Pseudomalus auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a rubytail wasp)

Interactions where Pseudomalus auratus 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 kleptoparasitises food store			Aculeata	aculeates: bees, wasps and ants	Hymenoptera	Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Chrysididae/Pseudomalus auratus/	Pseudomalus auratus	a rubytail wasp				larva	Animal / kleptoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Aculeata/	Aculeata	aculeates: bees, wasps and ants				food store
larva		larva kleptoparasitises food store			Passaloecus gracilis	a solitary wasp	Hymenoptera: Crabronidae	Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Chrysididae/Pseudomalus auratus/	Pseudomalus auratus	a rubytail wasp				larva	Animal / kleptoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Passaloecus gracilis/	Passaloecus gracilis	a solitary wasp				food store
larva		larva kleptoparasitises food store			Pemphredon inornata	Shuckard’s Wasp	Hymenoptera: Crabronidae	Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Chrysididae/Pseudomalus auratus/	Pseudomalus auratus	a rubytail wasp				larva	Animal / kleptoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Pemphredon inornata/	Pemphredon inornata	Shuckard's wasp				food store
larva		larva kleptoparasitises food store			Pemphredon lethifer	Little Black Wasp	Hymenoptera: Crabronidae	Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Chrysididae/Pseudomalus auratus/	Pseudomalus auratus	a rubytail wasp				larva	Animal / kleptoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Pemphredon lethifer/	Pemphredon lethifer	little black wasp				food store
larva		larva kleptoparasitises food store			Rhopalum coarctatum	a solitary wasp	Hymenoptera: Crabronidae	Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Chrysididae/Pseudomalus auratus/	Pseudomalus auratus	a rubytail wasp				larva	Animal / kleptoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Rhopalum coarctatum/	Rhopalum coarctatum	a solitary wasp				food store

Author & Year	Title	Source
Macdonald, M.A., 2007	Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

Pseudomalus auratus (a rubytail wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

HYMENOPTERA
(ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)

INSECTA
(true insects)

Pseudomalus auratus (a rubytail wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Aculeata
(aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)

APOCRITA
(bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)

HYMENOPTERA
(ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Pseudomalus auratus (a rubytail wasp)
Family	CHRYSIDIDAE (rubytail or cuckoo-wasps)
Superfamily	CHRYSIDOIDEA (a superfamily of solitary wasps)
Infraorder	Aculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
Suborder	APOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
Order	HYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division	Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
Infraclass	Neoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
Subclass	PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
Class	INSECTA (true insects)
Subphylum	HEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Pseudomalus auratus is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pseudomalus auratus (a rubytail wasp)

Pseudomalus auratus (a rubytail wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

CHRYSIDIDAE
(rubytail or cuckoo-wasps)

CHRYSIDOIDEA
(a superfamily of solitary wasps)

Aculeata
(aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)

APOCRITA
(bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)

HYMENOPTERA
(ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pseudomalus auratus (a rubytail wasp):

CHRYSIDIDAE
(rubytail or cuckoo-wasps)

CHRYSIDOIDEA
(a superfamily of solitary wasps)

Aculeata
(aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)

APOCRITA
(bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)

HYMENOPTERA
(ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)

PTERYGOTA
(bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

EUMETAZOA
(metazoans)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

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