Trachelus tabidus (Fabricius, 1775)
(Black Grain Stem Sawfly, Black Wheat Stem-sawfly)

Interactions where Trachelus tabidus 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 stem POACEAE grasses, couch Poales Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cephidae/Trachelus tabidus/Trachelus tabidusblack grain stem sawfly, black wheat stem-sawflylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchstem
larva larva feeds within stem Major Hordeum vulgare sens. lat. Six-rowed Barley Poales: Poaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cephidae/Trachelus tabidus/Trachelus tabidusblack grain stem sawfly, black wheat stem-sawflylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Hordeum vulgare sens. lat./Hordeum vulgare sens. lat.six-rowed barleystemMajor
larva larva feeds within stem Major Secale cereale Rye Poales: Poaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cephidae/Trachelus tabidus/Trachelus tabidusblack grain stem sawfly, black wheat stem-sawflylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Secale cereale/Secale cerealeryestemMajor
larva larva feeds within stem Major Triticum aestivum Bread Wheat Poales: Poaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cephidae/Trachelus tabidus/Trachelus tabidusblack grain stem sawfly, black wheat stem-sawflylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Triticum aestivum/Triticum aestivumbread wheatstemMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1951Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(a), 49pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Trachelus tabidus (Black Grain Stem Sawfly, Black Wheat Stem-sawfly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Trachelus tabidus (Black Grain Stem Sawfly, Black Wheat Stem-sawfly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTrachelus tabidus (Black Grain Stem Sawfly, Black Wheat Stem-sawfly)
TribeCephini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyCEPHINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyCEPHIDAE (stem sawflies)
SuperfamilyCEPHOIDEA (a superfamily of sawflies)
SuborderSYMPHYTA (sawflies)
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 Trachelus tabidus (Black Grain Stem Sawfly, Black Wheat Stem-sawfly)

Trachelus tabidus (Black Grain Stem Sawfly, Black Wheat Stem-sawfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Trachelus tabidus (Black Grain Stem Sawfly, Black Wheat Stem-sawfly):

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