Habrocytus elevatus (Walker)
(a chalcid wasp)

Interactions where Habrocytus elevatus 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 ectoparasitoid of larva			Noeeta pupillata	Eyed Hawkweed Fly	Diptera: Tephritidae	The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Habrocytus elevatus/	Habrocytus elevatus	a chalcid wasp				larva	Animal / parasitoid / ectoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Noeeta pupillata/	Noeeta pupillata	eyed hawkweed fly				larva
larva		larva is ectoparasitoid of larva			Terellia serratulae	a gall fly	Diptera: Tephritidae	The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Habrocytus elevatus/	Habrocytus elevatus	a chalcid wasp				larva	Animal / parasitoid / ectoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Terellia serratulae/	Terellia serratulae	a gall fly				larva
larva		larva is ectoparasitoid of larva			Urophora cardui	Thistle Stem Gall-fly	Diptera: Tephritidae	The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Habrocytus elevatus/	Habrocytus elevatus	a chalcid wasp				larva	Animal / parasitoid / ectoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora cardui/	Urophora cardui	thistle stem gall-fly				larva
larva		larva is ectoparasitoid of larva			Urophora jaceana	Knapweed Gall-fly	Diptera: Tephritidae	The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Habrocytus elevatus/	Habrocytus elevatus	a chalcid wasp				larva	Animal / parasitoid / ectoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora jaceana/	Urophora jaceana	knapweed gall-fly				larva
larva		larva is ectoparasitoid of larva			Urophora stylata	Spear-thistle Gall-fly	Diptera: Tephritidae	The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Habrocytus elevatus/	Habrocytus elevatus	a chalcid wasp				larva	Animal / parasitoid / ectoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora stylata/	Urophora stylata	spear-thistle gall-fly				larva	Major
ova		ova is ectoparasitoid of larva (3rd instar)			Urophora stylata	Spear-thistle Gall-fly	Diptera: Tephritidae	The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Habrocytus elevatus/	Habrocytus elevatus	a chalcid wasp				ova	Animal / parasitoid / ectoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora stylata/	Urophora stylata	spear-thistle gall-fly				larva (3rd instar)	Major
larva		larva is ectoparasitoid of larva			Sparganothis pilleriana	Long-nosed Twist	Lepidoptera: Tortricidae	The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Habrocytus elevatus/	Habrocytus elevatus	a chalcid wasp				larva	Animal / parasitoid / ectoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Sparganothis pilleriana/	Sparganothis pilleriana	long-nosed twist				larva

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

Habrocytus elevatus (a chalcid 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)

Habrocytus elevatus (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	Habrocytus elevatus (a chalcid wasp)
Family	PTEROMALIDAE (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)

Habrocytus elevatus is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

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.

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

PTEROMALIDAE
(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 Habrocytus elevatus (a chalcid wasp):

PTEROMALIDAE
(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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