FORMICOIDEA
(ants)

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

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 parasitoid host of larva Eucharis adscendens a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea: Section (a), Ferrière, C. & Kerrich, G.J., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eucharitidae/Eucharis adscendens/Eucharis adscendensa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicoidea/Formicoideaantslarva larva is parasitoid of larva
pupa is predated by nymph Systellonotus triguttatus a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Systellonotus triguttatus/Systellonotus triguttatusa plantbug or grassbugnymph Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicoidea/Formicoideaantspupa nymph is predator of pupa
pupa is predated by adult Systellonotus triguttatus a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Systellonotus triguttatus/Systellonotus triguttatusa plantbug or grassbugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicoidea/Formicoideaantspupa (late 5-mid 8)adult is predator of pupa
(dead) dead dead is eaten by nymph Systellonotus triguttatus a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Systellonotus triguttatus/Systellonotus triguttatusa plantbug or grassbugnymph Animal / carrion / dead animal feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicoidea/Formicoideaantsdead nymph feeds on dead dead
(dead) dead dead is eaten by adult Systellonotus triguttatus a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Systellonotus triguttatus/Systellonotus triguttatusa plantbug or grassbugadult Animal / carrion / dead animal feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicoidea/Formicoideaantsdead (late 5-mid 8)adult feeds on dead dead
brain brain is endoparasitised by cyst Dicrocoelium lanceolatum Lancet Liver Fluke Plagiorchiida: Dicrocoeliidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Plagiorchiida/Dicrocoeliidae/Dicrocoelium lanceolatum/Dicrocoelium lanceolatumlancet liver flukecyst Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicoidea/Formicoideaantsbrain cyst endoparasitises brain

FORMICOIDEA (ants) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FORMICOIDEA (ants) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on ParasitesField Studies 3: 681-718.
Ferrière, C. & Kerrich, G.J., 1958Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea: Section (a)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol VIII, Part 2 (a), 40pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
FORMICIDAE
ants
Family 42 subtaxa 186 trophisms 53 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SuperfamilyFORMICOIDEA (ants)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
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
Anon. Antweb www.antweb.org
Donisthorpe, H.St.J.K 1915 British ants, their life-history and classification 373pp, William Brendon and son
Peeters, T.M.J., Van Achterberg, C., Heitmans, W.R.B., Klein, W.F., Lefeber, V., Van Loon, A.J., Mabelis, A.A., Nieuwenhuijsen, H. Reemer, M., De Rond, J., Smit, J. & Velthuis, H.H.W. 2004 De Wespen en Mieren van Nederland (Hymenoptera : Aculeata) Nederlandse Fauna, No 6, 516pp, Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum Naturalis
Savory, T.H. 1955 The World of Small Animals 160pp, University of London Press
Skinner, G.J. & Allen, G.W. 1996 Ants Naturalists Handbooks, No. 24, 84pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

FORMICOIDEA (ants) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Literature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to FORMICOIDEA (ants):

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