Oomyzus scaposus (Thomson, 1878)
(a eulophid wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOomyzus scaposus (a eulophid wasp)
GenusOomyzus (a genus of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyTETRASTICHINAE (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 Oomyzus scaposus (a eulophid wasp) :
1: Oomyzus scaposus (a eulophid wasp) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
29 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ31 50° 50’ N, 0° 0’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
numerous small black wasps emerged from ladybird pupa
Image 1: Wasps - close-up - magnifiedImage 2: Wasps from single pupa - enlarged

Oomyzus scaposus (a eulophid wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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