Trypodendron domesticum (Linnaeus, 1758)
(an ambrosia beetle)

Interactions where Trypodendron domesticum 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 on in-gallery colony of mycelium UK/Ireland Ceratocystis pilifera an ascomycete fungus Microascales: Ceratocystidaceae Fungi associated with ambrosia beetles in Great Britain., Bakshi, B.K., 1950
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Trypodendron domesticum/Trypodendron domesticuman ambrosia beetlelarva Fungus / feederUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Microascales/Ceratocystidaceae/Ceratocystis pilifera/Ceratocystis piliferaan ascomycete fungusin-gallerycolonymycelium
feeds within bark UK/Ireland Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Fungi associated with ambrosia beetles in Great Britain., Bakshi, B.K., 1950
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Trypodendron domesticum/Trypodendron domesticuman ambrosia beetle Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesbark
larva larva feeds within cambium Fagus sylvatica Beech Fagales: Fagaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Trypodendron domesticum/Trypodendron domesticuman ambrosia beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus sylvatica/Fagus sylvaticabeechcambium
larva larva feeds within cambium Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Trypodendron domesticum/Trypodendron domesticuman ambrosia beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoakscambium

Author & YearTitleSource
Bakshi, B.K., 1950Fungi associated with ambrosia beetles in Great Britain.TBMS Vol 33 (1+2): 111-120, IN9-11.
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society

Trypodendron domesticum (an ambrosia beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Trypodendron domesticum (an ambrosia beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTrypodendron domesticum (an ambrosia beetle)
GenusTrypodendron (a genus of beetles)
FamilyCURCULIONIDAE (weevils)
Division Gonatoceri (true weevils)
SuperfamilyCURCULIONOIDEA (weevils and allied 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 Trypodendron domesticum (an ambrosia beetle)

Trypodendron domesticum (an ambrosia beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Bakshi, B.K. 1950 Fungi associated with ambrosia beetles in Great Britain. TBMS Vol 33 (1+2): 111-120, IN9-11.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Trypodendron domesticum (an ambrosia beetle):

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