Taxomyia taxi (Inchbald, 1861)
(Yew Gall Midge, Yew Artichoke Gall)

Interactions where Taxomyia taxi 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 (1st year) larva (1st year) feeds within bud Taxus baccata Yew Pinales: Taxaceae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Taxomyia taxi/Taxomyia taxiyew gall midge, yew artichoke galllarva (1st year) Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Taxaceae/Taxus baccata/Taxus baccatayewbud
larva (2nd year) larva (2nd year) causes gall of bud Taxus baccata Yew Pinales: Taxaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Taxomyia taxi/Taxomyia taxiyew gall midge, yew artichoke galllarva (2nd year) Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Taxaceae/Taxus baccata/Taxus baccatayewbud

Interactions where Taxomyia taxi 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 (3rd instar) is parasitoid host of ovum Mesopolobus diffinis a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Mesopolobus diffinis/Mesopolobus diffinisa chalcid waspovum Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Taxomyia taxi/Taxomyia taxiyew gall midge, yew artichoke galllarva (3rd instar) (9-11)ovum is parasitoid of larva (3rd instar)
larva (3rd instar) is parasitoid host of larva Mesopolobus diffinis a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Mesopolobus diffinis/Mesopolobus diffinisa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Taxomyia taxi/Taxomyia taxiyew gall midge, yew artichoke galllarva (3rd instar) (9-)larva is parasitoid of larva (3rd instar)
larva (full grown) is parasitoid host of ovum Mesopolobus diffinis a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Mesopolobus diffinis/Mesopolobus diffinisa chalcid waspovum Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Taxomyia taxi/Taxomyia taxiyew gall midge, yew artichoke galllarva (full grown) (3)ovum is parasitoid of larva (full grown)
larva (full grown) is parasitoid host of larva Mesopolobus diffinis a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Mesopolobus diffinis/Mesopolobus diffinisa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Taxomyia taxi/Taxomyia taxiyew gall midge, yew artichoke galllarva (full grown) (3-4)larva is parasitoid of larva (full grown)
pupa is parasitoid host of ovum Mesopolobus diffinis a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Mesopolobus diffinis/Mesopolobus diffinisa chalcid waspovum Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Taxomyia taxi/Taxomyia taxiyew gall midge, yew artichoke gallpupa (4-5)ovum is parasitoid of pupa
pupa is parasitoid host of larva Mesopolobus diffinis a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Mesopolobus diffinis/Mesopolobus diffinisa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Taxomyia taxi/Taxomyia taxiyew gall midge, yew artichoke gallpupa (4-5)larva is parasitoid of pupa
pupa is parasitoid host of ova Torymus nigritarsus a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Torymidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Torymidae/Torymus nigritarsus/Torymus nigritarsusa chalcid waspova Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Taxomyia taxi/Taxomyia taxiyew gall midge, yew artichoke gallpupa (5)ova is parasitoid of pupa
larva (full grown) is parasitoid host of ova Torymus nigritarsus a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Torymidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Torymidae/Torymus nigritarsus/Torymus nigritarsusa chalcid waspova Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Taxomyia taxi/Taxomyia taxiyew gall midge, yew artichoke galllarva (full grown) (5)ova is parasitoid of larva (full grown)
larva (full grown) is parasitoid host of parasitic larva Torymus nigritarsus a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Torymidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Torymidae/Torymus nigritarsus/Torymus nigritarsusa chalcid waspparasiticlarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Taxomyia taxi/Taxomyia taxiyew gall midge, yew artichoke galllarva (full grown) (5-7)parasitic larva is parasitoid of larva (full grown)
pupa is parasitoid host of parasitic larva Torymus nigritarsus a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Torymidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Torymidae/Torymus nigritarsus/Torymus nigritarsusa chalcid waspparasiticlarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Taxomyia taxi/Taxomyia taxiyew gall midge, yew artichoke gallpupa (5-7)parasitic larva is parasitoid of pupa
larva (full grown) is predated by imago Torymus nigritarsus a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Torymidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Torymidae/Torymus nigritarsus/Torymus nigritarsusa chalcid waspimago Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Taxomyia taxi/Taxomyia taxiyew gall midge, yew artichoke galllarva (full grown) imago is predator of larva (full grown)
larva is predated by larva Ditula angustiorana Red-barred Tortrix Lepidoptera: Tortricidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Ditula angustiorana/Ditula angustioranared-barred tortrixlarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Taxomyia taxi/Taxomyia taxiyew gall midge, yew artichoke galllarva larva is predator of larva
gall is predated by larva Ditula angustiorana Red-barred Tortrix Lepidoptera: Tortricidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Ditula angustiorana/Ditula angustioranared-barred tortrixlarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Taxomyia taxi/Taxomyia taxiyew gall midge, yew artichoke gallgall larva is predator of gall
larva is predated by larva Blastobasis adustella Dingy Dowd Lepidoptera: Blastobasidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Blastobasidae/Blastobasis adustella/Blastobasis adustelladingy dowdlarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Taxomyia taxi/Taxomyia taxiyew gall midge, yew artichoke galllarva (7-5)larva is predator of larva
gall is predated by larva Blastobasis adustella Dingy Dowd Lepidoptera: Blastobasidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Blastobasidae/Blastobasis adustella/Blastobasis adustelladingy dowdlarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Taxomyia taxi/Taxomyia taxiyew gall midge, yew artichoke gallgall (7-5)larva is predator of gall
gall gall of larva with inquiline Cecidophyopsis psilaspis Yew Big-bud Gall Mite Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Cecidophyopsis psilaspis/Cecidophyopsis psilaspisyew big-bud gall mite Animal / inquiline /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Taxomyia taxi/Taxomyia taxiyew gall midge, yew artichoke gallgalllarva is inquiline in gall of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992Plant GallsNaturalists’ Handbooks, No 17, 99pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Taxomyia taxi (Yew Gall Midge, Yew Artichoke Gall) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxomyia taxi (Yew Gall Midge, Yew Artichoke Gall) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTaxomyia taxi (Yew Gall Midge, Yew Artichoke Gall)
TribeOligotrophini (a tribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SupertribeLasiopteridi (a supertribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SubfamilyCECIDOMYIINAE (a subfamily of gall, rust and aphid midges)
FamilyCECIDOMYIIDAE (wood, gall, rust and aphid midges)
SuperfamilySCIAROIDEA (fungus gnats and gall midges)
InfraorderBibionomorpha (St Mark’s flies, fever flies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
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 Taxomyia taxi (Yew Gall Midge, Yew Artichoke Gall)

Taxomyia taxi (Yew Gall Midge, Yew Artichoke Gall) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Taxomyia taxi (Yew Gall Midge, Yew Artichoke Gall):

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