Saphonecrus gallaepomiformis (Fonscolombe, 1832)
(an inquiline gall wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSaphonecrus gallaepomiformis (an inquiline gall wasp)
GenusSaphonecrus (a genus of inquiline gall wasps)
TribeSynergini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
FamilyCYNIPIDAE (gall wasps etc)
SuperfamilyCYNIPOIDEA (cynipoid 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
Bowdrey, J. & Notton, D. 2019 Saphonecrus gallaepomiformis (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae): A cynipid inquiline new to Britain Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 32: 147-157.

Saphonecrus gallaepomiformis (an inquiline gall wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Saphonecrus gallaepomiformis (an inquiline gall wasp)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Saphonecrus gallaepomiformis (an inquiline gall wasp)
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