Tremex columba (Linnaeus, 1763)
(a woodwasp)

Interactions where Tremex columba is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 larva feeds on wood rot imperfect state Foreign Cerrena unicolor a bracket fungus Polyporales: Polyporaceae Fungi, Spooner, B. & Roberts, P., 2005
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Siricidae/Tremex columba/Tremex columbaa woodwasplarva Fungus / feederForeign /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Cerrena unicolor/Cerrena unicolora bracket funguswood rotimperfect state
larva larva feeds within wood Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Siricidae/Tremex columba/Tremex columbaa woodwasplarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoakswood
larva larva feeds within wood Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Siricidae/Tremex columba/Tremex columbaa woodwasplarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmswood
larva larva feeds within wood Acer maples Sapindales: Sapindaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Siricidae/Tremex columba/Tremex columbaa woodwasplarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer/Acermapleswood
larva larva feeds within wood [Broadleaved trees]Questionable broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Siricidae/Tremex columba/Tremex columbaa woodwasplarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees?wood

Interactions where Tremex columba is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
mycangial pouches mycangial pouches of female spreads conidium Foreign Cerrena unicolor a bracket fungus Polyporales: Polyporaceae Fungi, Spooner, B. & Roberts, P., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Cerrena unicolor/Cerrena unicolora bracket fungusconidium Animal / vectorForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Siricidae/Tremex columba/Tremex columbaa woodwaspmycangial pouchesfemale conidium is spread by mycangial pouches of female

Tremex columba (a woodwasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Tremex columba (a woodwasp) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1958Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(c), 252pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Spooner, B. & Roberts, P., 2005FungiNew Naturalist, 96, 594pp, HarperCollins
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTremex columba (a woodwasp)
FamilySIRICIDAE (horntail)
SuperfamilySIRICOIDEA (woodwasps)
SuborderSYMPHYTA (sawflies)
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 Tremex columba (a woodwasp)

Tremex columba (a woodwasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Tremex columba (a woodwasp):

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