Fidiobia hispanica Popovici & Buhl, 2010
(a platygastrid wasp)

Interactions where Fidiobia hispanica 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
egg egg is parasitoid of egg UK/IrelandRestricted COLEOPTERA beetles Parasitoid wasps new to Britain (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae, Eurytomidae, Braconidae & Bethylidae), Notton, D.G., Popovici, O.A., van Achterberg, C., de Rond, J. & Burn, J.T., 2014
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Platygastridae/Fidiobia hispanica/Fidiobia hispanicaa platygastrid waspegg Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/ColeopterabeetleseggSole
larva larva is parasitoid of egg UK/IrelandRestricted COLEOPTERA beetles Parasitoid wasps new to Britain (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae, Eurytomidae, Braconidae & Bethylidae), Notton, D.G., Popovici, O.A., van Achterberg, C., de Rond, J. & Burn, J.T., 2014
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Platygastridae/Fidiobia hispanica/Fidiobia hispanicaa platygastrid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/ColeopterabeetleseggSole
egg egg is associated with weathered gall UK/IrelandMinor CYNIPIDAE gall wasps etc Hymenoptera Parasitoid wasps new to Britain (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae, Eurytomidae, Braconidae & Bethylidae), Notton, D.G., Popovici, O.A., van Achterberg, C., de Rond, J. & Burn, J.T., 2014
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Platygastridae/Fidiobia hispanica/Fidiobia hispanicaa platygastrid waspegg Animal / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Cynipidaegall wasps etcweatheredgallMinor
larva larva is associated with weathered gall UK/IrelandMinor CYNIPIDAE gall wasps etc Hymenoptera Parasitoid wasps new to Britain (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae, Eurytomidae, Braconidae & Bethylidae), Notton, D.G., Popovici, O.A., van Achterberg, C., de Rond, J. & Burn, J.T., 2014
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Platygastridae/Fidiobia hispanica/Fidiobia hispanicaa platygastrid wasplarva Animal / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Cynipidaegall wasps etcweatheredgallMinor

Author & YearTitleSource
Notton, D.G., Popovici, O.A., van Achterberg, C., de Rond, J. & Burn, J.T., 2014Parasitoid wasps new to Britain (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae, Eurytomidae, Braconidae & Bethylidae)European Journal of Taxonomy Vol 99: 1-20.

Fidiobia hispanica (a platygastrid wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Fidiobia hispanica (a platygastrid wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFidiobia hispanica (a platygastrid wasp)
FamilyPLATYGASTRIDAE (platygastrid wasps)
SuperfamilyPLATYGASTROIDEA (platygastroid parasitic 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 Fidiobia hispanica (a platygastrid wasp)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Notton, D.G., Popovici, O.A., van Achterberg, C., de Rond, J. & Burn, J.T. 2014 Parasitoid wasps new to Britain (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae, Eurytomidae, Braconidae & Bethylidae) European Journal of Taxonomy Vol 99: 1-20.

Fidiobia hispanica (a platygastrid wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Fidiobia hispanica (a platygastrid wasp):

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