Eurytoma compressa (Fabricius, 1794)
(a chalcid wasp)

Interactions where Eurytoma compressa 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 is endoparasitoid of larva			Tephritis vespertina	a gall fly	Diptera: Tephritidae	The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eurytomidae/Eurytoma compressa/	Eurytoma compressa	a chalcid wasp				larva	Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Tephritis vespertina/	Tephritis vespertina	a gall fly				larva
larva		larva is endoparasitoid of larva			Urophora cardui	Thistle Stem Gall-fly	Diptera: Tephritidae	The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eurytomidae/Eurytoma compressa/	Eurytoma compressa	a chalcid wasp				larva	Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora cardui/	Urophora cardui	thistle stem gall-fly				larva
larva		larva is endoparasitoid of larva			Urophora cuspidata	Greater Knapweed Gall-fly	Diptera: Tephritidae	The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eurytomidae/Eurytoma compressa/	Eurytoma compressa	a chalcid wasp				larva	Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora cuspidata/	Urophora cuspidata	greater knapweed gall-fly				larva
larva		larva is endoparasitoid of larva			Urophora jaceana	Knapweed Gall-fly	Diptera: Tephritidae	The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eurytomidae/Eurytoma compressa/	Eurytoma compressa	a chalcid wasp				larva	Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora jaceana/	Urophora jaceana	knapweed gall-fly				larva
larva		larva is endoparasitoid of larva			Urophora solstitialis	Musk Thistle Gall-fly	Diptera: Tephritidae	The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eurytomidae/Eurytoma compressa/	Eurytoma compressa	a chalcid wasp				larva	Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora solstitialis/	Urophora solstitialis	musk thistle gall-fly				larva
larva		larva is endoparasitoid of larva			Urophora stylata	Spear-thistle Gall-fly	Diptera: Tephritidae	The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eurytomidae/Eurytoma compressa/	Eurytoma compressa	a chalcid wasp				larva	Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora stylata/	Urophora stylata	spear-thistle gall-fly				larva
ova		ova is ectoparasitoid of larva (2nd instar)			Urophora stylata	Spear-thistle Gall-fly	Diptera: Tephritidae	The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eurytomidae/Eurytoma compressa/	Eurytoma compressa	a chalcid wasp				ova	Animal / parasitoid / ectoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora stylata/	Urophora stylata	spear-thistle gall-fly				larva (2nd instar)
larva		larva is endoparasitoid of larva			Aulacidea hieracii	Hawkweed Stem-gall Wasp	Hymenoptera: Cynipidae	The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eurytomidae/Eurytoma compressa/	Eurytoma compressa	a chalcid wasp				larva	Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Aulacidea hieracii/	Aulacidea hieracii	hawkweed stem-gall wasp				larva

Author & Year	Title	Source
Redfern, M., 1968	The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads	Field Studies Vol 2, No 5: 669-717.

Eurytoma compressa (a chalcid wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Eurytoma
(a genus of chalcid wasps)

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

INSECTA
(true insects)

Eurytoma compressa (a chalcid wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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	Eurytoma compressa (a chalcid wasp)
Genus	Eurytoma (a genus of chalcid wasps)
Subfamily	EURYTOMINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
Family	EURYTOMIDAE (a family of chalcid wasps)
Superfamily	CHALCIDOIDEA (chalcid wasps)
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)

Eurytoma compressa is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Eurytoma compressa (a chalcid wasp)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Redfern, M.	1968	The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads	Field Studies Vol 2, No 5: 669-717.

Eurytoma compressa (a chalcid wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

EURYTOMIDAE
(a family of chalcid wasps)

CHALCIDOIDEA
(chalcid wasps)

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 Eurytoma compressa (a chalcid wasp):

EURYTOMIDAE
(a family of chalcid wasps)

CHALCIDOIDEA
(chalcid wasps)

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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