Subclytia rotundiventris (Fallen, 1820)
(a shield bug parasitoid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSubclytia rotundiventris (a shield bug parasitoid fly)
TribePhasiini (a tribe of bug parasitoid flies)
SubfamilyPHASIINAE (bug 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 Subclytia rotundiventris (a shield bug parasitoid fly) :
1: Subclytia rotundiventris (a shield bug parasitoid fly)
22 Aug 2017 OSGR: ST43 51° 10’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Adult - antennae - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Adult - head and fore-legs - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Adult - head - anterior view - magnified - silver background
2: Subclytia rotundiventris (a shield bug parasitoid fly)
28 May 2011 OSGR: SY99 50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in male Birch Shieldbug
Image 1: Adult - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 3: Adult - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Adult - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 5: Adult - front three-quarter view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 6: Adult - head and fore-legs - antero-dorsal view - magnifiedImage 7: Adult - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - magnifiedImage 8: Adult - head and thorax - antero-ventral view - magnifiedImage 9: Adult - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 10: Adult - head and thorax - lateral view - magnifiedImage 11: Adult - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified (2)Image 12: Adult - head and thorax - latero-dorsal view - magnifiedImage 13: Adult - head and thorax - ventral view - magnifiedImage 14: Adult - head - anterior view - magnifiedImage 15: Adult - lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 16: Adult - lateral view - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 17: Adult - latero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 18: Adult - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 19: Adult - ventral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 20: Eggs on host pronotum - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 21: Eggs on host pronotum - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 22: Eggs on host pronotum - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white background (3)Image 23: Host after emergence of larva - latero-ventral view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 24: Host after emergence of larva - ventral view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 25: Host with 5 eggs on pronotum - antero-dorsal view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 26: Host with 5 eggs on pronotum - dorsal view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 27: Host with 5 eggs on pronotum - dorso-lateral view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 28: Host with 5 eggs on pronotum - dorso-lateral view - enlarged - white background (2)Image 29: Host with 5 eggs on pronotum - dorso-lateral view - enlarged - white background (3)Image 30: Host with 5 eggs on pronotum - lateral view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 31: Larva - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 32: Larva - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 33: Larva - highly enlarged - white background (3)Image 34: Larva - highly enlarged - white background (4)Image 35: Larva - highly enlarged - white background (5)Image 36: Larva - highly enlarged - white background (6)Image 37: Larva - highly enlarged - white background (7)Image 38: Larva - highly enlarged - white background (8)Image 39: Larva - highly enlarged - white background (9)Image 40: Puparium - clean - magnifiedImage 41: Puparium - soil covered - magnifiedImage 42: Puparium - spiracles - magnifiedImage 43: Wing - magnified - white backgroundImage 44: Wing - magnified - white background (2)Image 45: Puparial exuvia - spiracles - end view - microscope low magnificationImage 46: Puparial exuvia - spiracles - microscope low magnificationImage 47: Puparial exuvia - spiracles - microscope low magnification (2)
3: Subclytia rotundiventris (a shield bug parasitoid fly)
30 May 1998 OSGR: SU97 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, at MV
Image 1: DorsalImage 2: LateralImage 3: Ventral
4: Subclytia rotundiventris (a shield bug parasitoid fly)
23 Aug 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Set specimen - dark backgroundImage 2: Set specimen - pale backgroundImage 3: Four views

Subclytia rotundiventris (a shield bug parasitoid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Subclytia rotundiventris (a shield bug parasitoid fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Subclytia rotundiventris (a shield bug parasitoid fly)
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