Neaera laticornis (Meigen, 1824)
(a parasitoid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNeaera laticornis (a parasitoid fly)
TribeNeaerini (a tribe of parasitoid flies)
SubfamilyTACHININAE (a subfamily of parasitoid fles)
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 Neaera laticornis (a parasitoid fly) :
1: Neaera laticornis (a parasitoid fly)
6 Jul 2018 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
female, swept off Greater Knapweed/Small Scabious
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - fore-parts - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Neaera laticornis (a parasitoid fly)
7 Aug 2017 OSGR: SY66 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
2 females, swept off short flowery sward
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - fore-parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Wing - magnified - white backgroundImage 8: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

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