Lestricus secalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a death wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLestricus secalis (a death wasp)
SubfamilyCENOCOELIINAE (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Shaw, M.R. & Mendel, H. 2016 Lestricus secalis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Cenocoeliinae), a genus and species new to Britain Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 29: 37-39.

Lestricus secalis (a death wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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