Agriotypus armatus Curtis, 1832
(Caddis Ichneumon Wasp)

Interactions where Agriotypus armatus 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
adult (pre-emergence) adult (pre-emergence) rests inside case of pupa UK/Ireland Silo pallipes a caddisfly Trichoptera: Goeridae The life cycle and spatial distribution of the aquatic parasitoid Agriotypus armatus (Hymenoptera: Agriotypidae) and its caddis host Silo pallipes (Trichoptera: Goeridae), Elliott, J.M., 1982
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Agriotypus armatus/Agriotypus armatuscaddis ichneumon waspadult (pre-emergence) Animal / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Trichoptera/Goeridae/Silo pallipes/Silo pallipesa caddisflycasepupa (10-4)
egg egg rests inside case of pupa UK/Ireland Silo pallipes a caddisfly Trichoptera: Goeridae The life cycle and spatial distribution of the aquatic parasitoid Agriotypus armatus (Hymenoptera: Agriotypidae) and its caddis host Silo pallipes (Trichoptera: Goeridae), Elliott, J.M., 1982
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Agriotypus armatus/Agriotypus armatuscaddis ichneumon waspegg Animal / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Trichoptera/Goeridae/Silo pallipes/Silo pallipesa caddisflycasepupa (5-6)
larva (single) single larva is parasitoid of pupa UK/Ireland Silo pallipes a caddisfly Trichoptera: Goeridae The life cycle and spatial distribution of the aquatic parasitoid Agriotypus armatus (Hymenoptera: Agriotypidae) and its caddis host Silo pallipes (Trichoptera: Goeridae), Elliott, J.M., 1982
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Agriotypus armatus/Agriotypus armatuscaddis ichneumon waspsinglelarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Trichoptera/Goeridae/Silo pallipes/Silo pallipesa caddisflypupa (6-8)
pupa (single) single pupa rests inside case of pupa UK/Ireland Silo pallipes a caddisfly Trichoptera: Goeridae The life cycle and spatial distribution of the aquatic parasitoid Agriotypus armatus (Hymenoptera: Agriotypidae) and its caddis host Silo pallipes (Trichoptera: Goeridae), Elliott, J.M., 1982
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Agriotypus armatus/Agriotypus armatuscaddis ichneumon waspsinglepupa Animal / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Trichoptera/Goeridae/Silo pallipes/Silo pallipesa caddisflycasepupa (8-9)

Author & YearTitleSource
Elliott, J.M., 1982The life cycle and spatial distribution of the aquatic parasitoid Agriotypus armatus (Hymenoptera: Agriotypidae) and its caddis host Silo pallipes (Trichoptera: Goeridae)Journal of Animal Ecology Vol 51: 923-941.

Agriotypus armatus (Caddis Ichneumon Wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Agriotypus armatus (Caddis Ichneumon Wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAgriotypus armatus (Caddis Ichneumon Wasp)
SubfamilyAGRIOTYPINAE (caddis ichneumons)
FamilyICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps)
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic 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 Agriotypus armatus (Caddis Ichneumon Wasp)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Bjelanovic, K., Živic, I., Petrovic, A., Djordjevic, J., Markovic, Z. & Žikic, V. 2014 Agriotypus armatus Curtis, 1832, a parasitoid of Silo pallipes Fabricius, 1781: The first record for the Balkan Peninsula Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems Vol 414 (5).

Agriotypus armatus (Caddis Ichneumon Wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Elliott, J.M. 1983 The responses of the aquatic parasitoid Agriotypus armatus (Hymenoptera: Agriotypidae) to the spatial distribution and density of its caddis host Silo pallipes (Trichoptera: Goeridae). Journal of Animal Ecology Vol 52: 315-330.
Elliott, J.M. 1982 The life cycle and spatial distribution of the aquatic parasitoid Agriotypus armatus (Hymenoptera: Agriotypidae) and its caddis host Silo pallipes (Trichoptera: Goeridae) Journal of Animal Ecology Vol 51: 923-941.
Wallace, I. 2003 An unusual Ichneumon The Vasculum Vol 88 (3): 11.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Agriotypus armatus (Caddis Ichneumon Wasp):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 53 images of Agriotypus armatus (Caddis Ichneumon Wasp)
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