Lysibia nanus (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Interactions where Lysibia nanus 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 gregarious pupa Restricted Cotesia a genus of microgastrine death wasps Hymenoptera: Braconidae Comparing and contrasting development and reproductive strategies in the pupal hyperparasitoids Lysibia nana and Gelis agilis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), Harvey, J.A., 2008
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Lysibia nanus/Lysibia nanusan ichneumon wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Cotesia/Cotesiaa genus of microgastrine death waspsgregariouspupaSole
larva larva is parasitoid of pupa Foreign Cotesia glomerata a death wasp Hymenoptera: Braconidae Life-history traits in closely related secondary parasitoids sharing the same primary parasitoid host: evolutionary opportunities and constraints, Harvey, J.A., Wagenaar, R. & Bezemer, T.M., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Lysibia nanus/Lysibia nanusan ichneumon wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Cotesia glomerata/Cotesia glomerataa death wasppupa

Interactions where Lysibia nanus 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
pupa is parasitoid host of larva Foreign Gelis agilis Black Garden-ant-mimic Ichneumon Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae Life-history traits in closely related secondary parasitoids sharing the same primary parasitoid host: evolutionary opportunities and constraints, Harvey, J.A., Wagenaar, R. & Bezemer, T.M., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Gelis agilis/Gelis agilisblack garden-ant-mimic ichneumonlarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Lysibia nanus/Lysibia nanusan ichneumon wasppupa larva is parasitoid of pupa

Author & YearTitleSource
Harvey, J.A., 2008Comparing and contrasting development and reproductive strategies in the pupal hyperparasitoids Lysibia nana and Gelis agilis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)Evol Ecol Vol 22: 153-166.
Harvey, J.A., Wagenaar, R. & Bezemer, T.M., 2009Life-history traits in closely related secondary parasitoids sharing the same primary parasitoid host: evolutionary opportunities and constraintsEntomologia Experimentalis et Applicata Vol 132: 155-164.

Lysibia nanus (an ichneumon wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lysibia nanus (an ichneumon wasp) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLysibia nanus (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusLysibia (a genus of phygadeuontine ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyPHYGADEUONTINAE (phygadeuontine ichneumon wasps)
FamilyICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps)
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon 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 Lysibia nanus (an ichneumon wasp)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Harvey, J.A. 2008 Comparing and contrasting development and reproductive strategies in the pupal hyperparasitoids Lysibia nana and Gelis agilis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Evol Ecol Vol 22: 153-166.

Lysibia nanus (an ichneumon wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Harvey, J.A., Wagenaar, R. & Bezemer, T.M. 2009 Life-history traits in closely related secondary parasitoids sharing the same primary parasitoid host: evolutionary opportunities and constraints Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata Vol 132: 155-164.
Heinen, R. & Harvey, J.A. 2019 Spatial and temporal diversity in hyperparasitoid communities of Cotesia glomerata on garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata Ecological Entomology Vol 44: 357-366.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Lysibia nanus (an ichneumon wasp):

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