Wachsmannia spathiiformis (Ratzeburg, 1848)
(a hymenopteran)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesWachsmannia spathiiformis (a hymenopteran)
TribeDoryctini (a tribe of death wasps)
SubfamilyDORYCTINAE (a subfamily of death wasps)
FamilyBRACONIDAE (death 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)
Records of Wachsmannia spathiiformis (a hymenopteran) :
1: Wachsmannia spathiiformis (a hymenopteran)
7 Apr 2023 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in garden Malaise Trap
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennal bases - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and antennal bases etc - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head, antennal bases and mouthparts - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - mesosoma - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - mesosoma etc - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - ovipositor sheath tip - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - scutellum, propodeum, petiole and base of T2 - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - scutellum, propodeum, petiole and base of T2 etc - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Wachsmannia spathiiformis (a hymenopteran) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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