Dacnusa laevipectus Thomson, 1895
(a sheep-shears wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDacnusa laevipectus (a sheep-shears wasp)
GenusDacnusa (sheep-shears death wasps)
TribeDacnusini (a tribe of death wasps)
SubfamilyALYSIINAE (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 Dacnusa laevipectus (a sheep-shears wasp) :
1: Dacnusa laevipectus (a sheep-shears wasp) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
30 Mar 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
male, at Actinic light, in evening
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - wings apart - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - latero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - mandible - outer face - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - propodeum - latero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Dacnusa laevipectus (a sheep-shears wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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