Choetospila elegans (Westwood)
(a chalcid wasp)

Interactions where Choetospila elegans is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 Foreign Acanthoscelides obtectus Common Bean Weevil, Dried Bean Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Choetospila elegans/Choetospila elegansa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Acanthoscelides obtectus/Acanthoscelides obtectuscommon bean weevil, dried bean beetle
larva larva is parasitoid of Foreign Callosobruchus chinensis Azuki Beanseed Beetle, Adzuki Beanseed Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Choetospila elegans/Choetospila elegansa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Callosobruchus chinensis/Callosobruchus chinensisazuki beanseed beetle, adzuki beanseed beetle
larva larva is parasitoid of Foreign Callosobruchus maculatus Cowpea Beetle, Cowpea Seed Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Choetospila elegans/Choetospila elegansa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Callosobruchus maculatus/Callosobruchus maculatuscowpea beetle, cowpea seed beetle

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

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

Author & YearTitleSource
Cox, M.L., 2007Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChoetospila elegans (a chalcid wasp)
FamilyPTEROMALIDAE (a family of chalcid wasps)
SuperfamilyCHALCIDOIDEA (chalcid wasps)
InfraorderParasitica (parasitoid 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)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Choetospila elegans (a chalcid wasp):

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