Interactions where Aculeata 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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The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').
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| Author & Year | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Macdonald, M.A., 2007 | Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates | |
| van Emden, F.I.,, 1954 | Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
Aculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:
| Subtaxon | Rank | Featured subtaxa |
No of interactions |
No of references |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superfamily | 282 subtaxa | 557 trophisms | 114 references | ||||
| Superfamily | 68 subtaxa | 85 trophisms | 28 references | ||||
| Superfamily | 6 trophisms | 7 references | |||||
| Superfamily | 2 references | ||||||
| Superfamily | 4 references | ||||||
| Superfamily | 96 subtaxa | 296 trophisms | 125 references | ||||
| Handling & Magnification | Author | Year | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anon. | BWARS: Species Accounts | www.bwars.com/index.php?q=species_gallery | ||
| Edkins, K. | Photos of Insects | www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/insects/index.htm | ||
| Falk, S. | Hymenoptera (bees, wasps, ants and relatives) | www.flickr.com/photos/63075200@N07/collections/72157629294459686/ | ||
| Saunders, E. | 1896 | *** The Hymenoptera Aculeata of the British Islands ***(Superseded) | 391+52 platespp, L. Reeve & Co. Ltd | |
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Willmer, P. | 1985 | Bees, Ants and Wasps: A key to genera of the British Aculeates | AIDGAP, 7, 27pp, Field Studies Council |
| Wuilbaut, J.J. | Cercle de Mycologie de Mons (Belgique): (Page perso de JJ. Wuilbaut) | users.skynet.be/jjw.myco.mons | ||
Regional Guides | ||||
| Baldock, D.W. | 2008 | Bees of Surrey | 303pp |
Aculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Aculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants):
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Aculeates are a difficult group to identitify, even from specimens, but these are usually needed for certain identification, at least until you’re reasonably expert with the group.
Aculeates tend become rigid on death. To get relaxed specimens for setting, kill in the freezer then leave overnight.
Specimens should be set with the legs pulled down away from the body to facilitate examination of the sides of the thorax. Try to ensure the leading edges of the hindwings are hooked onto the trailing edges of the forewings, as they are in life. The wings can be left in the vertical position, or positioned so they are flat, but should not be allowed to obscure the upper surface of the abdomen. Ideally, the jaws should be held open as the number of teeth is often important.
Like Calyptrate flies, Aculeates tend become rigid on death. To get relaxed specimens for posing for focus-stacked photography, kill in the freezer then leave overnight.
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