Polemochartus melas (Giraud, 1863)
(a death wasp)

Interactions where Polemochartus melas 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 is parasitoid of gall-inhabiting larva UK/IrelandRestricted Lipara rufitarsis a chloropid fly Diptera: Chloropidae 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

Author & YearTitleSource
Shaw, M.R. & Jennings, M.T., 2008Polemochartus melas (Giraud) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Alysiinae) new to BritainEnt. Gazette Vol 59: 114-116.

Polemochartus melas (a death wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Polemochartus melas (a death wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPolemochartus melas (a death wasp)
GenusPolemochartus (a genus of alysiine death wasps)
TribeDacnusini (a tribe of death wasps)
SubfamilyALYSIINAE (a subfamily of death wasps)
FamilyBRACONIDAE (death wasps)
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)
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 Polemochartus melas (a death wasp)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Shaw, M.R. & Jennings, M.T. 2008 Polemochartus melas (Giraud) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Alysiinae) new to Britain Ent. Gazette Vol 59: 114-116.

Polemochartus melas (a death wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Polemochartus melas (a death wasp):

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