Xestophanes brevitarsis (Thomson, 1877)
(a gall wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesXestophanes brevitarsis (a gall wasp)
TribeDiastrophini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
FamilyCYNIPIDAE (gall wasps etc)
SuperfamilyCYNIPOIDEA (cynipoid 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)
Records of Xestophanes brevitarsis (a gall wasp) :
1: Xestophanes brevitarsis (a gall wasp)
24 Aug 2002 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Gall on Tormentil
Image 1: GallImage 2: Gall (2)Image 3: Gall - close-upImage 4: Galled shootsImage 5: Gall - enlargedImage 6: Gall - enlarged (2)Image 7: Gall - LS

Xestophanes brevitarsis (a gall wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Xestophanes brevitarsis (a gall wasp)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Xestophanes brevitarsis (a gall wasp)
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