Anoplius nigerrimus
(Scopoli, 1763) · speciesAt a glance
Sources9 archives
Databases and archives Anoplius nigerrimus's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility6 093 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI168 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics94 specimens↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinegenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Anoplius nigerrimus is one of the most common spider wasps, or pompilids, in Europe. They are mostly black and the females are 6–8 mm long while males measure 5–8 mm. This species may be distinguished from the related Anoplius concinnus and Anoplius caviventris by the 20 setae, or hairs, on the forehead rather than 60 or 45.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
No structured trait data for this taxon yet.
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Anoplius nigerrimus has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
The complete instruction manual Anoplius nigerrimus carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers
Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.
Record type6 093 records
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions18 of 43 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 425 |
| Philadelphia, US | 400 |
| NHMOlocation not on record | 238 |
| Stockholm, SE | 187 |
| Zürich, CH | 125 |
| Provincia di Livornolocation not on record | 106 |
| South Kensington, GB | 95 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 77 |
| Edmonton, CA | 63 |
| Helsinki, FI | 59 |
| Trondheim, NO | 44 |
| Metsähallituslocation not on record | 36 |
| NMOKlocation not on record | 35 |
| neflocation not on record | 31 |
| BioFokuslocation not on record | 29 |
| Bonn, DE | 26 |
| University of Guelph, Centre for Biodiversity Genomicslocation not on record | 26 |
| ZMAAlocation not on record | 26 |
| Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record | 17 |
| Muzeum Górnośląskie w Bytomiulocation not on record | 13 |
| ZSMlocation not on record | 12 |
| US | 12 |
| University of Guelphlocation not on record | 9 |
| Tromsø, NO | 5 |
| CBDClocation not on record | 5 |
| Champaign, US | 4 |
| Uniwersytet Łódzkilocation not on record | 4 |
| Cambridge, US | 3 |
| Gothenburg, SE | 3 |
| Anchorage, US | 3 |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural History, OH (CLEV)location not on record | 2 |
| Tartu, EE | 2 |
| NCMGlocation not on record | 2 |
| Bavarian State Collection of Zoologylocation not on record | 2 |
| Tallinn, EE | 2 |
| Oulu, FI | 1 |
| DFlocation not on record | 1 |
| WIlocation not on record | 1 |
| Natural History Museum, Londonlocation not on record | 1 |
| Ugentlocation not on record | 1 |
| Paris, FR | 1 |
| MZLUlocation not on record | 1 |
| IMEDEAlocation not on record | 1 |
Where the DNA of Anoplius nigerrimus was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.