Biorhiza pallida f. agamic (Olivier, 1791)
(a gall wasp (agamic generation))

Taxonomic hierarchy:
FormBiorhiza pallida f. agamic (a gall wasp (agamic generation))
SpeciesBiorhiza pallida (Oak Apple Gall Wasp)
GenusBiorhiza (oak apple gall wasp)
TribeCynipini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
FamilyCYNIPIDAE (gall wasps etc)
SuperfamilyCYNIPOIDEA (cynipoid 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)
Records of Biorhiza pallida f. agamic (a gall wasp (agamic generation) :
1: Biorhiza pallida f. agamic (a gall wasp (agamic generation)
13 Apr 2005 OSGR: SU20 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Agamic generation in root gall
Image 1: Root gallsImage 2: Root galls - close-upImage 3: Root galls - close-up (2)Image 4: Larva in chamber - magnifiedImage 5: Root gall - TS - both halves - enlargedImage 6: Root gall - TS - one half - enlargedImage 7: Root gall - TS - one half - enlarged (2)
2: Biorhiza pallida f. agamic (a gall wasp (agamic generation)
12 Dec 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Parthenogenetic wingless female, on gatepost under Oak
Image 1: Agamic female - lateral viewsImage 2: Agamic female - ventral and dorsal views

Biorhiza pallida f. agamic (a gall wasp (agamic generation) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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