Dexia rustica (Fabricius, 1775)
(a parasitoid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDexia rustica (a parasitoid fly)
TribeDexiini (a tribe of parasitoid flies)
SubfamilyDEXIINAE (a subfamily of 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 Dexia rustica (a parasitoid fly) :
1: Dexia rustica (a parasitoid fly)
7 Sep 2016 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
female, at Actinic light sheet
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - abdomen - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - anterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background

Dexia rustica (a parasitoid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dexia rustica (a parasitoid fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dexia rustica (a parasitoid fly)
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