Andricus foecundatrix f. agamic (Hartig, 1840)
(Artichoke Gall Causer)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
FormAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic (Artichoke Gall Causer)
SpeciesAndricus foecundatrix (Artichoke Gall Wasp)
GenusAndricus (a genus of gall wasps)
TribeCynipini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
FamilyCYNIPIDAE (gall wasps etc)
SuperfamilyCYNIPOIDEA (cynipoid 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 Andricus foecundatrix f. agamic (Artichoke Gall Causer) :
1: Andricus foecundatrix f. agamic (Artichoke Gall Causer)
17 Aug 2018 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
young agamic galls, on Oak
Image 1: Galls (young) - white background
2: Andricus foecundatrix f. agamic (Artichoke Gall Causer)
6 Sep 2008 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
old galled buds on Pedunculate Oak
Image 1: Gall - close-up - white backgroundImage 2: Gall - LS - close-up - white backgroundImage 3: Galls - close-up - white backgroundImage 4: Galls - close-up - white background (2)

Andricus foecundatrix f. agamic (Artichoke Gall Causer) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Andricus foecundatrix f. agamic (Artichoke Gall Causer)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Andricus foecundatrix f. agamic (Artichoke Gall Causer)
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