Osmia inermis (Zetterstedt, 1838)
(Mountain Mason Bee)

Interactions where Osmia inermis 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
female female provisions nest with pollen UK/IrelandRestricted Lotus corniculatus Common Bird’s-foot-trefoil, Eggs-and-bacon Fabales: Fabaceae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Osmia inermis/Osmia inermismountain mason beefemale Foodplant / nestUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus corniculatus/Lotus corniculatuscommon bird's-foot-trefoil, eggs-and-baconpollenSole

Interactions where Osmia inermis 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').

Filters:

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
larva is ectoparasitoid host of larva UK/Ireland Chrysura hirsuta Northern Osmia Ruby-tailed Wasp Hymenoptera: Chrysididae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Chrysididae/Chrysura hirsuta/Chrysura hirsutanorthern osmia ruby-tailed wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / ectoparasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Osmia inermis/Osmia inermismountain mason beelarva larva is ectoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

Osmia inermis (Mountain Mason Bee) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Osmia inermis (Mountain Mason Bee) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOsmia inermis (Mountain Mason Bee)
GenusOsmia (mason bees)
FamilyMEGACHILIDAE (a family of solitary bees)
SuperfamilyAPOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
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 Osmia inermis (Mountain Mason Bee)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Little, B. 2008 The three old cells of Osmia inermis… Vol 19, no. 6 Page: 439

Osmia inermis (Mountain Mason Bee) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Osmia inermis (Mountain Mason Bee):

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