Mesochorus lilioceriphilus Schwenke, 2000
(an ichneumon wasp)

Interactions where Mesochorus lilioceriphilus 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 UK/Ireland Lemophagus a genus of campoplegine ichneumon wasps Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae The hyperparasitoid Mesochorus lilioceriphilus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), an addition to the parasitoid complex of the lily beetle in Britain, Salisbury, A. & Broad, G., 2011
Impact, host range and chemical ecology of the lily beetle, Lilioceris lilii, Salisbury, A., 2008
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Mesochorus lilioceriphilus/Mesochorus lilioceriphilusan ichneumon waspsolitarylarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Lemophagus/Lemophagusa genus of campoplegine ichneumon waspslarva

Author & YearTitleSource
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.
Salisbury, A., 2008Impact, host range and chemical ecology of the lily beetle, Lilioceris lilii

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMesochorus lilioceriphilus (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusMesochorus (a genus of mesochorine ichneumons)
SubfamilyMESOCHORINAE (mesochorine 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mesochorus lilioceriphilus (an ichneumon wasp)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Salisbury, A. & Broad, G. 2011 The hyperparasitoid Mesochorus lilioceriphilus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), an addition to the parasitoid complex of the lily beetle in Britain Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 24: 95-99+plate.

Mesochorus lilioceriphilus (an ichneumon 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 Mesochorus lilioceriphilus (an ichneumon wasp):

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