Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)
(a hoverfly)

Interactions where Melanostoma scalare is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
adult adult feeds on nectar of Sphacelia anamorph UK/Ireland Claviceps ergot fungi Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae An epidemic of Entomophthora on flies and its relationship with the Sphacelia stage of Claviceps, Ingold, C.T. & Plunkett, B.E., 1979
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Melanostoma scalare/Melanostoma scalarea hoverflyadult Fungus / feederUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps/Clavicepsergot funginectarSphacelia anamorph

Interactions where Melanostoma scalare 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
(dead) dead adult may be infected by UK/IrelandMajor Entomophthora muscae an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Flies, Entomophthora, ergot and grasses, Ing, B., 1982
An epidemic of Entomophthora on flies and its relationship with the Sphacelia stage of Claviceps, Ingold, C.T. & Plunkett, B.E., 1979
Value of host range, morphological, and genetic characteristics within the Entomophthora muscae species complex, Jensen, A.B., Thomsen, L. & Eilenberg, J., 2006
Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
Records of Entomophthora muscae infecting the hoverfly Melanostoma scalare, Wallace, I.D. & Whiteley, D., 1979
/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora muscae/Entomophthora muscaean entomophagous fungus Animal / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Melanostoma scalare/Melanostoma scalarea hoverflydeadadultMajor infects dead adult
(live) live adult may be infected by UK/IrelandMajor Entomophthora muscae an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Flies, Entomophthora, ergot and grasses, Ing, B., 1982
An epidemic of Entomophthora on flies and its relationship with the Sphacelia stage of Claviceps, Ingold, C.T. & Plunkett, B.E., 1979
Value of host range, morphological, and genetic characteristics within the Entomophthora muscae species complex, Jensen, A.B., Thomsen, L. & Eilenberg, J., 2006
Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
Records of Entomophthora muscae infecting the hoverfly Melanostoma scalare, Wallace, I.D. & Whiteley, D., 1979
/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora muscae/Entomophthora muscaean entomophagous fungus Animal / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Melanostoma scalare/Melanostoma scalarea hoverflyliveadultMajor infects live adult

Melanostoma scalare (a hoverfly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Melanostoma scalare (a hoverfly) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Ing, B., 1982Flies, Entomophthora, ergot and grassesBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 16 (1): 58-59.
Ingold, C.T. & Plunkett, B.E., 1979An epidemic of Entomophthora on flies and its relationship with the Sphacelia stage of ClavicepsBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 13 (1): 35-37.
Jensen, A.B., Thomsen, L. & Eilenberg, J., 2006Value of host range, morphological, and genetic characteristics within the Entomophthora muscae species complexMycol. Res. Vol 110 (8): 941-950.
Storey, M.W., 2015Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guidewww.bioimages.org.uk
Wallace, I.D. & Whiteley, D., 1979Records of Entomophthora muscae infecting the hoverfly Melanostoma scalareBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 13 (2): 126.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMelanostoma scalare (a hoverfly)
GenusMelanostoma (a genus of hoverflies)
TribeBacchini (a tribe of hoverflies)
SubfamilySYRPHINAE (a subfamily of hoverflies)
FamilySYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies, hoverfly)
SuperfamilySYRPHOIDEA (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies & big-headed flies)
Series Aschiza (hover, drone, big-headed, scuttle, flat-footed, big-footed & pointed-wing flies)
InfraorderMuscomorpha (hover, scuttle, acalypterate, dung, house & parasitoid flies, blue/green bottles)
SuborderBRACHYCERA (short-horned 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 Melanostoma scalare (a hoverfly)

Melanostoma scalare (a hoverfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Melanostoma scalare (a hoverfly):

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