Bootanomyia dorsalis (Fabricius 1798)
(a chalcid wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBootanomyia dorsalis (a chalcid wasp)
SubfamilyMEGASTIMINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyTORYMIDAE (a family of chalcid wasps)
SuperfamilyCHALCIDOIDEA (chalcid 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 Bootanomyia dorsalis (a chalcid wasp) :
1: Bootanomyia dorsalis (a chalcid wasp)
6 Jul 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, emerged from effete, fallen Oak Apple Galls
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennae - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Bootanomyia dorsalis (a chalcid wasp)
6 Jul 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, emerged from effete, fallen Oak Apple Galls
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings spread - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - wings - magnified - white background

Bootanomyia dorsalis (a chalcid wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bootanomyia dorsalis (a chalcid wasp)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Bootanomyia dorsalis (a chalcid wasp)
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