Tachysphex nitidus s.s. Vander Linden, 1829
(a solitary wasp)

Interactions where Tachysphex nitidus s.s. 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 stocks nest with UK/Ireland ORTHOPTERA grasshoppers and crickets Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Tachysphex nitidus s.s./Tachysphex nitidus s.s.a solitary waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Orthoptera/Orthopteragrasshoppers and crickets

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

Tachysphex nitidus s.s. (a solitary wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Tachysphex nitidus s.s. (a solitary wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTachysphex nitidus s.s. (a solitary wasp)
GenusTachysphex (a genus of solitary wasps)
FamilyCRABRONIDAE (a family of solitary wasps)
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 Tachysphex nitidus s.s. (a solitary wasp)

Tachysphex nitidus s.s. (a solitary wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Tachysphex nitidus s.s. (a solitary wasp):

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