Biosteres carbonarius (Nees, 1834)
(a death wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBiosteres carbonarius (a death wasp)
GenusBiosteres (a genus of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyOPIINAE (a subfamily of death 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)
Records of Biosteres carbonarius (a death wasp) :
1: Biosteres carbonarius (a death wasp) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
21 Jul 2002 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
reared from Pegomya (Diptera: Anthomyidae) blotch mine in upper surface of Dock leaf
Image 1: Dorsal view - magnifiedImage 2: Dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 3: Dorsal view - magnified - white background

Biosteres carbonarius (a death wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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