Bruchophagus mexicanus Ashmead
(a chalcid wasp)

Interactions where Bruchophagus mexicanus 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 Foreign Callosobruchus chinensis Azuki Beanseed Beetle, Adzuki Beanseed Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eurytomidae/Bruchophagus mexicanus/Bruchophagus mexicanusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Callosobruchus chinensis/Callosobruchus chinensisazuki beanseed beetle, adzuki beanseed beetle

Author & YearTitleSource
Cox, M.L., 2007Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Irelandhttp://www.brc.ac.uk/resources.htm

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBruchophagus mexicanus (a chalcid wasp)
FamilyEURYTOMIDAE (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)

Bruchophagus mexicanus (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 Bruchophagus mexicanus (a chalcid wasp):

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