Parasitica
(parasitoid wasps)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
CHALCIDOIDEA
chalcid wasps
Female (Click to open)
 		Superfamily 69 subtaxa 160 images 91 ident. refs
CYNIPOIDEA
cynipoid parasitic wasps
Agamic Female (Click to open)
 		Superfamily 39 subtaxa 425 images 30 ident. refs
EVANIOIDEA
ensign and pennant parasitoid wasps
Female (Click to open)
 		Superfamily 2 subtaxa 29 images 7 ident. refs
ICHNEUMONOIDEA
braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps
Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Superfamily 881 subtaxa 16,022 images 1,120 ident. refs
MYMAROMMATOIDEA
mymarommatoid fairy flies
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
PLATYGASTROIDEA
platygastroid parasitic wasps
(Click to open)
 		Superfamily 12 subtaxa 14 images 22 ident. refs
PROCTOTRUPOIDEA
proctotrupoid parasitoid wasps
Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Superfamily 3 subtaxa 7 images 6 ident. refs
TRIGONALOIDEA
trigonaloid parasitic wasps
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
InfraorderParasitica (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Superfamily Key

Hackston, M. Key to British Apocrita Parasitica superfamilies https://sites.google.com/site/mikesinsectkeyshymenoptera/Home/hymenoptera/apocrita-parasitica

Parasitica (parasitoid wasps) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Parasitica (parasitoid wasps)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1,192 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Parasitica (parasitoid wasps)
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