Abia nitens (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Scabious Clubhorn)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAbia nitens (Scabious Clubhorn)
GenusAbia (a genus of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyABIINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyCIMBICIDAE (clubhorned sawflies)
SuperfamilyTENTHREDINOIDEA (a superfamily of sawflies)
SuborderSYMPHYTA (sawflies)
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 Abia nitens (Scabious Clubhorn) :
1: Abia nitens (Scabious Clubhorn)
18 Jul 2015 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, visiting Wild Parsnip
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings apart - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and antennae - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ventral view - enlarged - silver background
2: Abia nitens (Scabious Clubhorn)
22 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU73 51° 0’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Male imago on Ash and Dogwood/Clematis leaves
Image 1: Male - on Ash leafImage 2: Male - on Ash leaf - close-upImage 3: Male - dorsal view - wings apart - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 4: Male - dorsal view - wings together - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 5: Male - dorsal view - wings together - enlarged - pale background (2)Image 6: Male - dorso-lateral view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 7: Male - on Ash leaf - dorsal view - enlargedImage 8: Male - on Ash leaf - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 9: Male - on Ash leaf - dorsal view - enlarged (3)Image 10: Male - on Ash leaf - dorsal view - enlarged (4)Image 11: Male - on Ash leaf - front three-quarter view - enlargedImage 12: Male - on Clematis leaf - dorsal view - enlargedImage 13: Male - on Clematis leaf - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 14: Male - on Clematis leaf - dorsal view - enlarged (3)Image 15: Male - ventral view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 16: Male - ventral view - enlarged - pale background (2)Image 17: Male - head, antennae, thorax - dorsal view - magnified - pale background
3: Abia nitens (Scabious Clubhorn)
25 Jul 1999 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
at Hogweed
Image 1: AntennaImage 2: Antenna (2)Image 3: Female - abdomen - dorsal viewImage 4: Female - abdomen - dorsal view (2)Image 5: Female - abdomen - dorsal view (3)Image 6: Female - abdomen - dorsal view (4)Image 7: Female - abdomen tip - ventral viewImage 8: Female - dorsal view - wings apart - grey backgroundImage 9: Female - head and thorax - dorsal viewImage 10: Female - head - anterior viewImage 11: Female - head - dorsal viewImage 12: Female - head - ventral viewImage 13: Female - lateral view - grey backgroundImage 14: Female - latero-dorsal view - wings together - grey backgroundImage 15: Female - ventral view - grey backgroundImage 16: Mesoscutellum, meta-post-scutellum and cenchriImage 17: MesoscutumImage 18: T4 - close-upImage 19: T5 - close-upImage 20: T6 - close-up

Abia nitens (Scabious Clubhorn) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Abia nitens (Scabious Clubhorn)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Abia nitens (Scabious Clubhorn)
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