Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1916
(a genus of social wasps)

Interactions where Dolichovespula 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
adult (dozy, drunken) dozy, drunken adult pollinates or fertilises flower Major Epipactis helleborine Broad-leaved Helleborine Asparagales: Orchidaceae The fruit-wasp root to toxic nectar in Epipactis orchids?, Ehlers, B.K. & Olesen, J.M., 1997
Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide, Harrap, A. & S., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Vespidae/Dolichovespula/Dolichovespulaa genus of social waspsdozy, drunkenadult Plant / pollinated /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Epipactis helleborine/Epipactis helleborinebroad-leaved helleborineflowerMajor

Interactions where Dolichovespula 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
spreads Foreign Cladosporium a genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes Capnodiales: Cladosporiaceae The fruit-wasp root to toxic nectar in Epipactis orchids?, Ehlers, B.K. & Olesen, J.M., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/Cladosporiuma genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes Animal / vectorForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Vespidae/Dolichovespula/Dolichovespulaa genus of social wasps is spread by

Author & YearTitleSource
Ehlers, B.K. & Olesen, J.M., 1997The fruit-wasp root to toxic nectar in Epipactis orchids?Flora 192: 223-229.
Harrap, A. & S., 2009Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide2nd edition, 480pp, A&C Black Publishers Ltd

Dolichovespula (a genus of social wasps) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Dolichovespula (a genus of social wasps) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Dolichovespula media
European Wasp
Species 1 references
Dolichovespula norwegica
Norwegian Wasp
Species 3 references
Dolichovespula saxonica
a social wasp
Species 1 references
Dolichovespula sylvestris
Tree Wasp
Species 4 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusDolichovespula (a genus of social wasps)
SubfamilyVESPINAE (wasps)
FamilyVESPIDAE (potter, mason and social wasps)
SuperfamilyVESPOIDEA (wasps)
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)
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Dolichovespula (a genus of social wasps) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Dolichovespula (a genus of social wasps):

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