Molorchus minor (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Spruce Shortwing Beetle)

Interactions where Molorchus minor 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 feeds within dead wood PINOPSIDA conifers Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Molorchus minor/Molorchus minorspruce shortwing beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdeadwood

Interactions where Molorchus minor 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
larva is parasitoid host of larva Cleonymus depressus a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea: Section (a), Ferrière, C. & Kerrich, G.J., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Cleonymus depressus/Cleonymus depressusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Molorchus minor/Molorchus minorspruce shortwing beetlelarva larva is parasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2British Wildlife Vol 19, No 1: 35-43.
Ferrière, C. & Kerrich, G.J., 1958Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea: Section (a)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol VIII, Part 2 (a), 40pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Molorchus minor (Spruce Shortwing Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Molorchus minor (Spruce Shortwing Beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMolorchus minor (Spruce Shortwing Beetle)
SubfamilyCERAMBYCINAE (a subfamily of longhorn beetles)
FamilyCERAMBYCIDAE (longhorn beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed 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 Molorchus minor (Spruce Shortwing Beetle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Cooter, J. & Barclay M.V.L. (eds) 2006 A Coleopterist’s handbook The Amateur Entomolgist, 11, Fourth Edition edition, 439pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society

Molorchus minor (Spruce Shortwing Beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Molorchus minor (Spruce Shortwing Beetle):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 2 images of Molorchus minor (Spruce Shortwing Beetle)
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