Cephalonomia formiciformis Westwood, 1833
(a bethylid wasp)

Interactions where Cephalonomia formiciformis 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 UK/Ireland Cis bilamellatus a small fungus beetle Coleoptera: Ciidae The non-pest Australasian fungivore Cis bilamellatus Wood (Coleoptera: Ciidae) in northern Europe: spread dynamics, invasion success and ecological impact, Orledge, G.M., Smith, P.A. & Reynolds, S.E., 2010
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Bethylidae/Cephalonomia formiciformis/Cephalonomia formiciformisa bethylid wasp Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Ciidae/Cis bilamellatus/Cis bilamellatusa small fungus beetle
parasitises UK/Ireland Platygerrhus affinis a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Bethylidae/Cephalonomia formiciformis/Cephalonomia formiciformisa bethylid wasp Animal / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Platygerrhus affinis/Platygerrhus affinisa chalcid wasp

Author & YearTitleSource
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
Orledge, G.M., Smith, P.A. & Reynolds, S.E., 2010The non-pest Australasian fungivore Cis bilamellatus Wood (Coleoptera: Ciidae) in northern Europe: spread dynamics, invasion success and ecological impactBiological Invasions Vol 12: 515-530.

Cephalonomia formiciformis (a bethylid wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cephalonomia formiciformis (a bethylid wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCephalonomia formiciformis (a bethylid wasp)
GenusCephalonomia (a genus of bethylid wasps)
SubfamilyEPYRINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyBETHYLIDAE (bethylid wasps)
SuperfamilyCHRYSIDOIDEA (a superfamily of solitary wasps)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
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 Cephalonomia formiciformis (a bethylid wasp)

Cephalonomia formiciformis (a bethylid wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cephalonomia formiciformis (a bethylid wasp):

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