Otlophorus congruens (Holmgren, 1858)
(a hymenopteran)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOtlophorus congruens (a hymenopteran)
GenusOtlophorus (a genus of hymenopterans)
TribeMesoleiini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyCTENOPELMATINAE (ctenopelmatine ichneumon wasps)
FamilyICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon 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
Zwakhals, C.J., Blommers, L.H.M. & Mol, A.W.M. 2021 Some European Ichneumon wasps (Hymenoptera, Ctenopelmatinae) reared from sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) Entomologische Berichten Vol 81 (5): 195-205.

Otlophorus congruens (a hymenopteran) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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