Baryscapus nigroviolaceus (Nees, 1834)
(a chalcid wasp)

Interactions where Baryscapus nigroviolaceus 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 parasitoid of larva Major AGROMYZIDAE leaf-mining flies Diptera The Horse-chestnut leaf-miner and its parasitoids, Pocock, M., Evans, D., Straw, N. & Polaszek, A., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Baryscapus nigroviolaceus/Baryscapus nigroviolaceusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Agromyzidaeleaf-mining flieslarvaMajor
larva larva is parasitoid of larva Minor APOCRITA bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids Hymenoptera The Horse-chestnut leaf-miner and its parasitoids, Pocock, M., Evans, D., Straw, N. & Polaszek, A., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Baryscapus nigroviolaceus/Baryscapus nigroviolaceusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apocrita/Apocritabees, wasps, ants and parasitoidslarvaMinor
larva larva is parasitoid of larva UK/Ireland Cameraria ohridella Horse-chestnut Leaf-miner Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae The Horse-chestnut leaf-miner and its parasitoids, Pocock, M., Evans, D., Straw, N. & Polaszek, A., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Baryscapus nigroviolaceus/Baryscapus nigroviolaceusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Gracillariidae/Cameraria ohridella/Cameraria ohridellahorse-chestnut leaf-minerlarva
larva larva is parasitoid of larva Major [Leaf-miner moths] moths with leaf-mining larvae Lepidoptera The Horse-chestnut leaf-miner and its parasitoids, Pocock, M., Evans, D., Straw, N. & Polaszek, A., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Baryscapus nigroviolaceus/Baryscapus nigroviolaceusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Leaf-miner moths/Leaf-miner mothsmoths with leaf-mining larvaelarvaMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Pocock, M., Evans, D., Straw, N. & Polaszek, A., 2011The Horse-chestnut leaf-miner and its parasitoidsBritish Wildlife Vol 22, No. 5: 305-313.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBaryscapus nigroviolaceus (a chalcid wasp)
GenusBaryscapus (a genus of chalcid waspss)
SubfamilyTETRASTICHINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyEULOPHIDAE (a family of chalcid wasps)
SuperfamilyCHALCIDOIDEA (chalcid wasps)
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 Baryscapus nigroviolaceus (a chalcid wasp)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Pocock, M., Evans, D., Straw, N. & Polaszek, A. 2011 The Horse-chestnut leaf-miner and its parasitoids British Wildlife Vol 22, No. 5: 305-313.

Baryscapus nigroviolaceus (a chalcid wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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

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