Pteromalus semotus (Walker, 1834)
(a chalcid wasp)

Interactions where Pteromalus semotus 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 UK/Ireland Bruchus loti a seed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Pteromalus semotus/Pteromalus semotusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchus loti/Bruchus lotia seed beetle
larva larva is parasitoid of Foreign Callosobruchus rhodesianus (A Seed Beetle) Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Pteromalus semotus/Pteromalus semotusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Callosobruchus rhodesianus/Callosobruchus rhodesianus(a seed beetle)
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/Pteromalidae/Pteromalus semotus/Pteromalus semotusa 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/Pteromalidae/Pteromalus semotus/Pteromalus semotusa 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 UK/IrelandMajor [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/Pteromalidae/Pteromalus semotus/Pteromalus semotusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Leaf-miner moths/Leaf-miner mothsmoths with leaf-mining larvaelarvaMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Cox, M.L., 2007Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Irelandhttp://www.brc.ac.uk/resources.htm
Pocock, M., Evans, D., Straw, N. & Polaszek, A., 2011The Horse-chestnut leaf-miner and its parasitoidsBritish Wildlife Vol 22, No. 5: 305-313.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPteromalus semotus (a chalcid wasp)
GenusPteromalus (a genus of chalcid wasps)
SubfamilyPTEROMALINAE (a subfamily of chalcid wasps)
FamilyPTEROMALIDAE (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 Pteromalus semotus (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.

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

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Heinen, R. & Harvey, J.A. 2019 Spatial and temporal diversity in hyperparasitoid communities of Cotesia glomerata on garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata Ecological Entomology Vol 44: 357-366.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Pteromalus semotus (a chalcid wasp):

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