ICHNEUMONINAE (ichneumonine ichneumon wasps)
Family	ICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps)
Superfamily	ICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)
Suborder	APOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
Order	HYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division	Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
Infraclass	Neoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
Subclass	PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
Class	INSECTA (true insects)
Subphylum	HEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Psilomastax pyramidalis is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Psilomastax pyramidalis (Purple-emperor-botherer Ichneumon Wasp)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Perkins, J.F., remastered by Storey, M.		Trogini of Great Britain and Ireland	https://www.bioimages.org.uk/ichneumon_files.htm

Psilomastax pyramidalis (Purple-emperor-botherer Ichneumon Wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Ichneumonini
(a tribe of ichneumonine ichneumons)

ICHNEUMONINAE
(ichneumonine ichneumon wasps)

ICHNEUMONIDAE
(ichneumon wasps)

ICHNEUMONOIDEA
(braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)

APOCRITA
(bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)

HYMENOPTERA
(ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Psilomastax pyramidalis (Purple-emperor-botherer Ichneumon Wasp):

Ichneumonini
(a tribe of ichneumonine ichneumons)

ICHNEUMONINAE
(ichneumonine ichneumon wasps)

ICHNEUMONIDAE
(ichneumon wasps)

ICHNEUMONOIDEA
(braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)

APOCRITA
(bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)

HYMENOPTERA
(ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)

PTERYGOTA
(bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

EUMETAZOA
(metazoans)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Psilomastax pyramidalis is also a member of:

Identification Works

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