Anoplius nigerrimus (Scopoli, 1763)
(a spider-hunting wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnoplius nigerrimus (a spider-hunting wasp)
GenusAnoplius (a genus of spider-hunting wasps)
SubfamilyPOMPILINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyPOMPILIDAE (spider-hunting wasps)
SuperfamilyVESPOIDEA (wasps)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
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 Anoplius nigerrimus (a spider-hunting wasp) :
1: Anoplius nigerrimus (a spider-hunting wasp) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
16 Aug 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at kitchen window
Image 1: Dorsal view - wings apart - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - wings together - enlargedImage 3: Ventral view - enlarged
2: Anoplius nigerrimus (a spider-hunting wasp)
21 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings spreadImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings togetherImage 3: Female - ventral view

Anoplius nigerrimus (a spider-hunting wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Anoplius nigerrimus (a spider-hunting wasp)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Anoplius nigerrimus (a spider-hunting wasp)
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