Dromius quadrimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a ground beetle)

Interactions where Dromius quadrimaculatus 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
(live) live adult is ectoparasitised by ascoma Eucantharomyces a genus of laboulbeniomycetes Laboulbeniales: Laboulbeniaceae A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A., 1996
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Eucantharomyces/Eucantharomycesa genus of laboulbeniomycetesascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Carabidae/Dromius quadrimaculatus/Dromius quadrimaculatusa ground beetleliveadult ascoma ectoparasitises live adult

Author & YearTitleSource
Weir, A., 1996A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British LaboulbenialesEntomologist Vol 115: 50-58.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDromius quadrimaculatus (a ground beetle)
GenusDromius (a genus of ground beetles)
SubfamilyHARPALINAE (a subfamily 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 Dromius quadrimaculatus (a ground beetle)

Dromius quadrimaculatus (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 Dromius quadrimaculatus (a ground beetle):

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