Proctotrupes gravidator (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a proctotrupid wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesProctotrupes gravidator (a proctotrupid wasp)
FamilyPROCTOTRUPIDAE (proctotrupid parasitoid wasps)
SuperfamilyPROCTOTRUPOIDEA (proctotrupoid 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 Proctotrupes gravidator (a proctotrupid wasp) :
1: Proctotrupes gravidator (a proctotrupid wasp)
1 Sep 2019 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, by general sweeping
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings folded - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings open - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - fore-parts - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - scutellum and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - ventral view - wings open - highly enlarged - silver background

Proctotrupes gravidator (a proctotrupid wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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