Hyssopus olivaceus (Thomson, 1878)
(a chalcid wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHyssopus olivaceus (a chalcid wasp)
GenusHyssopus (Zoo.) (a genus of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyEULOPHINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyEULOPHIDAE (a family of chalcid wasps)
SuperfamilyCHALCIDOIDEA (chalcid 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 Hyssopus olivaceus (a chalcid wasp) :
1: Hyssopus olivaceus (a chalcid wasp)
20 Aug 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
emerged from Coleophora cases on Juncus squarrosus
Image 1: Adult - oblique viewImage 2: Coleophora case with emergence holeImage 3: Emergence hole in Coleophora case

Hyssopus olivaceus (a chalcid wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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