Xorides filiformis (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(a xoridine ichneumon)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesXorides filiformis (a xoridine ichneumon)
GenusXorides (a genus of ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyXORIDINAE (xoridine 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
Jones, N.P., Burnham, J.P., Massie, M., Boparai, J. & Broad, G.R. 2018 Xorides filiformis (Gravenhorst) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) new to Britain Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 31: 239-245.

Xorides filiformis (a xoridine ichneumon) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Xorides filiformis (a xoridine ichneumon)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Xorides filiformis (a xoridine ichneumon)
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