Arge melanochra (Gmelin, 1790)
(Narrow-barred Fusehorn)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArge melanochra (Narrow-barred Fusehorn)
GenusArge (a genus of sawflies)
SubfamilyARGINAE (fusehorn and twinhorn sawflies)
FamilyARGIDAE (a family of 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 Arge melanochra (Narrow-barred Fusehorn) :
1: Arge melanochra (Narrow-barred Fusehorn)
17 Jun 2016 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 3: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head, thorax and antennae - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Arge melanochra (Narrow-barred Fusehorn)
23 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Female, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 3: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 5: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 6: Female - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Female - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)
3: Arge melanochra (Narrow-barred Fusehorn)
23 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU06 51° 20’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Female - on Spear Thistle
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Female - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 3: Female - lateral view - enlargedImage 4: Posterior view - enlarged

Arge melanochra (Narrow-barred Fusehorn) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Arge melanochra (Narrow-barred Fusehorn)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Arge melanochra (Narrow-barred Fusehorn)
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