Spalangia erythromera Forster, 1850
(a chalcid wasp)

Interactions where Spalangia erythromera 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 parasitoid of pupa UK/IrelandRare Drosophila busckii a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Spalangia erythromera/Spalangia erythromeraa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila busckii/Drosophila busckiia fruit flypupaRare
larva larva is parasitoid of pupa UK/IrelandRare Drosophila kuntzei a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Spalangia erythromera/Spalangia erythromeraa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila kuntzei/Drosophila kuntzeia fruit flypupaRare
larva larva is parasitoid of pupa UK/IrelandMajor Drosophila melanogaster a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Spalangia erythromera/Spalangia erythromeraa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila melanogaster/Drosophila melanogastera fruit flypupaMajor
larva larva is parasitoid of pupa UK/IrelandRare Drosophila phalerata a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Spalangia erythromera/Spalangia erythromeraa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila phalerata/Drosophila phalerataa fruit flypupaRare
larva larva is parasitoid of pupa UK/IrelandRare Drosophila subobscura a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Spalangia erythromera/Spalangia erythromeraa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila subobscura/Drosophila subobscuraa fruit flypupaRare

Author & YearTitleSource
Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British IslesEntomologist Vol 115(1): 1-13.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSpalangia erythromera (a chalcid wasp)
GenusSpalangia (a genus of chalcid wasps)
SubfamilySPALANGIINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyPTEROMALIDAE (a family of chalcid wasps)
SuperfamilyCHALCIDOIDEA (chalcid wasps)
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 Spalangia erythromera (a chalcid wasp)

Spalangia erythromera (a chalcid wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W. 1996 Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles Entomologist Vol 115(1): 1-13.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Spalangia erythromera (a chalcid wasp):

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