Torymus nigritarsus (Walker, 1833)
(a chalcid wasp)

Interactions where Torymus nigritarsus 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
imago imago is predator of larva (full grown) Taxomyia taxi Yew Gall Midge, Yew Artichoke Gall Diptera: Cecidomyiidae 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)
larva (parasitic) parasitic larva is parasitoid of larva (full grown) Taxomyia taxi Yew Gall Midge, Yew Artichoke Gall Diptera: Cecidomyiidae 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)
larva (parasitic) parasitic larva is parasitoid of pupa Taxomyia taxi Yew Gall Midge, Yew Artichoke Gall Diptera: Cecidomyiidae 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)
ova ova is parasitoid of pupa Taxomyia taxi Yew Gall Midge, Yew Artichoke Gall Diptera: Cecidomyiidae 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 ova is parasitoid of larva (full grown) Taxomyia taxi Yew Gall Midge, Yew Artichoke Gall Diptera: Cecidomyiidae 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)
larva (hyperparasitic) hyperparasitic larva is parasitoid of larva Mesopolobus diffinis a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Torymidae/Torymus nigritarsus/Torymus nigritarsusa chalcid wasphyperparasiticlarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Mesopolobus diffinis/Mesopolobus diffinisa chalcid wasplarva (5-7)

Author & YearTitleSource
Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992Plant GallsNaturalists’ Handbooks, No 17, 99pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Torymus nigritarsus (a chalcid wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Torymus nigritarsus (a chalcid wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTorymus nigritarsus (a chalcid wasp)
GenusTorymus (a genus of chalcid wasps)
TribeTorymini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyTORYMINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyTORYMIDAE (a family of chalcid wasps)
SuperfamilyCHALCIDOIDEA (chalcid 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 Torymus nigritarsus (a chalcid wasp)

Torymus nigritarsus (a chalcid wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Torymus nigritarsus (a chalcid wasp):

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