Zele Curtis, 1832
(a genus of braconid wasps)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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ID refs
Zele chlorophthalmus
a death wasp
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 20 images
Zele deceptor
a death wasp
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 18 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusZele (a genus of braconid wasps)
SubfamilyMETEORINAE (a subfamily of braconid 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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Stigenberg, J. & Ronquist, F. 2011 Revision of the Western Palearctic Meteorini (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), with a molecular characterization of hidden Fennoscandian species diversity Zootaxa 3084: 1-95.
van Achterberg, C. 1979 *** A Revision of the Subfamily Zelinae auct. (Hymenoptera Braconidae) ***(Superseded) Tijdschrift voor Entomologie Vol 122: 241-479.

Zele (a genus of braconid wasps) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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