Itoplectis viduata (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(a pimpline ichneumon)

Interactions where Itoplectis viduata 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 predator of brood ForeignRare Homonotus sanguinolentus Bloody Spider-hunting Wasp Hymenoptera: Pompilidae 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

Author & YearTitleSource
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.

Itoplectis viduata (a pimpline ichneumon) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Itoplectis viduata (a pimpline ichneumon) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesItoplectis viduata (a pimpline ichneumon)
GenusItoplectis (a genus of pimpline ichneumon wasps)
TribePimplini (pimpline ichneumon wasps s.s.)
SubfamilyPIMPLINAE (pimpline ichneumon wasps)
FamilyICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon 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 Itoplectis viduata (a pimpline ichneumon)

Itoplectis viduata (a pimpline ichneumon) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
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 Itoplectis viduata (a pimpline ichneumon):

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