Xiphydriophagus meyerinckii (Ratzeburg, 1848)
(a chalcid wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesXiphydriophagus meyerinckii (a chalcid wasp)
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
Ferriere, C. 1952 A new genus of Pteromalidae (Hym.), parasitic on the Alder Wood-wasp, Xiphydria camelus L., found in Norfolk, England Ent. Mon. Mag. Vol 87: 322-324.

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

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