Odynerus melanocephalus (Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1790)
(Black-headed Mason Wasp)

Interactions where Odynerus melanocephalus 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
female female stocks nest with larva UK/Ireland CURCULIONIDAE weevils Coleoptera Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Vespidae/Odynerus melanocephalus/Odynerus melanocephalusblack-headed mason waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Curculionidaeweevilslarva

Interactions where Odynerus melanocephalus 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').

Filters:

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
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Chrysis viridula a rubytail wasp Hymenoptera: Chrysididae The British Potter and Mason Wasps (Hymeoptera: Vespidae; Eumeninae) - A Handbook, Archer, M.E., 2000
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Chrysididae/Chrysis viridula/Chrysis viridulaa rubytail wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Vespidae/Odynerus melanocephalus/Odynerus melanocephalusblack-headed mason wasplarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
food store is kleptoparasitised by larva UK/Ireland Pseudospinolia neglecta a rubytail wasp Hymenoptera: Chrysididae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Chrysididae/Pseudospinolia neglecta/Pseudospinolia neglectaa rubytail wasplarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Vespidae/Odynerus melanocephalus/Odynerus melanocephalusblack-headed mason waspfood store larva kleptoparasitises food store

Author & YearTitleSource
Archer, M.E., 2000The British Potter and Mason Wasps (Hymeoptera: Vespidae; Eumeninae) - A Handbook
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

Odynerus melanocephalus (Black-headed Mason Wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Odynerus melanocephalus (Black-headed Mason Wasp) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOdynerus melanocephalus (Black-headed Mason Wasp)
GenusOdynerus (a genus of mason wasps)
SubfamilyEUMENINAE (mason and potter wasps)
FamilyVESPIDAE (potter, mason and social wasps)
SuperfamilyVESPOIDEA (wasps)
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 Odynerus melanocephalus (Black-headed Mason Wasp)

Odynerus melanocephalus (Black-headed Mason Wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Odynerus melanocephalus (Black-headed Mason Wasp):

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