Stelis phaeoptera (Kirby, 1802)
(Plain Dark Bee)

Interactions where Stelis phaeoptera 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 parasitises nest UK/Ireland Osmia mason bees Hymenoptera: Megachilidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Stelis phaeoptera/Stelis phaeopteraplain dark beelarva Animal / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Osmia/Osmiamason beesnest
larva larva parasitises nest UK/Ireland Osmia caerulescens Blue Mason Bee Hymenoptera: Megachilidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Stelis phaeoptera/Stelis phaeopteraplain dark beelarva Animal / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Osmia caerulescens/Osmia caerulescensblue mason beenest
larva larva parasitises nest UK/Ireland Osmia leaiana Orange-vented Mason Bee Hymenoptera: Megachilidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Stelis phaeoptera/Stelis phaeopteraplain dark beelarva Animal / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Osmia leaiana/Osmia leaianaorange-vented mason beenest

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

Stelis phaeoptera (Plain Dark Bee) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Stelis phaeoptera (Plain Dark Bee) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesStelis phaeoptera (Plain Dark Bee)
GenusStelis (dark bees)
FamilyMEGACHILIDAE (a family of solitary bees)
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 Stelis phaeoptera (Plain Dark Bee)

Stelis phaeoptera (Plain Dark Bee) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Stelis phaeoptera (Plain Dark Bee):

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