Cerceris Latreille, 1802
(a genus of digger wasps)

Interactions where Cerceris 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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Affected Part 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 Summary
nest is kleptoparasitised by larva Restricted Pterella grisea a flesh fly Diptera: Sarcophagidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Pterella grisea/Pterella griseaa flesh flylarva Animal / kleptoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Cerceris/Cercerisa genus of digger waspsnestSole larva kleptoparasitises nest
nest is parasitised by larva Hedychrum niemelai a rubytail wasp Hymenoptera: Chrysididae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Chrysididae/Hedychrum niemelai/Hedychrum niemelaia rubytail wasplarva Animal / parasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Cerceris/Cercerisa genus of digger waspsnest larva parasitises nest

Author & YearTitleSource
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and CalliphoridaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Cerceris (a genus of digger wasps) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cerceris (a genus of digger wasps) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Cerceris arenaria
Sand Tailed Digger Wasp
Species 1 trophisms
Cerceris julii
a digger wasp
Species 2 trophisms
Cerceris quadricincta
Four-banded Weevil-wasp
Species 1 trophisms
Cerceris quinquefasciata
Five-banded Tailed Digger Wasp, Five-banded Weevil-wasp
Species 1 trophisms
Cerceris ruficornis
a digger wasp
Species 2 trophisms
Cerceris rybyensis
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCerceris (a genus of digger wasps)
FamilyCRABRONIDAE (a family of solitary wasps)
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 Cerceris (a genus of digger wasps)

Cerceris (a genus of digger wasps) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cerceris (a genus of digger wasps):

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