SPHECIDAE Latreille, 1802
(a family of solitary wasps)

Interactions where SPHECIDAE 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').

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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
nest may attract larva Amobia signata a flesh fly Diptera: Sarcophagidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Amobia signata/Amobia signataa flesh flylarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Sphecidae/Sphecidaea family of solitary waspsnest larva is associated with nest
nest may attract larva Macronychia griseola a flesh fly Diptera: Sarcophagidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Macronychia griseola/Macronychia griseolaa flesh flylarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Sphecidae/Sphecidaea family of solitary waspsnest larva is associated with nest
nest may attract larva Macronychia polyodon a flesh fly Diptera: Sarcophagidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Macronychia polyodon/Macronychia polyodona flesh flylarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Sphecidae/Sphecidaea family of solitary waspsnest larva is associated with nest
nest may attract larva Metopia argyrocephala a flesh fly Diptera: Sarcophagidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Metopia argyrocephala/Metopia argyrocephalaa flesh flylarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Sphecidae/Sphecidaea family of solitary waspsnest larva is associated with nest
nest may attract larva Metopia campestris a flesh fly Diptera: Sarcophagidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Metopia campestris/Metopia campestrisa flesh flylarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Sphecidae/Sphecidaea family of solitary waspsnest larva is associated with nest
nest may attract larva Restricted Oebalia cylindrica a flesh fly Diptera: Sarcophagidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Oebalia cylindrica/Oebalia cylindricaa flesh flylarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Sphecidae/Sphecidaea family of solitary waspsnestSole larva is associated with nest
nest may attract larva Restricted Oebalia minuta a flesh fly Diptera: Sarcophagidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Oebalia minuta/Oebalia minutaa flesh flylarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Sphecidae/Sphecidaea family of solitary waspsnestSole larva is associated with nest
nest may attract larva Restricted Senotainia conica a flesh fly Diptera: Sarcophagidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Senotainia conica/Senotainia conicaa flesh flylarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Sphecidae/Sphecidaea family of solitary waspsnestSole larva is associated with nest
food store is kleptoparasitised by larva UK/Ireland Pseudomalus violaceus a rubytail wasp Hymenoptera: Chrysididae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Chrysididae/Pseudomalus violaceus/Pseudomalus violaceusa rubytail wasplarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Sphecidae/Sphecidaea family of solitary waspsfood store larva kleptoparasitises food store
(prey-carrying) prey-carrying female is rested on by ovum Restricted Senotainia conica a flesh fly Diptera: Sarcophagidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Senotainia conica/Senotainia conicaa flesh flyovum Animal / resting place / on /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Sphecidae/Sphecidaea family of solitary waspsprey-carryingfemaleSole ovum rests on prey-carrying female

Author & YearTitleSource
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and CalliphoridaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

SPHECIDAE (a family of solitary wasps) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

SPHECIDAE (a family of solitary wasps) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
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interactions
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references
Genus 2 subtaxa 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 references
Genus 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilySPHECIDAE (a family of solitary wasps)
SuperfamilyAPOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
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 SPHECIDAE (a family of solitary wasps)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Berland, L. 1925 *** Hyménoptères Vespiformes I (Sphegidae, Pompilidae, Scoliidae, Sapygidae, Mutillidae) ***(Superseded) Faune de France, Faune No 10, 364pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel
Bitsch, J. & Leclercq, J. 1993 Hymenopteres Sphecidae d’Europe Occidentale (Vol 1) Faune de France, Faune No 79, 325pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel
Bitsch, J. et al 2007 Hymenopteres Sphecidae d’Europe Occidentale (2nd edition) Faune de France, Faune No 86, 2nd editon edition, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel
Bitsch, J., Barbier, Y., Gayubo, S.F., Schmidt, K. & Ohl, M. 1997 Hymenopteres Sphecidae d’Europe Occidentale (Vol 2) Faune de France, Faune No 82, 429pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel
Dollfus, H. 1991 Bestimmungsschlussel der Grabwespen Nord- und Zentraleuropas Stapfia Vol 24: 1-247.
Falk, S. Hymenoptera (bees, wasps, ants and relatives) www.flickr.com/photos/63075200@N07/collections/72157629294459686/
Lomholdt, O. 1984 The Sphecidae (Hymenoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica, 4, 2nd edition edition, 452pp, Scandinavian Science Press
Pagliano, G. & Negrisolo, E. 2005 Hymenoptera, Sphecidae Fauna D'Italia, Vol 40, 560pp

SPHECIDAE (a family of solitary wasps) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to SPHECIDAE (a family of solitary wasps):

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