Blastothrix sericea (Dalman, 1820)
(a chalcid wasp)

Interactions where Blastothrix sericea 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
is parasitoid of Parthenolecanium fletcheri Fletcher Scale Hemiptera: Coccidae Fletcher Scale Parthenolecanium fletcheri (Hemiptera: Coccidae), a North American pest of Cypress and Yew in Britain, Malumphy, C., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Encyrtidae/Blastothrix sericea/Blastothrix sericeaa chalcid wasp Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Parthenolecanium fletcheri/Parthenolecanium fletcheriFletcher scale

Author & YearTitleSource
Malumphy, C., 2011Fletcher Scale Parthenolecanium fletcheri (Hemiptera: Coccidae), a North American pest of Cypress and Yew in BritainBr. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 24 (4): 211-216, Plate 14.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBlastothrix sericea (a chalcid wasp)
GenusBlastothrix (a genus of chalcid wasps)
SubfamilyENCYRTINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyENCYRTIDAE (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 Blastothrix sericea (a chalcid wasp)

Blastothrix sericea (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 Blastothrix sericea (a chalcid wasp):

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