Laotris luzulae
(a death wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLaotris luzulae (a death wasp)
TribeDacnusini (a tribe of death wasps)
SubfamilyALYSIINAE (a subfamily of death wasps)
FamilyBRACONIDAE (death wasps)
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic 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 Laotris luzulae (a death wasp) :
1: Laotris luzulae (a death wasp)
15 Apr 2004 OSGR: SX88 50° 40’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
emerged from puparium of *Cerodontha sylvatica* leaf miner in Greater Woodrush
Image 1: Imago and puparium from which it emergedImage 2: Infected host puparium - side view - magnified
2: Laotris luzulae (a death wasp)
15 Apr 2004 OSGR: SX88 50° 40’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Emerged from puparium of *Cerodontha sylvatica* leaf miner in Greater Woodrush
Image 1: Adult - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Godfray, H.C.J. Laotris luzulae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae, Dacnusini), a new species from the southwest of England .

Laotris luzulae (a death wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Laotris luzulae (a death wasp)
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