Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Rondani, 1847)
(an aphid midge)

Interactions where Aphidoletes aphidimyza 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 is predator of APHIDOIDEA aphids Hemiptera Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Aphidoletes aphidimyza/Aphidoletes aphidimyzaan aphid midgelarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphidoidea/Aphidoideaaphids
is predator of APHIDIDAE greenfly Hemiptera Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Aphidoletes aphidimyza/Aphidoletes aphidimyzaan aphid midge Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphididaegreenfly
is parasitoid of Macrosiphoniella sanborni Chrysanthemum Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Aphidoletes aphidimyza/Aphidoletes aphidimyzaan aphid midge Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphoniella sanborni/Macrosiphoniella sanbornichrysanthemum aphid

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Rotheray, G.E., 1989Aphid PredatorsNaturalists' Handbooks, 11, 77pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Aphidoletes aphidimyza (an aphid midge) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Aphidoletes aphidimyza (an aphid midge) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAphidoletes aphidimyza (an aphid midge)
GenusAphidoletes (a genus of aphid midges)
TribeCecidomyiini (a tribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SupertribeCecidomyiidi (a supertribe of gall, rust and aphid midges)
SubfamilyCECIDOMYIINAE (a subfamily of gall, rust and aphid midges)
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 Aphidoletes aphidimyza (an aphid midge)

Aphidoletes aphidimyza (an aphid midge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Aphidoletes aphidimyza (an aphid midge):

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