Elenchus tenuicornis (Kirby, 1815)
(a stylops)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesElenchus tenuicornis (a stylops)
FamilyELENCHIDAE (a family of stylopids)
OrderSTREPSIPTERA (stylopids)
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 Elenchus tenuicornis (a stylops) :
1: Elenchus tenuicornis (a stylops)
25 Aug 2002 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
4 male Stylopids in Malaise sample 17-25 Aug 02
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale background (2)Image 4: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 5: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 6: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale background (2)Image 7: Male - lateral view - magnified

Elenchus tenuicornis (a stylops) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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