Earinus transversus Lyle, 1920
(a death wasp)

Interactions where Earinus transversus 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 endoparasitoid of larva UK/IrelandRestricted Trichopteryx carpinata Early Tooth-striped Lepidoptera: Geometridae Rediscovery of Earinus transversus Lyle (Hym.: Braconidae: Agathidinae). A parasitoid of Trichopteryx polycommata (D.&S.) (Lep.: Geometridae: Larentiinae), Shaw, M.R., 2005
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Earinus transversus/Earinus transversusa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Trichopteryx carpinata/Trichopteryx carpinataearly tooth-stripedlarvaSole

Author & YearTitleSource
Shaw, M.R., 2005Rediscovery of Earinus transversus Lyle (Hym.: Braconidae: Agathidinae). A parasitoid of Trichopteryx polycommata (D.&S.) (Lep.: Geometridae: Larentiinae)Entomologist’s Record and journal of variation Vol 117: 85-88.

Earinus transversus (a death wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Earinus transversus (a death wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEarinus transversus (a death wasp)
GenusEarinus (a genus of hymenopterans)
TribeAgathidini (a tribe of death wasps)
SubfamilyAGATHIDINAE (a subfamily of death wasps)
FamilyBRACONIDAE (death wasps)
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Earinus transversus (a death wasp)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Shaw, M.R. 2005 Rediscovery of Earinus transversus Lyle (Hym.: Braconidae: Agathidinae). A parasitoid of Trichopteryx polycommata (D.&S.) (Lep.: Geometridae: Larentiinae) Entomologist’s Record and journal of variation Vol 117: 85-88.

Earinus transversus (a death wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Earinus transversus (a death wasp):

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