Lemophagus pulcher
(an ichneumon wasp)

Interactions where Lemophagus pulcher 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 (solitary) solitary larva is parasitoid of larva Foreign Lilioceris lilii Lily Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae The hyperparasitoid Mesochorus lilioceriphilus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), an addition to the parasitoid complex of the lily beetle in Britain, Salisbury, A. & Broad, G., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Lemophagus pulcher/Lemophagus pulcheran ichneumon waspsolitarylarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva (7-8)
larva larva is parasitoid of larva Oulema erichsonii a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Lemophagus pulcher/Lemophagus pulcheran ichneumon wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema erichsonii/Oulema erichsoniia leaf beetlelarva

Author & YearTitleSource
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Salisbury, A. & Broad, G., 2011The hyperparasitoid Mesochorus lilioceriphilus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), an addition to the parasitoid complex of the lily beetle in BritainBr. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 24: 95-99+plate.

Lemophagus pulcher (an ichneumon wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lemophagus pulcher (an ichneumon wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLemophagus pulcher (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusLemophagus (a genus of campoplegine ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyCAMPOPLEGINAE (campoplegine ichneumon wasps)
FamilyICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon 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)

Lemophagus pulcher (an ichneumon wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lemophagus pulcher (an ichneumon wasp):

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