Astata boops (Schrank, 1781)
(a solitary wasp)

Interactions where Astata boops 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
female female stocks nest with nymph UK/Ireland PENTATOMIDAE a family of shieldbugs Hemiptera Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Astata boops/Astata boopsa solitary waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Pentatomidaea family of shieldbugsnymph

Interactions where Astata boops 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').

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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
nest is parasitised by larva UK/Ireland Hedychridium roseum a rubytail wasp Hymenoptera: Chrysididae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Chrysididae/Hedychridium roseum/Hedychridium roseuma rubytail wasplarva Animal / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Astata boops/Astata boopsa solitary waspnest larva parasitises nest

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

Astata boops (a solitary wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Astata boops (a solitary wasp) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAstata boops (a solitary wasp)
FamilyCRABRONIDAE (a family of solitary wasps)
SuperfamilyAPOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
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 Astata boops (a solitary wasp)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Verhoeff, P.M.F. 1951 Notes on Astata Latreille (Hymenoptera Sphecoidea) Zool. Med. Leiden Vol 31 (15): 149-164.

Astata boops (a solitary wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Astata boops (a solitary wasp):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 10 images of Astata boops (a solitary wasp)
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