Oulema erichsonii (Suffrian, 1841)
(a leaf beetle)

Interactions where Oulema erichsonii 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
adult adult is associated with POACEAE grasses, couch Poales Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema erichsonii/Oulema erichsoniia leaf beetleadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couch (5-7)
adult adult grazes on leaf (upper surface) Glyceria fluitans Floating Sweet-grass Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema erichsonii/Oulema erichsoniia leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Glyceria fluitans/Glyceria fluitansfloating sweet-grassleaf (upper surface) (5-7)
adult adult is associated with root Glyceria fluitans Floating Sweet-grass Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema erichsonii/Oulema erichsoniia leaf beetleadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Glyceria fluitans/Glyceria fluitansfloating sweet-grassroot (5-7)
larva (hidden under carried excrement) hidden under carried excrement larva grazes on leaf (upper surface) Glyceria fluitans Floating Sweet-grass Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema erichsonii/Oulema erichsoniia leaf beetlehidden under carried excrementlarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Glyceria fluitans/Glyceria fluitansfloating sweet-grassleaf (upper surface)
adult adult is associated with Dactylis glomerata Cock’s Foot, Cock’s-foot Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema erichsonii/Oulema erichsoniia leaf beetleadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Dactylis glomerata/Dactylis glomeratacock’s foot, cock's-foot (5-7)

Interactions where Oulema erichsonii 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
larva is parasitoid host of larva UK/Ireland Lemophagus curtus an ichneumon wasp Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Lemophagus curtus/Lemophagus curtusan ichneumon wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema erichsonii/Oulema erichsoniia leaf beetlelarva larva is parasitoid of larva
larva is parasitoid host of larva Lemophagus pulcher an ichneumon wasp Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Lemophagus pulcher/Lemophagus pulcheran ichneumon wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema erichsonii/Oulema erichsoniia leaf beetlelarva larva is parasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications

Oulema erichsonii (a leaf beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Oulema erichsonii (a leaf beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOulema erichsonii (a leaf beetle)
GenusOulema (a genus of leaf beetles)
SubfamilyCRIOCERINAE (a subfamily of leaf beetles)
FamilyCHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
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 Oulema erichsonii (a leaf beetle)

Oulema erichsonii (a leaf beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Oulema erichsonii (a leaf beetle):

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