Calathus melanocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a ground beetle)

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

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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
elytra (live) live elytra of adult is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Laboulbenia polyphaga a laboulbeniomycete Laboulbeniales: Laboulbeniaceae New British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A. & Beakes, G.W., 1993
A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A., 1996
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Laboulbenia polyphaga/Laboulbenia polyphagaa laboulbeniomycete Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Carabidae/Calathus melanocephalus/Calathus melanocephalusa ground beetleliveelytraadult ectoparasitises live elytra of adult
leg (live) live leg of adult is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Laboulbenia polyphaga a laboulbeniomycete Laboulbeniales: Laboulbeniaceae New British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A. & Beakes, G.W., 1993
A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A., 1996
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Laboulbenia polyphaga/Laboulbenia polyphagaa laboulbeniomycete Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Carabidae/Calathus melanocephalus/Calathus melanocephalusa ground beetlelivelegadult ectoparasitises live leg of adult
thorax (live) live thorax of adult is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Laboulbenia polyphaga a laboulbeniomycete Laboulbeniales: Laboulbeniaceae New British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A. & Beakes, G.W., 1993
A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A., 1996
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Laboulbenia polyphaga/Laboulbenia polyphagaa laboulbeniomycete Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Carabidae/Calathus melanocephalus/Calathus melanocephalusa ground beetlelivethoraxadult ectoparasitises live thorax of adult

Author & YearTitleSource
Weir, A. & Beakes, G.W., 1993New British LaboulbenialesMycol. Res. Vol 97 (9): 1045-1055.
Weir, A., 1996A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British LaboulbenialesEntomologist Vol 115: 50-58.

Calathus melanocephalus (a ground beetle) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Calathus melanocephalus (a ground beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCalathus melanocephalus (a ground beetle)
GenusCalathus (a genus of ground beetles)
FamilyCARABIDAE (ground beetles, tiger beetles)
SuborderADEPHAGA (water and ground beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
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 Calathus melanocephalus (a ground beetle)

Calathus melanocephalus (a ground beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Calathus melanocephalus (a ground beetle):

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