Lipara rufitarsis Loew, 1858
(a chloropid fly)

Interactions where Lipara rufitarsis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

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

Stage 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
larva larva causes gall of flower stem Phragmites australis Common Reed Poales: Poaceae Morphology of preimaginal stages of Lipara rufitarsis Loew 1858 (Diptera: Chloropidae), a parasite of the common reed (Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.), Grochowska, M., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Chloropidae/Lipara rufitarsis/Lipara rufitarsisa chloropid flylarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Phragmites australis/Phragmites australiscommon reedflower stem

Interactions where Lipara rufitarsis 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').

Filters:

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
(gall-inhabiting) gall-inhabiting larva is parasitoid host of larva UK/IrelandRestricted Polemochartus melas a death wasp Hymenoptera: Braconidae Polemochartus melas (Giraud) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Alysiinae) new to Britain, Shaw, M.R. & Jennings, M.T., 2008
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Polemochartus melas/Polemochartus melasa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Chloropidae/Lipara rufitarsis/Lipara rufitarsisa chloropid flygall-inhabitinglarvaSole larva is parasitoid of gall-inhabiting larva
gall gall of larva with inquiline larva Major Anthomyza collini an anthomyzid fly Diptera: Anthomyzidae A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2, Roháček, J., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyzidae/Anthomyza collini/Anthomyza collinian anthomyzid flylarva Animal / inquiline /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Chloropidae/Lipara rufitarsis/Lipara rufitarsisa chloropid flygalllarvaMajor larva is inquiline in gall of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Grochowska, M., 2007Morphology of preimaginal stages of Lipara rufitarsis Loew 1858 (Diptera: Chloropidae), a parasite of the common reed (Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.)Annales de la Société Entomologique de France Vol 43 (1): 57-62.
Roháček, J., 2009A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2Cas. Slez. Muz. Opava (A) Vol 58, Supp 1.
Shaw, M.R. & Jennings, M.T., 2008Polemochartus melas (Giraud) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Alysiinae) new to BritainEnt. Gazette Vol 59: 114-116.

Lipara rufitarsis (a chloropid fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lipara rufitarsis (a chloropid fly) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLipara rufitarsis (a chloropid fly)
GenusLipara (chloropid reed-gall flies)
FamilyCHLOROPIDAE (chloropid flies)
SuperfamilyCARNOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
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 Lipara rufitarsis (a chloropid fly)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Grochowska, M. 2007 Morphology of preimaginal stages of Lipara rufitarsis Loew 1858 (Diptera: Chloropidae), a parasite of the common reed (Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.) Annales de la Société Entomologique de France Vol 43 (1): 57-62.

Lipara rufitarsis (a chloropid fly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lipara rufitarsis (a chloropid fly):

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