Dibrachys microgastri (Bouché, 1834)
(a chalcid wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDibrachys microgastri (a chalcid wasp)
GenusDibrachys (a genus of chalcid wasps)
SubfamilyPTEROMALINAE (a subfamily of chalcid wasps)
FamilyPTEROMALIDAE (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 Dibrachys microgastri (a chalcid wasp) :
1: Dibrachys microgastri (a chalcid wasp)
5 Jun 2017 OSGR: SU10 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Thousands emerged from coccoons of Bee Moth
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings spread - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings together - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and antenna - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and antenna - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)Image 8: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)Image 11: Female - propodeum and metasoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - scutellum and porpodeum - postero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - lateral view - magnified - silver background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Jiao, T.-Y., Yao, Q.-Y. & Xiao, H. 2017 Review of Dibrachys Förster from China (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae) ZooKeys Vol 656: 123-149.

Dibrachys microgastri (a chalcid wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dibrachys microgastri (a chalcid wasp)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dibrachys microgastri (a chalcid wasp)
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