Cistogaster globosa (Fabricius, 1775)
(a shield bug parasitoid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCistogaster globosa (a shield bug parasitoid fly)
TribeGymnosomatini (a tribe of flies)
SubfamilyPHASIINAE (bug parasitoid flies)
FamilyTACHINIDAE (parasitoid flies)
SuperfamilyOESTROIDEA (blow-flies, blue-bottles, flesh flies and parasitoid flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
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 Cistogaster globosa (a shield bug parasitoid fly) :
1: Cistogaster globosa (a shield bug parasitoid fly)
20 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, feeding on Wild Carrot flowers
Image 1: Male - anterior view - highly enlargedImage 2: Male - antero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Male - dorsal view - enlargedImage 4: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 5: Male - head - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 6: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 7: Male - latero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 8: Male - posterior view - enlargedImage 9: Male - postero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 10: Male - postero-dorsal view - enlarged (2)

Cistogaster globosa (a shield bug parasitoid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cistogaster globosa (a shield bug parasitoid fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cistogaster globosa (a shield bug parasitoid fly)
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