Aphelopus melaleucus (Dalman, 1818)
(a dryinid wasp)

Interactions where Aphelopus melaleucus 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 UK/Ireland CICADELLIDAE leafhoppers Hemiptera Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Dryinidae/Aphelopus melaleucus/Aphelopus melaleucusa dryinid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cicadellidae/Cicadellidaeleafhoppers

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

Aphelopus melaleucus (a dryinid wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Aphelopus melaleucus (a dryinid wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAphelopus melaleucus (a dryinid wasp)
GenusAphelopus (a genus of dryinid wasps)
SubfamilyAPHELOPINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyDRYINIDAE (dryinid wasps)
SuperfamilyCHRYSIDOIDEA (a superfamily of solitary wasps)
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 Aphelopus melaleucus (a dryinid wasp)

Aphelopus melaleucus (a dryinid wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Aphelopus melaleucus (a dryinid wasp):

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