Gasteruption jaculator (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Greater Pennant Wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGasteruption jaculator (Greater Pennant Wasp)
GenusGasteruption (pennant wasps)
FamilyGASTERUPTIIDAE (pennant wasps)
SuperfamilyEVANIOIDEA (ensign and pennant parasitoid 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 Gasteruption jaculator (Greater Pennant Wasp) :
1: Gasteruption jaculator (Greater Pennant Wasp)
6 Jul 2018 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
2 females, visiting semi-shaded Hogweed on very hot afternoon
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - postero-dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - metasoma base and hind coxae - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Wings - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 12: Female - head - anterior view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Gasteruption jaculator (Greater Pennant Wasp)
6 Jul 2018 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
male, visiting semi-shaded Hogweed on very hot afternoon
Image 1: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background
3: Gasteruption jaculator (Greater Pennant Wasp)
27 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Female - lateral viewImage 2: Female - ventral view
4: Gasteruption jaculator (Greater Pennant Wasp)
27 Jul 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at Hogweed flowers
Image 1: Male - lateral view

Gasteruption jaculator (Greater Pennant Wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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