Ectemnius continuus (Fabricius, 1804)
(a solitary wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEctemnius continuus (a solitary wasp)
GenusEctemnius (a genus of solitary wasps)
FamilyCRABRONIDAE (a family of solitary wasps)
SuperfamilyAPOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
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 Ectemnius continuus (a solitary wasp) :
1: Ectemnius continuus (a solitary wasp)
16 Aug 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, with mites, on cultivated Golden Rod flowers
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings apart - enlargedImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings apart - enlarged (2)Image 3: Female - dorsal view - wings together - enlargedImage 4: Female - ventral view - enlargedImage 5: Female - ventral view - enlarged (2)Image 6: Female - head, antennae - antero-dorsal view - magnifiedImage 7: Female - head, antennae, thorax - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 8: Female - head, antennae - ventral view - magnifiedImage 9: Female - metasoma - postero-dorsal view - magnifiedImage 10: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 11: Female - thorax - postero-dorsal view - magnifiedImage 12: Wings - magnified - grey backgroundImage 13: Wings - magnified - white background

Ectemnius continuus (a solitary wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ectemnius continuus (a solitary wasp)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ectemnius continuus (a solitary wasp)
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