TIPULIDAE
(tipulid craneflies, cranefly)

Interactions where TIPULIDAE 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 Foreign Allophorocera ferruginea a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Allophorocera ferruginea/Allophorocera ferrugineaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tipulidae/Tipulidaetipulid craneflies, craneflylarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Siphona geniculata a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Siphona geniculata/Siphona geniculataa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tipulidae/Tipulidaetipulid craneflies, craneflylarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Crossocerus vagabundus a digger wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Crossocerus vagabundus/Crossocerus vagabundusa digger waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tipulidae/Tipulidaetipulid craneflies, cranefly female stocks nest with
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Rhopalum coarctatum a solitary wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Rhopalum coarctatum/Rhopalum coarctatuma solitary waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tipulidae/Tipulidaetipulid craneflies, cranefly female stocks nest with
larva may be infected by Steinernema carpocapsae an eelworm Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Nematoda/Steinernema carpocapsae/Steinernema carpocapsaean eelworm Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tipulidae/Tipulidaetipulid craneflies, craneflylarva infects larva
adult may be infected by pure white to grey or rarely green, shaggy rhizoids Erynia conica an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu lato, Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982
/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Erynia conica/Erynia conicaan entomophagous funguspure white to grey or rarely green, shaggyrhizoids Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tipulidae/Tipulidaetipulid craneflies, craneflyadult pure white to grey or rarely green, shaggy rhizoids infects adult

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu latoBull. Br. mycol Soc. 16, 113-143, 1982 Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. 16 (2): 113-143.

TIPULIDAE (tipulid craneflies, cranefly) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

TIPULIDAE (tipulid craneflies, cranefly) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Genus 1 subtaxa 3 references
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Genus 2 subtaxa 4 references
Genus 2 subtaxa 2 references
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 references
Genus 23 subtaxa 11 trophisms 25 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyTIPULIDAE (tipulid craneflies, cranefly)
SuperfamilyTIPULOIDEA (craneflies)
InfraorderTipulomorpha (craneflies)
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 TIPULIDAE (tipulid craneflies, cranefly)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Coe, R.L., Freeman, P. & Mattingley, P.F. 1950 Diptera: Nematocera: families Tipulidae to Chironomidae Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol IX. Part 2, 216pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Pierre, C. 1924 *** Diptères; Tipulidae ***(Superseded) Faune de France, Vol 8, 159pp
Stubbs, A.E. 1997 Tipulidae (in prep)

TIPULIDAE (tipulid craneflies, cranefly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Chiswell, J.R. 1956 A taxonomic account of the final instar larvae of some British Tipulinae (Diptera; Tipulidae) Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 108: 409-484.

Acid Mires

Boyce, D. 2004 A review of the invertebrate assemblages of acid mires Research Reports, Report no 592, 109pp, English Nature

Parasitology

Carter, J.B. 1976 A Survey of Microbial, Insect and Nematode Parasites of Tipulidae (Diptera) Larvae in North-East England Journal of Applied Ecology Vol 13 (1): 103-122+3 plates.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to TIPULIDAE (tipulid craneflies, cranefly):

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