Leptopilina heterotoma (Thomson, 1862)
(a death wasp)

Interactions where Leptopilina heterotoma 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 larva is parasitoid of larva UK/IrelandMajor Drosophila busckii a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Figitidae/Leptopilina heterotoma/Leptopilina heterotomaa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila busckii/Drosophila busckiia fruit flylarvaMajor
larva larva is parasitoid of larva UK/IrelandMinor Drosophila funebris a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Figitidae/Leptopilina heterotoma/Leptopilina heterotomaa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila funebris/Drosophila funebrisa fruit flylarvaMinor
larva larva is parasitoid of larva UK/IrelandMinor Drosophila immigrans a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Figitidae/Leptopilina heterotoma/Leptopilina heterotomaa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila immigrans/Drosophila immigransa fruit flylarvaMinor
larva larva is parasitoid of larva UK/IrelandMinor Drosophila kuntzei a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Figitidae/Leptopilina heterotoma/Leptopilina heterotomaa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila kuntzei/Drosophila kuntzeia fruit flylarvaMinor
larva larva is parasitoid of larva UK/IrelandMajor Drosophila melanogaster a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Figitidae/Leptopilina heterotoma/Leptopilina heterotomaa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila melanogaster/Drosophila melanogastera fruit flylarvaMajor
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Drosophila melanogaster a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Hymenoptera Cynipoidea: Eucoilidae, Quinlan, J., 1978
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Figitidae/Leptopilina heterotoma/Leptopilina heterotomaa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila melanogaster/Drosophila melanogastera fruit flylarva
larva larva is parasitoid of larva UK/IrelandMinor Drosophila obscura a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Figitidae/Leptopilina heterotoma/Leptopilina heterotomaa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila obscura/Drosophila obscuraa fruit flylarvaMinor
larva larva is parasitoid of larva UK/IrelandMajor Drosophila subobscura a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles, Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Figitidae/Leptopilina heterotoma/Leptopilina heterotomaa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Drosophila subobscura/Drosophila subobscuraa fruit flylarvaMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W., 1996Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British IslesEntomologist Vol 115(1): 1-13.
Quinlan, J., 1978Hymenoptera Cynipoidea: EucoilidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 8. Part 1b, 58pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Leptopilina heterotoma (a death wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Leptopilina heterotoma (a death wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeptopilina heterotoma (a death wasp)
GenusLeptopilina (a genus of hymenopterans)
TribeEucoilini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyEUCOILINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyFIGITIDAE (a family of insect endoparasitoid wasps)
SuperfamilyCYNIPOIDEA (cynipoid 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 Leptopilina heterotoma (a death wasp)

Leptopilina heterotoma (a death wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Davis, A.J., Varley, M.E., Baker, R.H.A. & Hardy, I.C.W. 1996 Parasitoids of Drosophila in the British Isles Entomologist Vol 115(1): 1-13.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Leptopilina heterotoma (a death wasp):

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