Platylabus Wesmael, 1845
(a genus of ichneumonine ichneumon wasps)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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ID refs
Platylabus iridipennis
an ichneumon wasp
Species 1 ident. refs
Platylabus orbitalis
an ichneumonine ichneumon
Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Species 28 images 1 ident. refs
Platylabus tricingulatus
an ichneumon wasp
Species 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPlatylabus (a genus of ichneumonine ichneumon wasps)
TribePlatylabini (a tribe of ichneumonine ichneumons)
SubfamilyICHNEUMONINAE (ichneumonine 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
Riedel, M. 2008 Revision der westpaläarktischen Platylabini 1. Die Gattung Platylabus Wesmael, 1845 Spixiana Vol 31 (1): 105-172.

Platylabus (a genus of ichneumonine ichneumon wasps) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Platylabus (a genus of ichneumonine ichneumon wasps)
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