Dexia vacua (Fallén, 1817)
(a parasitoid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDexia vacua (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 vacua (a parasitoid fly) :
1: Dexia vacua (a parasitoid fly)
3 Aug 2016 OSGR: ST92 50° 60’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, visiting Wild Carrot
Image 1: Female - abdomen - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - anterior view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver background

Dexia vacua (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 vacua (a parasitoid fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dexia vacua (a parasitoid fly)
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