Tetrastichus coccinellae
(a chalcid wasp)

Interactions where Tetrastichus coccinellae 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 (gregarious)		gregarious larva is endoparasitoid of larva			COCCINELLIDAE	ladybirds, ladybugs	Coleoptera	Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Tetrastichus coccinellae/	Tetrastichus coccinellae	a chalcid wasp		gregarious		larva	Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/	Coccinellidae	ladybirds, ladybugs				larva
larva (gregarious (ave. 10))		gregarious (ave. 10) larva is endoparasitoid of larva			Adalia bipunctata	Two-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird	Coleoptera: Coccinellidae	Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Tetrastichus coccinellae/	Tetrastichus coccinellae	a chalcid wasp		gregarious (ave. 10)		larva	Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Adalia bipunctata/	Adalia bipunctata	two-spot ladybird, 2-spot ladybird				larva
larva (gregarious (ave. 6))		gregarious (ave. 6) larva is endoparasitoid of larva			Chilocorus bipustulatus	Heather Ladybird	Coleoptera: Coccinellidae	Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Tetrastichus coccinellae/	Tetrastichus coccinellae	a chalcid wasp		gregarious (ave. 6)		larva	Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Chilocorus bipustulatus/	Chilocorus bipustulatus	heather ladybird				larva
larva (gregarious (up to 25))		gregarious (up to 25) larva is endoparasitoid of larva			Coccinella septempunctata	Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird	Coleoptera: Coccinellidae	Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Tetrastichus coccinellae/	Tetrastichus coccinellae	a chalcid wasp		gregarious (up to 25)		larva	Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Coccinella septempunctata/	Coccinella septempunctata	seven-spot ladybird, 7-spot ladybird				larva

Author & Year	Title	Source
Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989	Ladybirds	Naturalists’ Handbooks, 10, 103pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Tetrastichus coccinellae (a chalcid wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

HYMENOPTERA
(ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)

INSECTA
(true insects)

Tetrastichus coccinellae (a chalcid wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

APOCRITA
(bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)

HYMENOPTERA
(ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Tetrastichus coccinellae (a chalcid wasp)
Genus	Tetrastichus (a genus of chalcid wasps)
Subfamily	TETRASTICHINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
Family	EULOPHIDAE (a family of chalcid wasps)
Superfamily	CHALCIDOIDEA (chalcid wasps)
Suborder	APOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
Order	HYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division	Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
Infraclass	Neoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
Subclass	PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
Class	INSECTA (true insects)
Subphylum	HEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Tetrastichus coccinellae is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

Tetrastichus coccinellae (a chalcid wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

EULOPHIDAE
(a family of chalcid wasps)

CHALCIDOIDEA
(chalcid wasps)

APOCRITA
(bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)

HYMENOPTERA
(ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Tetrastichus coccinellae (a chalcid wasp):

EULOPHIDAE
(a family of chalcid wasps)

CHALCIDOIDEA
(chalcid wasps)

APOCRITA
(bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)

HYMENOPTERA
(ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)

PTERYGOTA
(bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

EUMETAZOA
(metazoans)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

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