Stenoria analis Schaum, 1859
(an oil beetle)

Interactions where Stenoria analis 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 kleptoparasitises pollen store Foreign Colletes hederae Ivy Bee Hymenoptera: Colletidae Observations en Loire Atlantique (France) de Stenoria analis (Schaum) (Coleoptera, Meloidae), cleptoparasite de Colletes hederae Schmidt & Westrich (Hymenoptera, Colletidae), Mahe, G., 2008
Larval aggregations of the blister beetle Stenoria analis (Schaum) (Coleoptera: Meloidae) sexually deceive patrolling males of their host, the solitary bee Colletes hederae Schmidt & Westrich (Hymenoptera: Colletidae), Vereecken N.J. & Mahé G., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Meloidae/Stenoria analis/Stenoria analisan oil beetlelarva Animal / kleptoparasiteForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Colletidae/Colletes hederae/Colletes hederaeivy beepollen store
triungulin larva triungulin larva hitches a ride on male Foreign Colletes hederae Ivy Bee Hymenoptera: Colletidae Observations en Loire Atlantique (France) de Stenoria analis (Schaum) (Coleoptera, Meloidae), cleptoparasite de Colletes hederae Schmidt & Westrich (Hymenoptera, Colletidae), Mahe, G., 2008
Larval aggregations of the blister beetle Stenoria analis (Schaum) (Coleoptera: Meloidae) sexually deceive patrolling males of their host, the solitary bee Colletes hederae Schmidt & Westrich (Hymenoptera: Colletidae), Vereecken N.J. & Mahé G., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Meloidae/Stenoria analis/Stenoria analisan oil beetletriungulin larva Animal / phoresyForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Colletidae/Colletes hederae/Colletes hederaeivy beemale

Author & YearTitleSource
Mahe, G., 2008Observations en Loire Atlantique (France) de Stenoria analis (Schaum) (Coleoptera, Meloidae), cleptoparasite de Colletes hederae Schmidt & Westrich (Hymenoptera, Colletidae)Osmia: Revue d’Hyménoptérologie (Journal of Hymenopterology) No 2: 12-15.
Vereecken N.J. & Mahé G., 2007Larval aggregations of the blister beetle Stenoria analis (Schaum) (Coleoptera: Meloidae) sexually deceive patrolling males of their host, the solitary bee Colletes hederae Schmidt & Westrich (Hymenoptera: Colletidae)Annales de la Société Entomologique de France.

Stenoria analis (an oil beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Stenoria analis (an oil beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesStenoria analis (an oil beetle)
FamilyMELOIDAE (oil beetles)
SuperfamilyTENEBRIONOIDEA (narrow timber beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
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 Stenoria analis (an oil beetle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Mahe, G. 2008 Observations en Loire Atlantique (France) de Stenoria analis (Schaum) (Coleoptera, Meloidae), cleptoparasite de Colletes hederae Schmidt & Westrich (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) Osmia: Revue d’Hyménoptérologie (Journal of Hymenopterology) No 2: 12-15.

Stenoria analis (an oil beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Vereecken N.J. & Mahé G. 2007 Larval aggregations of the blister beetle Stenoria analis (Schaum) (Coleoptera: Meloidae) sexually deceive patrolling males of their host, the solitary bee Colletes hederae Schmidt & Westrich (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) Annales de la Société Entomologique de France.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Stenoria analis (an oil beetle):

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