Torymus flavipes (Walker 1833)
(a chalcid wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTorymus flavipes (a chalcid wasp)
GenusTorymus (a genus of chalcid wasps)
TribeTorymini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyTORYMINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyTORYMIDAE (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 Torymus flavipes (a chalcid wasp) :
1: Torymus flavipes (a chalcid wasp)
10 May 2018 OSGR: SU02 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
2 females, sitting on fresh Oak Apple gall
Image 1: Female - antero-dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings open - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - wings together - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - postero-dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - postero-dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver background (2)Image 7: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - hind basistarsus - posterior (inner) view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - hind coxa - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - hind coxa - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)Image 12: Female - lateral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Wings - microscope low magnification - white background

Torymus flavipes (a chalcid wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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