Brachycaudus van der Goot, 1913
(a genus of aphids)

Interactions where Brachycaudus 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
sucks sap of Major Cirsium thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Brachycaudus/Brachycaudusa genus of aphids Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium/CirsiumthistleMajor
sucks sap of Major Silene dioica Red Campion Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Brachycaudus/Brachycaudusa genus of aphids Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Rotheray, G.E., 1989Aphid PredatorsNaturalists' Handbooks, 11, 77pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Brachycaudus (a genus of aphids) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Brachycaudus (a genus of aphids) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Brachycaudus schwartzi
an aphid
Species 1 trophisms
Brachycaudus helichrysi
Leaf-curling Plum Aphid
Species 18 trophisms
Brachycaudus cardui
an aphid
Species 6 trophisms
Brachycaudus napelli
an aphid
Species 2 trophisms
Brachycaudus spiraeae
an aphid
Species 4 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusBrachycaudus (a genus of aphids)
FamilyAPHIDIDAE (greenfly)
SuperfamilyAPHIDOIDEA (aphids)
SuborderSTERNORRHYNCHA (a suborder of bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
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 Brachycaudus (a genus of aphids)

Brachycaudus (a genus of aphids) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Brachycaudus (a genus of aphids):

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