Pteromalus apum (Retzius, 1783)
(a chalcid wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPteromalus apum (a chalcid wasp)
GenusPteromalus (a genus of chalcid wasps)
SubfamilyPTEROMALINAE (a subfamily of chalcid wasps)
FamilyPTEROMALIDAE (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Askew, R.R.. & Shaw, M.R. 1997 Pteromalus apum (Retzius) and other Pteromalid (Hym.) primary parasitoids of butterfly pupae in western Europe, with a key Ent. Mon. Mag. Vol 133: 67-72.

Pteromalus apum (a chalcid wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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