Bombus ruderarius (Müller, 1776)
(Red-tailed Carder Bee, Red-shanked Carder Bee)

Interactions where Bombus ruderarius 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').

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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
adult is endoparasitoid host of solitary larva Physocephala rufipes a thick-headed fly Diptera: Conopidae Diptera: Conopidae, Smith, K.G.V., 1969
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Conopidae/Physocephala rufipes/Physocephala rufipesa thick-headed flysolitarylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Bombus ruderarius/Bombus ruderariusred-tailed carder bee, red-shanked carder beeadult solitary larva is endoparasitoid of adult

Author & YearTitleSource
Smith, K.G.V., 1969Diptera: ConopidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 3(a), 19pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Bombus ruderarius (Red-tailed Carder Bee, Red-shanked Carder Bee) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Bombus ruderarius (Red-tailed Carder Bee, Red-shanked Carder Bee) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBombus ruderarius (Red-tailed Carder Bee, Red-shanked Carder Bee)
SubgenusBombus s.s. (bumble bees, humble bees)
GenusBombus (bumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo bees)
FamilyAPIDAE (bees)
SuperfamilyAPOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bombus ruderarius (Red-tailed Carder Bee, Red-shanked Carder Bee)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Edwards, M. 2007 Bombus ruderatus & Bombus ruderarius Vol 18, No 6 Page: 441

Bombus ruderarius (Red-tailed Carder Bee, Red-shanked Carder Bee) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Bombus ruderarius (Red-tailed Carder Bee, Red-shanked Carder Bee):

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