Rachispoda lutosa (Stenhammar, 1855)
(a lesser dung fly)

Interactions where Rachispoda lutosa 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').

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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
(live) live adult is ectoparasitised by ascoma UK/Ireland Stigmatomyces limosinae a fly laboulbeniomycete Laboulbeniales: Laboulbeniaceae Laboulbeniales parasitic on British Diptera, Weir, A. & Rossi, W., 1995
A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A., 1996
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Stigmatomyces limosinae/Stigmatomyces limosinaea fly laboulbeniomyceteascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sphaeroceridae/Rachispoda lutosa/Rachispoda lutosaa lesser dung flyliveadult ascoma ectoparasitises live adult

Author & YearTitleSource
Weir, A. & Rossi, W., 1995Laboulbeniales parasitic on British DipteraMycological Research 99 (7): 841-849 Mycol. Res. 99 (7): 841-849.
Weir, A., 1996A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British LaboulbenialesEntomologist Vol 115: 50-58.

Rachispoda lutosa (a lesser dung fly) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Rachispoda lutosa (a lesser dung fly) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRachispoda lutosa (a lesser dung fly)
GenusRachispoda (a genus of lesser dung flies)
SubfamilyLIMOSININAE (a subfamily of lesser dung flies)
FamilySPHAEROCERIDAE (lesser dung flies)
SuperfamilySPHAEROCEROIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
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 Rachispoda lutosa (a lesser dung fly)

Rachispoda lutosa (a lesser dung fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Rachispoda lutosa (a lesser dung fly):

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