Homonotus sanguinolentus (Fabricius, 1793)
(Bloody Spider-hunting Wasp)

Interactions where Homonotus sanguinolentus 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
female female stocks nest with larva UK/IrelandRestricted Cheiracanthium erraticum a foliage spider Araneae: Miturgidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pompilidae/Homonotus sanguinolentus/Homonotus sanguinolentusbloody spider-hunting waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Miturgidae/Cheiracanthium erraticum/Cheiracanthium erraticuma foliage spiderlarvaSole
larva larva is endoparasitoid of imago Restricted Cheiracanthium erraticum a foliage spider Araneae: Miturgidae Provisional atlas of the aculeate Hymenoptera of Britain & Ireland, Part 1, Edwards, R., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pompilidae/Homonotus sanguinolentus/Homonotus sanguinolentusbloody spider-hunting wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Miturgidae/Cheiracanthium erraticum/Cheiracanthium erraticuma foliage spiderimagoSole

Interactions where Homonotus sanguinolentus 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').

Filters:

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
brood is predated by larva ForeignRare Itoplectis viduata a pimpline ichneumon Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae A novel host of Itoplectis viduata (Gravenhorst) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae), with some wider rearing records, Shaw, M.R. & Borisova, N.V., 2018
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Itoplectis viduata/Itoplectis viduataa pimpline ichneumonlarva Animal / predatorForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pompilidae/Homonotus sanguinolentus/Homonotus sanguinolentusbloody spider-hunting waspbroodRare larva is predator of brood

Author & YearTitleSource
Edwards, R., 1997Provisional atlas of the aculeate Hymenoptera of Britain & Ireland, Part 1139pp, Biological Records Centre
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
Shaw, M.R. & Borisova, N.V., 2018A novel host of Itoplectis viduata (Gravenhorst) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae), with some wider rearing recordsEnt. Gazette Vol 69: 25-27.

Homonotus sanguinolentus (Bloody Spider-hunting Wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Homonotus sanguinolentus (Bloody Spider-hunting Wasp) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHomonotus sanguinolentus (Bloody Spider-hunting Wasp)
SubfamilyPOMPILINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyPOMPILIDAE (spider-hunting 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Homonotus sanguinolentus (Bloody Spider-hunting Wasp)

Homonotus sanguinolentus (Bloody Spider-hunting Wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Pichen, B.J. 2005 Homonotus sanguinolentus (Fab.) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae): some recent records and observations from the New Forest, Hampshire Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 18: 163-4.

Pathology

Shaw, M.R. & Borisova, N.V. 2018 A novel host of Itoplectis viduata (Gravenhorst) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae), with some wider rearing records Ent. Gazette Vol 69: 25-27.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Homonotus sanguinolentus (Bloody Spider-hunting Wasp):

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