Gastrancistrus hamillus Walker, 1848
(a chalcid wasp)

Interactions where Gastrancistrus hamillus 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 (first instar) larva (first instar) is endoparasitoid of gall-inhabiting larva Massalongia betulifolia a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Gastrancistrus hamillus/Gastrancistrus hamillusa chalcid wasplarva (first instar) Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Massalongia betulifolia/Massalongia betulifoliaa gall midgegall-inhabitinglarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of cocooned larva Massalongia betulifolia a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Gastrancistrus hamillus/Gastrancistrus hamillusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Massalongia betulifolia/Massalongia betulifoliaa gall midgecocoonedlarva

Author & YearTitleSource
Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992Plant GallsNaturalists’ Handbooks, No 17, 99pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGastrancistrus hamillus (a chalcid wasp)
GenusGastrancistrus (a genus of chalcid wasps)
SubfamilyPIRENINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyPTEROMALIDAE (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gastrancistrus hamillus (a chalcid wasp)

Gastrancistrus hamillus (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 Gastrancistrus hamillus (a chalcid wasp):

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