APOCRITA Gerstaecker, 1867
(bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)

Interactions where APOCRITA is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Minor Chrysocharis gemma a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eulophidae The Horse-chestnut leaf-miner and its parasitoids, Pocock, M., Evans, D., Straw, N. & Polaszek, A., 2011
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Chrysocharis gemma/Chrysocharis gemmaa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apocrita/Apocritabees, wasps, ants and parasitoidslarvaMinor larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is parasitoid host of larva Minor Pediobius saulius a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eulophidae The Horse-chestnut leaf-miner and its parasitoids, Pocock, M., Evans, D., Straw, N. & Polaszek, A., 2011
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Pediobius saulius/Pediobius sauliusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apocrita/Apocritabees, wasps, ants and parasitoidslarvaMinor larva is parasitoid of larva
larva is parasitoid host of larva Minor Pnigalio agraules a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eulophidae The Horse-chestnut leaf-miner and its parasitoids, Pocock, M., Evans, D., Straw, N. & Polaszek, A., 2011
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Pnigalio agraules/Pnigalio agraulesa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apocrita/Apocritabees, wasps, ants and parasitoidslarvaMinor larva is parasitoid of larva
larva is parasitoid host of larva Minor Pnigalio soemius a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eulophidae The Horse-chestnut leaf-miner and its parasitoids, Pocock, M., Evans, D., Straw, N. & Polaszek, A., 2011
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Pnigalio soemius/Pnigalio soemiusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apocrita/Apocritabees, wasps, ants and parasitoidslarvaMinor larva is parasitoid of larva
larva is parasitoid host of larva Minor Sympiesis sericeicornis a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eulophidae The Horse-chestnut leaf-miner and its parasitoids, Pocock, M., Evans, D., Straw, N. & Polaszek, A., 2011
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Sympiesis sericeicornis/Sympiesis sericeicornisa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apocrita/Apocritabees, wasps, ants and parasitoidslarvaMinor larva is parasitoid of larva
larva is parasitoid host of larva Minor Baryscapus nigroviolaceus a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eulophidae The Horse-chestnut leaf-miner and its parasitoids, Pocock, M., Evans, D., Straw, N. & Polaszek, A., 2011
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Baryscapus nigroviolaceus/Baryscapus nigroviolaceusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apocrita/Apocritabees, wasps, ants and parasitoidslarvaMinor larva is parasitoid of larva
larva is parasitoid host of larva Minor Minotetrastichus frontalis a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eulophidae The Horse-chestnut leaf-miner and its parasitoids, Pocock, M., Evans, D., Straw, N. & Polaszek, A., 2011
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Minotetrastichus frontalis/Minotetrastichus frontalisa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apocrita/Apocritabees, wasps, ants and parasitoidslarvaMinor larva is parasitoid of larva
larva is parasitoid host of larva Minor Pteromalus semotus a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae The Horse-chestnut leaf-miner and its parasitoids, Pocock, M., Evans, D., Straw, N. & Polaszek, A., 2011
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Pteromalus semotus/Pteromalus semotusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apocrita/Apocritabees, wasps, ants and parasitoidslarvaMinor larva is parasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Pocock, M., Evans, D., Straw, N. & Polaszek, A., 2011The Horse-chestnut leaf-miner and its parasitoidsBritish Wildlife Vol 22, No. 5: 305-313.

APOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

APOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Infraorder 449 subtaxa 952 trophisms 309 references
Superfamily 2 subtaxa 3 references
Superfamily 208 subtaxa 453 trophisms 120 references
Superfamily 128 subtaxa 509 trophisms 60 references
Superfamily 5 subtaxa 2 trophisms 11 references
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 10 references
Superfamily 627 subtaxa 213 trophisms 1,453 references
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 2 references
Superfamily 15 subtaxa 9 trophisms 27 references
Superfamily 3 subtaxa 11 references
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 2 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for APOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource

Superfamily Key

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

APOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Balfour, N., Castellanos, M.C., Johnson, C., Goulson, D. & Philippides, A. Database of Pollinator Interactions (DoPI) www.dopi.org.uk/
Gross, P. 1993 Insect behavioral and morphological defenses against parasitoids Annu. Rev. Entomol. Vol 38: 251-273.
Hawkins, B.A. & Sheehan, W. 1994 Parasitoid Community Ecology Oxford University Press
Quicke, D.L.J., Wyeth, P., Fawke, J.D., Basibuyuk, H.H. & Vincent, J.F.V. 1998 Manganese and zinc in the ovipositors and mandibles of hymenopterous insects Zoological Journal of the Linnaean Society Vol 124: 387-396.
Shaw, M.R. 1997 Rearing parasitic Hymenoptera The Amateur Entomologist, Vol 25, 46pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Shaw, M.R. Parasitoid host ranges Shaw, M.R. Parasitoid host ranges, 33pp, Parasitoid Community Ecology
Wang, X. & Yang, Z. 2008 Ecological mechanisms and prospects for utilization of toxins from parasitic hymenopteran Frontiers of Forestry in China Vol 3 (1): 1-9.

Conservation

Shaw, M.R. & Hochberg, M.E. 2001 The neglect of parasitic Hymenoptera in insect conservation strategies: The British fauna as a prime example Journal of Insect Conservation Vol 5: 253-263.
Shaw, M.R. 2006 Habitat considerations for parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera) Journal of Insect Conservation Vol 10: 117-127.
Shaw, M.R. HYMENOPTERA: PARASITICA: The Parasitic Wasps

Ecology

Wahlberg, E. & Solbreck, C. 2013 Hymenoptera flying over a boreal forest landscape Ent. Tidskr. Vol 134 (4): 163-171.

Parasites Of Stored Product Pests

Mound, L. (ed) 1989 Common Insects of Stored Products: a guide to their identification Economic Series, No 15, Seventh Edition edition, 68pp, British Museum (Natural History)

Photography

Bukovinszky, T., Fatouros, N. & Smid, H. Bugs in the Picture www.bugsinthepicture.com

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to APOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 19,181 images of APOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
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