NEMATOCERA
(thread-horned flies, gnat)

Interactions where NEMATOCERA is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Crossocerus podagricus a digger wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Crossocerus podagricus/Crossocerus podagricusa digger waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Nematocera/Nematocerathread-horned flies, gnat female stocks nest with
adult may be infected by numerous, olive rhizoids Erynia variabilis an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu lato, Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Erynia variabilis/Erynia variabilisan entomophagous fungusnumerous, oliverhizoids Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Nematocera/Nematocerathread-horned flies, gnatadult numerous, olive rhizoids infects adult
exuvia (dead, shed) dead, shed exuvia of larva dead is eaten by UK/Ireland Rhizoclosmatium globosum a chytrid Chytridiales: Chytridiaceae Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytridiaceae/Rhizoclosmatium globosum/Rhizoclosmatium globosuma chytrid Animal / carrion / dead animal feederUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Nematocera/Nematocerathread-horned flies, gnatdead, shedexuvialarva feeds on dead dead, shed exuvia of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Canter, H.M., 1953Annotated list of British Aquatic ChytridsTBMS Vol 36 (4): 278-301.
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu latoBull. Br. mycol Soc. 16, 113-143, 1982 Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. 16 (2): 113-143.

NEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

NEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Bibionomorpha
St Mark’s flies, fever flies
Infraorder 200 subtaxa 382 trophisms 64 references
Culicomorpha
mosquitoes, gnats, midges & blackflies
Infraorder 36 subtaxa 20 trophisms 70 references
Psychodomorpha
owl midges or moth flies, winter & window gnats, scatopsids
Infraorder 13 subtaxa 9 trophisms 18 references
Ptychopteromorpha
a group of craneflies
Infraorder 1 subtaxa 5 references
PTYCHOPTEROIDEA
a group of craneflies
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 4 references
Tipulomorpha
craneflies
Infraorder 50 subtaxa 20 trophisms 84 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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 NEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Papp, L. & Darvas, B. 1997 Palaearctic Diptera Vol 2: Nematocera and Lower Brachycera Manual of Palaearctic Diptera - full title: Contributions to a Manual of Palaearctic Diptera (with special reference to flies of economic importance), Vol 2, 592pp, Science Herald, Budapest
Séguy, E. 1940 *** Diptéres Nematocères (Fungivoridae, Lycoriidae, Hesperinidae, Bibionidae, Scatopsidae, Phrynidae, Pachyneuridae, Blepharoceridae) ***(Superseded) Faune de France, Faune No 36, 368pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel

NEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Falk, S.J. & Chandler, P. 2005 A review of the scarce and threatened flies of Great Britain Part 2: Nematocera and Aschiza not dealt with by Falk (1991) Species Status No. 3, 189pp, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to NEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat):

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