Asobara tabida (Nees, 1834)
(a death wasp)

Interactions where Asobara tabida 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 larva is parasitoid of larva UK/IrelandRare Drosophila busckii a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Asobara tabida/Asobara tabidaa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila busckii/Drosophila busckiia fruit flylarvaRare
larva larva is parasitoid of larva UK/IrelandRare Drosophila funebris a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Asobara tabida/Asobara tabidaa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila funebris/Drosophila funebrisa fruit flylarvaRare
larva larva is parasitoid of larva UK/IrelandRare Drosophila kuntzei a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Asobara tabida/Asobara tabidaa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila kuntzei/Drosophila kuntzeia fruit flylarvaRare
larva larva is parasitoid of larva UK/IrelandMajor Drosophila melanogaster a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Asobara tabida/Asobara tabidaa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila melanogaster/Drosophila melanogastera fruit flylarvaMajor
larva larva is parasitoid of larva UK/IrelandMinor Drosophila obscura a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Asobara tabida/Asobara tabidaa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila obscura/Drosophila obscuraa fruit flylarvaMinor
larva larva is parasitoid of larva UK/IrelandMajor Drosophila subobscura a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Asobara tabida/Asobara tabidaa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila subobscura/Drosophila subobscuraa fruit flylarvaMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British IslesEntomologist Vol 115(1): 1-13.

Asobara tabida (a death wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Asobara tabida (a death wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAsobara tabida (a death wasp)
TribeAlysiini (a tribe of Alysiine exodont death wasps)
SubfamilyALYSIINAE (a subfamily of death wasps)
FamilyBRACONIDAE (death 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 Asobara tabida (a death wasp)

Asobara tabida (a death wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W. 1996 Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles Entomologist Vol 115(1): 1-13.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Asobara tabida (a death wasp):

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