Semudobia tarda Roskam, 1977
(a gall midge)

Interactions where Semudobia tarda 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 causes gall of live, wingless or with reduced wings fruit Minor Betula pendula Silver Birch Fagales: Betulaceae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia tarda/Semudobia tardaa gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/Betula pendulasilver birchlive, wingless or with reduced wingsfruitMinor
larva larva causes gall of live, wingless or with reduced wings fruit Major Betula pubescens Downy Birch Fagales: Betulaceae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia tarda/Semudobia tardaa gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pubescens/Betula pubescensdowny birchlive, wingless or with reduced wingsfruitMajor

Interactions where Semudobia tarda 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 endoparasitoid host of larva Minor Aprostocetus clavicornis a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Aprostocetus clavicornis/Aprostocetus clavicornisa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia tarda/Semudobia tardaa gall midgelarvaMinor larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Aprostocetus constrictus a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Aprostocetus constrictus/Aprostocetus constrictusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia tarda/Semudobia tardaa gall midgelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Minor Aprostocetus pallipes a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Aprostocetus pallipes/Aprostocetus pallipesa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia tarda/Semudobia tardaa gall midgelarvaMinor larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Metaclisis phragmitis a platygastrid wasp Hymenoptera: Platygastridae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Platygastridae/Metaclisis phragmitis/Metaclisis phragmitisa platygastrid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia tarda/Semudobia tardaa gall midgelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Platygaster betulae sensu (Keiffer, 1916) a platygastrid wasp Hymenoptera: Platygastridae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Platygastridae/Platygaster betulae sensu (Keiffer, 1916)/Platygaster betulae sensu (Keiffer, 1916)a platygastrid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia tarda/Semudobia tardaa gall midgelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
gall gall of larva with inquiline larva ForeignMinor Dasineura fastidiosa a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura fastidiosa/Dasineura fastidiosaa gall midgelarva Animal / inquilineForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia tarda/Semudobia tardaa gall midgegalllarvaMinor larva is inquiline in gall of larva
gall gall of larva with inquiline larva Foreign Dasineura interbracta a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura interbracta/Dasineura interbractaa gall midgelarva Animal / inquilineForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia tarda/Semudobia tardaa gall midgegalllarva larva is inquiline in gall of larva

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

Semudobia tarda (a gall midge) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Semudobia tarda (a gall midge) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSemudobia tarda (a gall midge)
GenusSemudobia (a genus of flies)
FamilyCECIDOMYIIDAE (wood, gall, rust and aphid midges)
SuperfamilySCIAROIDEA (fungus gnats and gall midges)
InfraorderBibionomorpha (St Mark’s flies, fever flies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
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 Semudobia tarda (a gall midge)

Semudobia tarda (a gall midge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Semudobia tarda (a gall midge):

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